One day, a conscious decision was made to write down suggested happenings and put them in a book. Said book was called the Bible and people would live their lives according to its word. Since no one could live forever to tell the story to future generations, these words would be written that ye might believe, understand and that thou mightest know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been told. Ummm, what? Okay, look at it this way, have you ever played the game of Telephone? It's where someone whispers a message to you, then you tell the next person, then they continue the message...