(October 29, 2015 at 11:15 am)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: Says you and your book. I think, as do most of us, that this power is illegitimate as defined. Particularly since I'm an American and I believe in the concept of "consent of the governed". Your described deity has clear Conflict of Interest issues, which would cause a legitimate judge to recuse himself, and despite your claims of authority, I find nothing in your scriptures that define this being as a good judge, but rather a petty, jealous, tyrannical monster who has a moral system that is repugnant to my own sense of morality.
Your opinion is noted. God's is different. In the end, what matters is who can enforce it. You'll cry that this is a might makes right argument, and it is. I'm pragmatic, and in the end, that's all that matters. As noted before, prisoners frequently think their guilt/sentencing is unfair, but as they don't have the keys, it doesn't really matter.
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