(September 18, 2016 at 11:44 am)Drich Wrote:(September 18, 2016 at 7:19 am)mcolafson Wrote: Greetings,
You are probably familiar with this,
You are discussing with a Christian his/her Bible,
then you say for example, 'How can loving God command killing of babies?'
and quote this,
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
...
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, sic. Numbers 31:7, 16-17
And this theist replies, 'But you know, the Hebrew words does not mean killing. It means giving sweet, honey-flavored milk to the babies!'
Then you probably feel stupid that you don't know Hebrew (as well as Greek and Aramaic).
So, it got me thinking, 'Why are we atheists? Because we speak all these stupid modern languages instead of just one godly language spoken in the good old times. So, many languages, translations, mis-translations of God's word...'
But, wait a sec, was it it God who confused the languages? Was it His intention to create atheists?'
And to watch Christians have arguments with Jews over the Almah word ?
But wait, there's more...
Isn't God also the one who has perserved his word, provided translation and resources like the blue letter bible to help even the dumbest among us to identify the meaning and intent of the Hebrew and Greek?
All we need to bring to the table is the slightest curiosity and only enough follow through to type in a web address and a book chapter and verse.
You do not know, because you do not ask. You do not ask because foolish pride told you, you already know. Then you get huffy because you are corrected???
This is what you douche bags do with 'proof' (Which is why God is not chasing after you all with signs and wonders.) You all trivialize, minimize and mock what you can not refute. "proof" is nothing more than a lazy excuse to live the life you think you want to live.
Because again apologetically, when you have been proven wrong concerning the nature of God... Look what you do with said 'proof' of your theological failures.
(there is no proof of God argument from someone who does not understand what I said here in 3..2..1...)
Well said Drich.