(March 6, 2014 at 12:21 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: ...look I consider myself a christian, but believe religion to be evil, and can still realize this story has nothing to do with religion...

- Says the guy who for the last two days has been doing verbal gymnastics over the true context and implications of the word 'slaves' in the Bible.

It seems abundantly clear that faith runs a distant second to religion in your life.

(March 6, 2014 at 8:48 pm)Cinjin Wrote:

(March 6, 2014 at 12:21 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: ...look I consider myself a christian, but believe religion to be evil, and can still realize this story has nothing to do with religion...

- Says the guy who for the last two days has been doing verbal gymnastics over the true context and implications of the word 'slaves' in the Bible.

except that in the King James version of the Bible the word "slave" appears only once in Jeremiah and "slaves" appears once in Revelation. please explain their true context.

Quote:It seems abundantly clear that faith runs a distant second to religion in your life.

you know me so well

(March 6, 2014 at 9:15 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: except that in the King James version of the Bible the word "slave" appears only once in Jeremiah and "slaves" appears once in Revelation. please explain their true context.

Because if they don't use the word, they can't be describing the practice.

That's why "ethnic cleansing" leaves everyone nice and clean, and isn't a pogrom at all! Do you not get how utterly ridiculous this argument is, Huggy?

(March 6, 2014 at 11:43 pm)Esquilax Wrote:

(March 6, 2014 at 9:15 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: except that in the King James version of the Bible the word "slave" appears only once in Jeremiah and "slaves" appears once in Revelation. please explain their true context.

Because if they don't use the word, they can't be describing the practice.

That's why "ethnic cleansing" leaves everyone nice and clean, and isn't a pogrom at all! Do you not get how utterly ridiculous this argument is, Huggy?

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(March 6, 2014 at 8:48 pm)Cinjin Wrote: - Says the guy who for the last two days has been doing verbal gymnastics over the true context and implications of the word 'slaves' in the Bible.

other than the two places I already mentioned the words slave and slaves is not the KJV Bible. So explain how I can take a word that doesn't exist out of context?

Jeremiah 2:14 KJV
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

If the words servant/slave are same, then why the distinction in this verse? wouldn't it be totally redundant?

Plenty of other bibles use the word "slave," in those exact locations. Other than that you don't want to deal with it, you've given no reason why we should favor your translation over those.

And this frustrating sophistry of yours... it needs to stop. Seriously.

Jacob, are you sure you haven't seen Huggy skulking around your workplace lately? He seems to have a thing with putting feet in his mouth..

And somehow (however stupid and dangerous it is) I can understand desperate people wanting to get rid of their pain, but when vain shitheads start injecting themselves with oil and other neat substances.. That's just beyond stupid.

(March 7, 2014 at 2:19 am)Kayenneh Wrote: Jacob, are you sure you haven't seen Huggy skulking around your workplace lately? He seems to have a thing with putting feet in his mouth..

And somehow (however stupid and dangerous it is) I can understand desperate people wanting to get rid of their pain, but when vain shitheads start injecting themselves with oil and other neat substances.. That's just beyond stupid.

Do you remember all of those butt injections that went bad because some clown was injecting regular silicone sealant into women's behinds? People want a quick fix for their problems. That's why they do obviously stupid things. Even people who know better, like us, might one day do something just as stupid. It's basic human nature and no one is immune.