RE: What beliefs would we consider reasonable for a self proclaimed Christian to hold?
March 14, 2018 at 11:09 pm
(March 14, 2018 at 6:37 pm)He lives Wrote:(March 14, 2018 at 1:54 pm)Crossless2.0 Wrote: You can believe whatever you want. But you won't be taken seriously for a minute if you are unable or unwilling to recognize that this was a very poorly thought-out experiment.
I agree that it was not as well planned as it could have been. That is why it is not proof but it is evidence that more research is needed.
(March 14, 2018 at 3:16 pm)Astreja Wrote: No. Only love is love.
And if you mean the god of the Bible, that god is not loving -- it is a maniacal, homicidal control freak with a torture and blood fetish. Equating it with love renders the word "love" meaningless.
Why do parents have rules? Because they love you. Why do parents watch their children? Because they love them. Why do parents punish disobedient children? Because they love them. Why do parents encourage children to be the best they can be? Because they love them. Why do parents protect their children? Because they love them. God is a parent. Sometimes parenting is hard. A child may have to die in order to save others.
I suppose if your God's soldiers are particularly careful in choosing infants to dash against the stones the effect on the rest of the babies will be especially fine tuned.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
