(October 7, 2013 at 8:49 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: It's kind of surprising to see an atheist advocating that one ought not question the orders being given. All you seem to want is a simple unthinking response to the Crocodilemma.
Isn't that a bit disingenuous of you?
You say...don't think about it or question the cost/benefits, don't ask if it really IS God commanding you to execute a convicted murderer, ignore the ends justifying the means, ignore the fact that mandatory killing takes place all the time...
AND THEN you will attack blind, unthinking obedience to God.
I'm not the one who claims to get unsolicited messages from an unverifiable source, so it's not disingenuous of me to examine the claims people attach to such experiences. It's entirely sincere that I want to know what those claims entail.
Can you fault me attacking blind, unthinking obedience to personally revealed information?
While you're at it, you could stop throwing red herrings about and answer the question. I am happy to deal with natural selection and state mandated killing in their own threads. Bringing them up here doesn't absolve you of the need to deal with the repercussions of your claims regarding personal revelation.
