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Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
#31
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 9, 2018 at 9:19 am)Drich Wrote:
(May 8, 2018 at 7:58 pm)chimp3 Wrote: Why does God appear to know only what the writers of the Bible know?

Like what? the book of revelation?

God sat one man down and had him describe what he saw/how the world ends. What was written was an ancient understanding of a modern war.

I was not asking you specifically.

God commands murder - Chronicles 13:15-18. God commands more murder -Numbers 25 and rewarded Phinehas for going Son of Sam on two lovers. He kills every one on earth except eight. He ordains his own son to be slaughtered.

God says "Thou shall not commit murder".

How does one derive an objective moral basis for not committing murder based on this?
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#32
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 10, 2018 at 6:57 am)chimp3 Wrote:
(May 9, 2018 at 9:19 am)Drich Wrote: Like what? the book of revelation?

God sat one man down and had him describe what he saw/how the world ends. What was written was an ancient understanding of a modern war.

I was not asking you specifically.

God commands murder - Chronicles 13:15-18. God commands more murder -Numbers 25 and rewarded Phinehas for going Son of Sam on two lovers. He kills every one on earth except eight. He ordains his own son to be slaughtered.

God says "Thou shall not commit murder".

How does one derive an objective moral basis for not committing murder based on this?
Because taking a human life, and murder are two completely different things.

This is true even on the level of Man. In the form of the state declaring war, or executing a criminal, or in a liberal state allow abortions. lest you think all women who've had abortions are murders...

So then how is God restricted to make the distinction between murder and killing if we can do the very same thing?
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#33
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
One would think if one heard a voice commanding one to harm another human being, that one would not obey such a voice/command. Unfortunately, irrationally, if one suspects it to be a holy order, one becomes to blind to reason. Why is that?
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#34
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?
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#35
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 10, 2018 at 11:12 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?

No. LIFE on OTHER EARTHS (couched in alchemical symbolism)
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#36
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 10, 2018 at 10:12 am)Drich Wrote:
(May 10, 2018 at 6:57 am)chimp3 Wrote: I was not asking you specifically.

God commands murder - Chronicles 13:15-18. God commands more murder -Numbers 25 and rewarded Phinehas for going Son of Sam on two lovers. He kills every one on earth except eight. He ordains his own son to be slaughtered.

God says "Thou shall not commit murder".

How does one derive an objective moral basis for not committing murder based on this?
Because taking a human life, and murder are two completely different things.

This is true even on the level of Man. In the form of the state declaring war, or executing a criminal, or in a liberal state allow abortions. lest you think all women who've had abortions are murders...

So then how is God restricted to make the distinction between murder and killing if we can do the very same thing?

Does God ever define what constitutes murder in the bible?
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#37
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 10, 2018 at 12:48 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:
(May 10, 2018 at 11:12 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?

No. LIFE on OTHER EARTHS (couched in alchemical symbolism)

That's quite the bit of nonsense.
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#38
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
Question for the Christians: Do you think the faith/reason dichotomy is a dichotomy that makes any sense?

Also: Do you think it is only reason that makes any sense?

If not, do you think there's perhaps a reason for that?
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#39
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
(May 10, 2018 at 10:18 am)Kit Wrote: One would think if one heard a voice commanding one to harm another human being, that one would not obey such a voice/command.  Unfortunately, irrationally, if one suspects it to be a holy order, one becomes to blind to reason.  Why is that?

That's the foolish perception one who knows nothing of God automatically assumes... God is a disembodied voice making irrational commands.

Why is that such an obstacle for you guys to get over after all his first words on the subject happened 1000s of years after the first murder when God appeared before moses (aging him in the process) and hand wrote commands not to Murder.


You literally have to cherry pick scripture to make the point you just made... Shouldn't that tell you something about your own morality and personal judgement?
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#40
RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
What is the air speed velocity of an African swallow?
Dying to live, living to die.
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