RE: Why the "There are so many interpretations of the Bible" claim is confused
November 1, 2015 at 7:36 pm
What is the genetic code by which we would get a half-god, half-human offspring?
It's clear that physical impregnation was necessary; thus the whole bit about the Holy Spirit descending on mary.
So it begs the question, while we're talking about 2000 year old mythologies, of why they thought a god could have a child, when doing so requires human sperm and human egg? It seems obvious that the concept made sense to the ancients, who had no idea what genetics was. It's the same reason we get Eve being made from a rib, yet being female. Why the rib? Why not just make her from clay, like God did with Adam, in the story? Simple: They had no idea what chromosomes were, let alone that if you clone a being out of the rib-bone DNA of a male, you get a male. They simply did not know how females came to be. And that's okay until you start telling me that your mythology is modern reality, and the "only reason" I don't believe it is because I have a problem with theism (an odd claim, considering I was a theist when I rejected the Christian claims, and remained a theist for a few years afterward).
I've posted this before, but you really, seriously need to consider the implications of this basic fact:
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It's clear that physical impregnation was necessary; thus the whole bit about the Holy Spirit descending on mary.
So it begs the question, while we're talking about 2000 year old mythologies, of why they thought a god could have a child, when doing so requires human sperm and human egg? It seems obvious that the concept made sense to the ancients, who had no idea what genetics was. It's the same reason we get Eve being made from a rib, yet being female. Why the rib? Why not just make her from clay, like God did with Adam, in the story? Simple: They had no idea what chromosomes were, let alone that if you clone a being out of the rib-bone DNA of a male, you get a male. They simply did not know how females came to be. And that's okay until you start telling me that your mythology is modern reality, and the "only reason" I don't believe it is because I have a problem with theism (an odd claim, considering I was a theist when I rejected the Christian claims, and remained a theist for a few years afterward).
I've posted this before, but you really, seriously need to consider the implications of this basic fact:
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
