Yes, I would amend his statement.
"One cannot use the Bible as a moral guide because it condones things like genocide, murder, slavery, child abuse, and so on" unless you cherry pick your way through your moral guide. But then, what use is a moral guide if you toss out the parts you don't want to follow?
This brings up the old question, "If you programmed a robot to follow all biblical laws, would you feel safe having it in your home?"
I sure wouldn't.
"One cannot use the Bible as a moral guide because it condones things like genocide, murder, slavery, child abuse, and so on" unless you cherry pick your way through your moral guide. But then, what use is a moral guide if you toss out the parts you don't want to follow?
This brings up the old question, "If you programmed a robot to follow all biblical laws, would you feel safe having it in your home?"
I sure wouldn't.
