{"id":11399,"date":"2024-05-01T20:02:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=11399"},"modified":"2024-05-01T20:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:02:46","slug":"succession-star-brian-cox-leaves-fans-divided-after-calling-bible-the-worst-book-ever-written","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=11399","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Succession\u2019 star Brian Cox leaves fans divided after calling Bible the \u2018worst book ever written\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-8027\" class=\"posts-entry fbox post-8027 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Brian Cox, the star of Succession, didn\u2019t hold back when giving his thoughts on the Bible, calling it one of the \u201cworst books ever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the latest episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=63FRMXZXCzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Starting Line Podcast<\/a>, the 77-year-old actor engaged in a wide-ranging conversation with host Rich Leigh, touching on topics ranging from wealth distribution to religion and politics.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds pretty intense.<\/p>\n<p>But it was his comments on religion, and specifically the Bible, that rubbed some fans up the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.twistedfood.co.uk\/https:\/\/jungle-static.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cox1.jpg_3W8JlO?tr=w-1024,cr-0.0.1024.532&amp;config=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\" \/><em>Cox has given his thoughts on religion. Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When asked by Leigh if religion holds humanity back, Cox didn\u2019t mince his words. \u201cOh considerably, yes \u2013 I think religion does hold us back because it\u2019s belief systems which are outside ourselves,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not dealing with who we are; we\u2019re dealing with, \u2018Oh if God says this and God does that\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox further delved into the issue, highlighting the biological differences between mothers and fathers. \u201cThe mothering thing is the real conditioning of our lives,\u201d he emphasized, noting the lack of comparable conditioning by fathers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur fathers don\u2019t condition ourselves because they\u2019re too bloody selfish, but our mothers have to, because they have an umbilical \u2013 that\u2019s what the umbilical cord is about \u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-container\"><iframe class=\"ql-video video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63FRMXZXCzA?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Cox continued: \u201cEven though it\u2019s cut away, there\u2019s an umbilical relationship to your child, and the women have that, men do not have that, they\u2019re just sperm banks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Adam and Eve I mean the propaganda goes right way back,\u201d Cox continued. \u201cThe Bible is one of the worst books ever, for me, from my point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it starts with the idea that Adam\u2019s rib \u2013 you know that [from] Adam\u2019s rib, this woman was created, and they\u2019ll believe it cause they\u2019re stupid enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.twistedfood.co.uk\/https:\/\/jungle-static.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1477927911.jpg_FzWjj1?tr=w-1024,cr-0.0.1024.686&amp;config=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\" \/><em>The actor believes that religion is holding us back. Credit: Pablo Cuadra\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the need for spiritual guidance, Cox asserted that the Bible falls short of providing truth. \u201cThey need it, but they don\u2019t need to be told lies,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Cox expressed dismay at the escalating death toll, particularly among innocent children. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable that we do this\u2026 people are so stupid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it\u2019s \u2013 human beings are so f***ed basically; basically, they\u2019re f***ed and they have been and they\u2019re not doing anything about it and they continue to be f***ed, because they\u2019re so stupid, really that\u2019s the thing about humanity, it\u2019s so deeply, deeply stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.twistedfood.co.uk\/https:\/\/jungle-static.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1477931242.jpg_OwpwYl?tr=w-683,cr-0.0.683.1025&amp;config=JTdCJTIybmFtZSUyMiUzQSUyMkdldHR5SW1hZ2VzLTE0Nzc5MzEyNDIuanBnJTIyJTJDJTIyYWx0ZXJuYXRpdmVfdGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMkdldHR5SW1hZ2VzLTE0Nzc5MzEyNDIuanBnJTIyJTJDJTIyY2FwdGlvbiUyMiUzQSUyMkNveCUyMGhhcyUyMGxhc2hlZCUyMG91dCUyMGF0JTIwdGhlJTIwQmlibGUuJTIwQ3JlZGl0JTNBJTIwQm9yamElMjBCLiUyMEhvamFzJTJGR2V0dHklMjIlMkMlMjJjb29yZGluYXRlcyUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmRlc2t0b3AlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJsZWZ0JTIyJTNBMCUyQyUyMnRvcCUyMiUzQTAlMkMlMjJyaWdodCUyMiUzQTElMkMlMjJib3R0b20lMjIlM0ExLjUlN0QlMkMlMjJ0YWJsZXQlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJsZWZ0JTIyJTNBbnVsbCUyQyUyMnRvcCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJyaWdodCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJib3R0b20lMjIlM0FudWxsJTdEJTJDJTIybW9iaWxlJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIybGVmdCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJ0b3AlMjIlM0FudWxsJTJDJTIycmlnaHQlMjIlM0FudWxsJTJDJTIyYm90dG9tJTIyJTNBbnVsbCU3RCU3RCUyQyUyMndpZHRoJTIyJTNBNjgzJTJDJTIyaGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMTAyNCU3RA==\" \/><em>Cox has lashed out at the Bible. Credit: Borja B. Hojas\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Discussing the possible outcomes of the conflict, the actor continued: \u201cYou know they\u2019ll sort it out, but it\u2019s never going to go away because of belief systems \u2013 belief systems, which don\u2019t serve equanimity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about this notion of God, that the idea that there\u2019s a God that takes care of us all \u2013 there\u2019s no such thing, doesn\u2019t happen, that\u2019s not what it\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reflecting on the root causes of societal issues, Cox emphasized the importance of self-reflection. \u201cIt\u2019s about us and we don\u2019t examine ourselves nearly enough,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>His comments left viewers divided, as one wrote: \u201cHe\u2019s not an expert in religion, society, or science, he\u2019s giving his opinion, and why is his opinion more valid than anyone else\u2019s? Because he\u2019s an actor?\u00a0And if he would have done his research he would have known that Sikhism for example, is a matriarchal religion. In Sikhism, not only have women been given equal status to men since the beginning, but in fact, they are considered higher than men in almost every respect. People like this make blanket attacks on religion and God based on their narrow point of view, and then all of the people online looking to validate their already existing biases come out in full support, and round and round we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others added: \u201cAn untrained actor giving his uneducated opinion on religion and the Bible. I\u2019m sure he has a valuable contribution to make to the thousands of years of theological studies.\u00a0 Just kidding, I know that he doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One simply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heather_ght\/status\/1785172677755559936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commented:\u00a0<\/a>\u201cWonder if he has actually read it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some agreed with the actor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paganating\/status\/1785182072350413141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adding:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s all mythology anyway,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigBrainabc\/status\/1785104405915935106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0and:\u00a0<\/a>\u201cHe\u2019s isn\u2019t lying. They altered that book so bad. People have no idea what they are reading and living behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJ76074806\/status\/1785115496624336987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joked:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIn terms of entertainment and readability it\u2019s bad.\u00a0I\u2019d rather read Jane eyre and that was horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Cox, the star of Succession, didn\u2019t hold back when giving his thoughts on the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":80,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}