(April 20, 2017 at 1:53 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: God was complete dick in the book of job.
Quote:Job. Other than a shit-ton of babies, no one had it worse in the Bible than Job, who was a righteous, good-hearted man who believed in God with every fiber in his being — which is when God decides to see how miserable he can make this dude before he gets upset. Note: This is a result of a bet between God and Satan. Also note: The bet is God's idea. He's literally just hanging out with Satan — which is kinda weird when you think about it — when he starting bragging about how awesome Job is. Satan points out that Job's pretty blessed — he's rich, he's got a lot of kids, etc., and he probably wouldn't be quite so thrilled with God if he didn't have that stuff. God downs his bourbon, presumably, and tells Satan he can fuck with Job all he wants. Satan does. He kills all of Job's children and animals, burns down his house, destroys his wealth, and then covers him in boils. Job doesn't not curse God, but he does wish he'd never been born (literally) and begs God to kill him, but no dice. This lasts a long time until finally Job wonders why a just God would be so shitty. This is when God pops up and basically tells him."Shut up, I don't have to explain anything to you." Job, having finally done something wrong, pleads for mercy, and God eventually gives him back animals and children — new ones, because the old ones are still dead. Because of a bet. That God made with Satan. For kicks. (Job 1)
http://io9.gizmodo.com/gods-12-biggest-d...1522970429
This and the garden story too. God sets up a rigged system, and places a bet he knows he will win and the innocent people in these stories are simply mere poker chips to make him look good. Not moral one bit. Neither of the stories happened in reality, but as a story line it is sick.
How many people would come out of a Superman movie liking it if Superman said, "Hey Lex Luther, I'll let you fuck up society for a while and I bet that they will still love me and not you". Nobody sane would value a plot like that.
