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An unanswerable question
Wyrd of Gawd Offline
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#181
RE: An unanswerable question
February 28, 2014 at 4:25 am
(February 24, 2014 at 10:51 am)Tonus Wrote:
(February 21, 2014 at 11:49 pm)Lek Wrote: The whole reason the law was instituted was to bring people to Christ. Nobody could live according the whole law until Christ came and fufilled all the requirements of it.
Doesn't that mean that the law was written by god, for god? Why burden humanity with something he knew they could not accomplish?

The Bible says that the reason for the law was to see if people were stupid enough to follow it.
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Miss Meng Offline
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#182
RE: An unanswerable question
March 8, 2014 at 3:24 pm
(February 9, 2014 at 9:02 pm)shep Wrote: I often ask theists if god told them to, would they jump off a bridge ... or if god told them to, would they kill a baby ...

I've has one yes but the rest never replied. What does this, to you, tell you about religion?

God would never ask such a loaded, biased, ill-informed silly question.

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#183
RE: An unanswerable question
March 8, 2014 at 3:26 pm
(March 8, 2014 at 3:24 pm)Miss Meng Wrote:
(February 9, 2014 at 9:02 pm)shep Wrote: I often ask theists if god told them to, would they jump off a bridge ... or if god told them to, would they kill a baby ...

I've has one yes but the rest never replied. What does this, to you, tell you about religion?

God would never ask such a loaded, biased, ill-informed silly question.

~ Miss Meng

God asked Abraham to kill his son, Isaac.
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#184
RE: An unanswerable question
March 8, 2014 at 3:34 pm
(March 8, 2014 at 3:26 pm)Bittersmart Wrote: God asked Abraham to kill his son, Isaac.

Ah, but he just wanted to test the guy! Angel
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#185
RE: An unanswerable question
March 8, 2014 at 3:38 pm
(March 8, 2014 at 3:24 pm)Miss Meng Wrote:
(February 9, 2014 at 9:02 pm)shep Wrote: I often ask theists if god told them to, would they jump off a bridge ... or if god told them to, would they kill a baby ...

I've has one yes but the rest never replied. What does this, to you, tell you about religion?

God would never ask such a loaded, biased, ill-informed silly question.

God wasn't asking a question in the hypothetical, he was issuing a command. But I think we have our answer as to how you would respond. Most consider your type of response to be evasive, dishonest, and disappointing.
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#186
RE: An unanswerable question
March 13, 2014 at 9:52 pm (This post was last modified: March 13, 2014 at 9:55 pm by heathendegenerate.)
would you sacrifice your baby if you had your pastor tell you he had a vision of the magical deity telling him that they had no option but to kill it...?
I hate the bible. I love that do as thy whilst stuff.
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RE: An unanswerable question
March 15, 2014 at 11:18 pm (This post was last modified: March 15, 2014 at 11:19 pm by shep.)
(March 13, 2014 at 9:52 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: would you sacrifice your baby if you had your pastor tell you he had a vision of the magical deity telling him that they had no option but to kill it...?

No I bloody well would not.
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#188
RE: An unanswerable question
March 15, 2014 at 11:20 pm (This post was last modified: March 15, 2014 at 11:21 pm by tor.)
I wouldn't sacrifice anyone even if god told me to do it. To me god has the same authority as any other thinking being. Of course he can torture me for disobeying but so can people.
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RE: An unanswerable question
March 15, 2014 at 11:46 pm (This post was last modified: March 15, 2014 at 11:48 pm by heathendegenerate.)
I am scared of Christians
I hate the bible. I love that do as thy whilst stuff.
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