(January 24, 2016 at 11:25 pm)athrock Wrote:(January 24, 2016 at 11:20 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: Your guitar analogy fails because playing the guitar is a skill set that has to be acquired over time. What is the analogous skill set involved with understanding You will not enslave other people for any reason -- especially when the one issuing the order has a supposedly demonstrated track record of kicking the shit out of those who don't conform to his will?
It doesn't take much time to understand it; it takes longer to accept and embrace it - especially in light of the fact that every other nation (as highlighted by Jorm) was not only practicing slavery but enslaving the Israelites themselves (cf. the Babylonian captivity).
I mean, "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is easily understandable, but do you think that it vanished overnight?
How about ever?
Yet that was thought so important that it was enshrined in the Law, as well as a host of ritual commandments that were obviously less morally significant than slavery or genocide.
Yeah, not buying it.
