RE: Conflicting statements in the bible
May 30, 2013 at 7:13 pm
(This post was last modified: May 30, 2013 at 7:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 28, 2013 at 5:10 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: This fails for two reasons…Of course not, no one ever claimed that it did, but if we're comparing the two and using our (shared, btw) concept of justice - then the godly offering you felt compelled to put on the table falls far far short of the bar.
1. Simply because we do something a particular way in this country does not mean that is the just way of doing something.
Quote:2. Even if that were the case, we do punish according to authority in the United States. If you assault a homeless man you’re going to receive a lot less time behind bars than if you assaulted the President of the United States. Shoot a gang member and you’ll receive a lot less time behind bars than if you shot a Police Officer. Crimes against an infinite authority under this same system would necessitate a punishment of infinite duration.No, we do not. You mentioned two separate crimes with 4 possible victims and failed to realize that in every case the system doling out punitive measures remained the same while your hypothetical sentences were variable. In each example offered - the crime itself, and particularly the victims involved - is being used as the measure of what measure of punitive action is deemed appropriate. So, thank you for demonstrating my point so wonderfully. This is the point where I get to remind you that the best you could hope for with this particular line of bullshit was tq. So congratulations, you managed to fail at making so much as a vacuous argument............
You could, of course, move to some 3rd world shithole where this is how "justice" is handled...but you don't - because you know better. You're a bright guy, and obviously you know that I think you're more often full of shit than faith - but this little quibble has been a new low. How difficult would it have been to say "I mis-spoke", or "I don't know why go does what god does". Nope, couldn't bring yourself to it, you decided to try some garbage on me like A: I was novice, and B: you were a moron. Well, denied on both counts. You're smarter, and I expect better.
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