I'd like to hear speculation as to why many of the fallacies and contradictions in the Bible weren't removed recently. The Protestant reformation would have been an ideal time as well as after the printing press.
Some may argue the contradictions are a feature rather than a bug and I can see the merit in that. However it seems Christianity could have a more solid framework if it had adopted some of the obscurities of eastern religions. I think religions' primary purposes are to control and pacify the masses. It just seems that goal would be easier to implement if the text didn't have obvious flaws like Pi=3. Or if there weren't exacts dates for creation all the contradictions from geology, astronomy, evolution etc wouldn't raise doubt for believers.
Some may argue the contradictions are a feature rather than a bug and I can see the merit in that. However it seems Christianity could have a more solid framework if it had adopted some of the obscurities of eastern religions. I think religions' primary purposes are to control and pacify the masses. It just seems that goal would be easier to implement if the text didn't have obvious flaws like Pi=3. Or if there weren't exacts dates for creation all the contradictions from geology, astronomy, evolution etc wouldn't raise doubt for believers.