Things I Am Sure Of

I always have personal academic quests late at night. It's a little strange, but I've come to sure conclusions on a couple of things. 1) It's okay to not know or be uncertain as long as you're searching. 2) You know that question where people are asked "if they had to be left on a deserted island with one item, what would it be" thing? There's always those people who say they would have The Bible. Only that. No way. Not me. I would go entirely insane if I was left alone with that book. I'd read it thousands of times and still be unsatisfied and worried. I would drown myself. What I'm sure of is that The Bible is not enough on its own in this day and age. If you truly want to understand that book, you need to know all about each cultural time period and location it was written in or towards. There is no way. If you are a person with more than 3/4ths of a brain who doesn't blindly swallow everything spoon fed to them, you would entirely agree. A proper criticism with the Bible alone cannot be done unless you are a genius on ancient languages and cultures. Even then, you may need more resources. A lot of things are criticized and with good reason. The Bible does not get an exemption. If you are going to fully believe and apply the contents of a book to your life, you had better be critiquing something before you make that decision. So anyway that is my small list of big things that I am sure of.