RE: How is Yahweh not immoral?
November 21, 2012 at 5:34 pm
(This post was last modified: November 21, 2012 at 5:35 pm by John V.)
(November 21, 2012 at 5:18 pm)Ryantology Wrote: Actually, I have addressed point 2 in considerable detail.Then it should be easy to give a concise response in the thread we're actually in at the moment. We could probably point to dozens of threads which charge that God is immoral.
Quote:I'll address point 1 after you answer, rather than evade, the question Darkstar asked which prompted you to make point 1.Which question is that?
Quote:As I objected directly to both points, you have not actually addressed a single thing.You posted red herrings after those points. That's not addressing them.
Quote:And by our standards, he is worse than any of us, individually, and all of us, combined. Wiping out almost all life on earth on a whim is a crime unequaled by humanity.Not our standards, your standards.
Quote:There's no reason whatsoever to view God's standards as higher than our own,Equating thoughts with deeds is a higher standard than most humans hold.
Quote:or even to admit that his standards are valid.Yes, as previously noted, Christians tend to accept that God has rights which humans don't, and critics tend to reject that. I would just suggest that such rejection is ad hoc, considering humans' treatment of each other and other species.