Bald Prophets are Dangerous

[Cinjin]

1. The words translated "children" are used in other parts of the OT for males in their teens and twenties. We don't know how old they were.

I see. O wait, no I don't. The passage in YOUR bible clearly states LITTLE children. Even more odd that you choose to defend your Bible in such a way ... As if allowing bears to maul anyone over the age of 18 is somehow completely acceptable.

2. You focus on baldness and miss the "Go up." Elisha's mentor Elijah had recently been taken up to heaven. They were taunting him to do the same, i.e. taunting him specifically for his position as prophet of God.

Umm, yeah and how does taunting someone's claim to flying into the sky somehow warrant being mauled by wild animals? It doesn't. Also, not every version of your bible says "go up." That's an apologist's filthy excuse and not even your fellow christards will agree to all your "translations."

3. Your observation that it's difficult to picture two bears mauling 42 of them is interesting. I took a look at the word translated "tare." The word is elsewhere translated as "divide," as with the Red Sea, and also "break through" and "breach." That picture makes more sense: Elisha is on the road, 42 young men block his path and taunt him, and the bears come and break through or divide them, allowing Elisha to pass.

Min answered this satisfactorily. All I can add is that your excuse is more unsubstantiated mental gymnastics.

4. You're right - don't mess with God.

Yes, I agree. If he was real, he was a real piece of shit. I wouldn't mess with him either. What kind of sadistic fuck writes in his own book that he kills LITTLE CHILDREN (his words) with wild bears?!? Now that's what I call evil.

Thats was a pretty sweet reply in my opinion. Thanks for the info. Id always known this passage and never known a way to get an explanation. But you sir.

What a shock. One brainwashed zealot approves the ridiculous notions of another brainwashed zealot.