(February 4, 2016 at 3:08 pm)drfuzzy Wrote:(February 4, 2016 at 2:53 pm)athrock Wrote: I could have guessed as much. But that changes nothing.
Long ago, men who were just as bright and just as intelligent as you were informed by God that certain behaviors are wrong. Although they were loathe to forego the sexual pleasures which they had known (and even observed among the other species of mammals living upon the earth), they were convinced of the holiness of God and the righteousness of His commands.
And so, they wrote down God's laws, obeyed them, and taught others to do the same. Not out of fear, not out of judgment, but out of a desire to respond fully and obediently to an awesome, eternal God who offers love far greater than any known in this life.
Yep, they weren't god's rules. They were men's rules. While they were busy coming up with rules, they also included things like women being the property of men, and the rules slaves had to live by, and when killing other tribes and taking all their virgin females was ok, etc., etc.
I realize this helps you maintain your current lifestyle, but it's Fuzzy thinking.
