Originally posted by Tex
That is a perfect example of the lubricious beliefs I'm referring to. God has never spoken to anyone or through anyone.I look at the universe and all that revolves in its creation and it absolutely repulses me that the dirty little desert stories found in the "holy books" are supposed to represent that which created all.
Research how your bible was compiled, not what's written in it.
Maybe you need to see not the materials used to make the portrait, but the art work. And try and put yourself in the seat of the painter. And you'll see that all you can find is colors and shapes. Instead the reason of the artwork.