RE: The 'old testament' argument
March 12, 2013 at 5:21 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2013 at 5:22 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
Old Testament involves a lot of despicable things, tis true and well covered. Even most christians are embarassed about it as you say.
If the old testament doesn't matter - the simple fact is that it negates the sacrifice of Jesus dying to absolve us of original sin - which is explicitly old testament.
However, let's not forget that the New Testament introduces the concept of Hell.
If we compare a bit of obliteration - murder, rape etc in the old testament.. it gets even better in the New Testament... suddenly your're going to be tortured for ETERNITY. At least being murdered, stoned etc is a finite experience!
The concept of eternal torture for sexual preference, philosophical position, any "sin" etc etc is by far a more barbaric and despicable thing to wish upon any autonomous being than a bit of stoning, rape, murder or bear mauling imo.
Worse still - to inflict that concept upon children. Give me a good old fashioned old testament style Bear Mauling anyday!
If the old testament doesn't matter - the simple fact is that it negates the sacrifice of Jesus dying to absolve us of original sin - which is explicitly old testament.
However, let's not forget that the New Testament introduces the concept of Hell.
If we compare a bit of obliteration - murder, rape etc in the old testament.. it gets even better in the New Testament... suddenly your're going to be tortured for ETERNITY. At least being murdered, stoned etc is a finite experience!
The concept of eternal torture for sexual preference, philosophical position, any "sin" etc etc is by far a more barbaric and despicable thing to wish upon any autonomous being than a bit of stoning, rape, murder or bear mauling imo.
Worse still - to inflict that concept upon children. Give me a good old fashioned old testament style Bear Mauling anyday!
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
