RE: Theists: what does your god want for you?
March 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2013 at 2:21 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(March 21, 2013 at 5:42 am)catfish Wrote: Am I really cherrypicking? Or is that just the term used when someone fails at convincing another that they must believe every last word of the Bible?Some people cherry-pick, but I haven't seen much of that on this forum except from atheists. For example Drich and I have both used proof-texts to support our own takes on Christian doctrine. That does not mean that we believe only those texts to the exclusions of others. But both of us take Holy Scripture as whole cloth, including all the violence, ancient rituals and strict prohibitions. Seeing the 'big picture' allows us to grasp the significance of things that offend modern sensibilities in light of God's overall plan.
The disbeliever sees only the surface of the text and uses that to justify his disbelief. The disbeliever refuses to see the overarching narrative and repeated themes. So instead he focuses on each bible story as an isolated event. And without seeing how it fits into the grand scheme of things he sees only what he wants to see, a malicious and vindictive god. In short, the atheist is the real cherry-picker.
