(November 3, 2012 at 9:11 pm)Reasonable_Jeff Wrote:(November 3, 2012 at 7:42 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: So since your god is a "perfect moral being" i would like you to explain how the things above can be seen as "moraly ok"
Those are great questions, unfortunately, I am not the one best equipped to tackle your objections.
However I do recommend this book to help answer your questions
"Is God a Moral Monster" by Paul Copan
http://www.amazon.com/Is-God-Moral-Monst...0801072751
(November 3, 2012 at 7:42 pm)genkaus Wrote: Your third option is just first option re-worded. To declare god as the perfect moral being, you'd first need an independent moral standard.
I'm saying that his character/nature is the perfect moral standard and his commands align with his character/nature.
I believe that He is the beginning and there is nothing beyond Him......I'm not a believer in this moral platonism stuff where there are abstract objects (morals being one of them) floating about (I know that's oversimplified).
So when god sends two bears to maul to death children who mocked Elisha,(kings 2:23-24) that's moral behaviour?
If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71.