RE: Theists: Hitchens Wager
April 22, 2018 at 6:46 pm
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2018 at 6:46 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(April 22, 2018 at 6:43 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yes. At the time this was written (which was several thousands of years ago) marrying the person you raped was a step towards a moral awakening and moral responsibility. Because back then, women who were raped were considered impure and were pretty much either left for the wolves or killed.
Is there historical evidence backing that? That the only alternative back then to marrying a man you raped is being left to the wolves and killed?
Quote:The Old Testament needs to be taken in the context of what it meant for the people of the time. It represents a moral awakening. This does not mean rape is or ever was objectively good.
Well, whether things really were quite that bad then (perhaps the Old Testament is an example of the worst of the time?)... we may disagree on that.
But I agree, rape has never been objectively good. And rape is objectively wrong.