It's quite amazing the mental gymnastics some theists will do to justify the "actions" of their god.
Genocide: "The people were corrupt, including the children, and deserved to be wiped out!"
Incest; "The genetics of humans were different in those days. More pure. So inbreeding wouldn't have any bad side effects."
Dashing children's heads against rocks: "The children were all evil/devil worshippers/devil possessed and they would have grown up to be evil like their parents. By killing them god took them to heaven!"
Slavery: "Slavery was different in those days. More like indentured servitude.:
Practically any other evil: "You're taking it out of context!", or, "Who are YOU to question god!!???"
Seriously, mental gymnastics should be an Olympic event!
Perhaps we should have a yearly award where religious types, not just on the forum, but elsewhere, are nominated for Olympic style events.
High jump: The theist who fell hardest during the year.
The 100 metre denial for the ones who say something then say, "I didn't say/do that!"
Mental gymnastics: As above.
I'll have to think this through a little more...
Genocide: "The people were corrupt, including the children, and deserved to be wiped out!"
Incest; "The genetics of humans were different in those days. More pure. So inbreeding wouldn't have any bad side effects."
Dashing children's heads against rocks: "The children were all evil/devil worshippers/devil possessed and they would have grown up to be evil like their parents. By killing them god took them to heaven!"
Slavery: "Slavery was different in those days. More like indentured servitude.:
Practically any other evil: "You're taking it out of context!", or, "Who are YOU to question god!!???"
Seriously, mental gymnastics should be an Olympic event!
Perhaps we should have a yearly award where religious types, not just on the forum, but elsewhere, are nominated for Olympic style events.
High jump: The theist who fell hardest during the year.
The 100 metre denial for the ones who say something then say, "I didn't say/do that!"
Mental gymnastics: As above.
I'll have to think this through a little more...
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
