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gypsyjen asked me this:

How do you cope with the Bible's inconsistency? I assume, based on the way you talk, that you believe along the lines of, "Inspired by God, written by people" (stop me if I'm wrong.) This leads me to...well, shoot, one could say that about just about anything, really. So how does the Bible carry any particular force or weight? And how does all this impact the religion/faith? I'm probably not being very clear here, but I'm hoping you can see the bit I'm trying to understand and 'splain it to me.

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