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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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7. They "explain" this in one of two ways:

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 10:30 AM

Feb 2018

1. It's just allegory, ignore it. (But don't ask me how I know the parts *I* believe in are literal!)

2. God's judgment is perfect and if he does something, it is morally good.

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The Christian god murdered every man, woman, child, infant, and fetus [View all] ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 OP

See the problem is that you are accepting that fairytale Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #1

Uh, don't worry about me believing ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #2

And yet edhopper Feb 2018 #6

A slight mistake; or am I mistaken? Revelations is a PREDICTION (prophesy) of worldwide destruction. Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #13

Rev 1 as in version1. Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #14

Verion 1 of the Bible, which includes only the "Old Testament," does not include Revelations, Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #17

you may enjoy this video ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #22

Numbers 5, 11-31 safeinOhio Feb 2018 #3

I never thought of it put that way. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #4

Yep, best argument in the world. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #5

They "explain" this in one of two ways: trotsky Feb 2018 #7

#2 is a nice cop-out used to rationalize lots of nuttiness. progressoid Feb 2018 #8

The euthyphro ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #10

But but but that's different because Gawd is choosing who to kill. progressoid Feb 2018 #9

You keep hearing edhopper Feb 2018 #11

It really is true ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #12

How about Genesis? Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #15

They completely accept edhopper Feb 2018 #16

I lack the time or inclination to check Genesis, but I remeber they had two sons only. Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #18

It is harder to make the Bible work as real edhopper Feb 2018 #19

The "Cain's Wife" mystery is longstanding in biblical debate ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #21

Relax. I talked to Jesus. He knows a guy who knows a guy... Freelancer Feb 2018 #20