RE: Why do so many of you quote the bible and do nothing what says in it
March 12, 2013 at 1:57 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2013 at 2:04 pm by jstrodel.)
Egross, I respect your studies of the scripture. I do not mean to say that all atheists lack Biblical literacy, but many do. A lot of the other responses have not been along the lines that you have said. Another response is to say that "atheists don't have to understand the scriptures because it is a book of lies".
I have had some Hebrew. I will admit, I am not a Hebrew scholar. I have devoted the last 8 years of my life to studying the Christian faith with seriousness and sobriety. Although I am unsure about many scientific and philosophical issues, I would not go on a message board attacking others beliefs without having some knowledge of science. I would not attack science and then say it is foolish to study science because science is a bunch of lies, and actually, I don't have to understand it, because I know it is lies.
I think that this is fundamental to being a good person, to proportion your certainty and advocacy to your evidence and experience. I think this is a fairly reasonable thing to ask.
Since you are a Jewish scholar, what does the Talmud say about rape? Do they understand the Torah to sanction rape? Do you have a citation of rabbinic writing in which rape is accepted?
I do not see where you have proved that the Torah sanctions rape, I am still convinced that it punishes rape with death. Honestly, I respect your studied of the Hebrew language, but I do not trust them. Do you have some other source that is a mainstream, Jewish or Christian source (such as the Talmud, a serious commentary on scripture) that accepts your reading?
I take it you grew up as an Orthodox Jew. Modern orthodox Judaism does not accept rape. Do you have evidence that it did at one time?
I have had some Hebrew. I will admit, I am not a Hebrew scholar. I have devoted the last 8 years of my life to studying the Christian faith with seriousness and sobriety. Although I am unsure about many scientific and philosophical issues, I would not go on a message board attacking others beliefs without having some knowledge of science. I would not attack science and then say it is foolish to study science because science is a bunch of lies, and actually, I don't have to understand it, because I know it is lies.
I think that this is fundamental to being a good person, to proportion your certainty and advocacy to your evidence and experience. I think this is a fairly reasonable thing to ask.
Since you are a Jewish scholar, what does the Talmud say about rape? Do they understand the Torah to sanction rape? Do you have a citation of rabbinic writing in which rape is accepted?
I do not see where you have proved that the Torah sanctions rape, I am still convinced that it punishes rape with death. Honestly, I respect your studied of the Hebrew language, but I do not trust them. Do you have some other source that is a mainstream, Jewish or Christian source (such as the Talmud, a serious commentary on scripture) that accepts your reading?
I take it you grew up as an Orthodox Jew. Modern orthodox Judaism does not accept rape. Do you have evidence that it did at one time?
