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Did you ever think that the OT is a running commentary from God's mind while He observes people?
No. To me it seems more likely that the people who wrote the OT were summarising the beliefs of their culture by writing poems, symbolic fictional stories, or possibly they were, let's say, liberally exploring their imagination. I am talking about only some of the Bible. Some of the non-crazy stuff in the Bible can be verified as being true or false by historians. I accept thatare parts which be verified as probably true and some as probably false. If you really wish me to find example I will do.
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And at the same time it is a running commentary of what goes on in people's minds?
You mean of what went on in some peoples' minds? Sure, that agrees with what I said above.
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Swedenborg was a theologian that Kant was interested in. Swedenborg said the OT is an example of the human mind overcoming fear and possibly other self defeating emotions. IOW the human mind becoming more and more rational.
I don't see the relevance of your first sentence here.
The OT is
not an example of the human mind overcoming fear.
But there may be examples in the Bible of man overcoming fear (please name some). Also, I can make up stories of man overcoming fear. And there are also thousands of stories of men climbing everest and going to the South Pole without being inspired by the Bible. So what is your point?
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This is very controversial of Swedenborg if you accept the historicity of biblical events and there is a lot of history backing the bible.
Okay, now you've just confused me. So you've introduced this guy called Swedenborg and now you're saying that what he said is controversial. Why should I care, and what does it have to do with my response to your previous post?