(January 2, 2012 at 2:57 pm)whateverist Wrote:(January 1, 2012 at 5:42 pm)Godschild Wrote: God knows we are smart enough to know this commandment only applies to those who might live in a similar situation as the Israelites did at that time.
Glad to see a Christian willing to think outside the box. So many things that just didn't make sense for desert nomads two thousand years ago are beside the point now. The same should be true of women in charge, gay marriage, recreational sex with condoms and the day after pill for when the damn things just don't work right. God didn't give us billions of sperms over our life time just to use a precious few to help over populate the earth. God made sex fun and science helps make it safer.
I agree. The entire Bible is nothing more than outdated societal rules. Im glad GC brought it up. None of the rules in that book have any bearing on the 21st century, and the book should be shelved collecting dust.
Lets make new rules for the 21st century. fuck them old goat herders. What the fuck did they know of machine guns, the net, airplanes, space ships, preservatives, or anything else in our modern society? not a damn thing. So i am in the least bit interested in what they have to say about how to live life.
Now, if i was living back 3 thousand years ago with them, then MAYBE (and thats a strong maybe) I would comply with these rules...but today? fuck no.
we are a modern world, and the bible fails as a guide.
