I never claimed the 10 commandments were complete, just that I don't disagree with them. As for rape, thou shalt not steal can and sometimes is, interpreted as "shalt not kidnap".
Dawkins? Please, he makes the same mistake that fundies and others make. He operates his debunking of the Bible as if it were supposed to be 100% correct. Did you know the word translated into "jealous" could be either "jealous " or "zealous"? I bet Dawkins wouldn't admit that... Do you think his speech would hold up to scrutiny if you showed him the verses I showed you? He is like so many other atheists, he holds the "infallible" position when there is not one verse that ever says that a person is supposed to believe every word...
I look at your Proverbs quote as actually supporting my position. I.E. trust your heart, don't try to reason your way into believeing that something "evil" is good. Folks "reasoned" excuses for burning withes, starting wars, allowing crimes to be commited. I think it's the same reasoning that allows people to believe all the crap that they've been taught. Personally, I can never accept sacrifice as being good, yet folks like to "reason" away the evilness of human sacrifice and then call it "good". Fuck that, I trust my heart and my God and there's no way in Hades I could ever accept it as being righteous.
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Dawkins? Please, he makes the same mistake that fundies and others make. He operates his debunking of the Bible as if it were supposed to be 100% correct. Did you know the word translated into "jealous" could be either "jealous " or "zealous"? I bet Dawkins wouldn't admit that... Do you think his speech would hold up to scrutiny if you showed him the verses I showed you? He is like so many other atheists, he holds the "infallible" position when there is not one verse that ever says that a person is supposed to believe every word...
I look at your Proverbs quote as actually supporting my position. I.E. trust your heart, don't try to reason your way into believeing that something "evil" is good. Folks "reasoned" excuses for burning withes, starting wars, allowing crimes to be commited. I think it's the same reasoning that allows people to believe all the crap that they've been taught. Personally, I can never accept sacrifice as being good, yet folks like to "reason" away the evilness of human sacrifice and then call it "good". Fuck that, I trust my heart and my God and there's no way in Hades I could ever accept it as being righteous.
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