RE: Conflicting statements in the bible
June 3, 2013 at 5:34 pm
(This post was last modified: June 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 31, 2013 at 3:59 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote:It does, very simply stated. We punish according to the weight of the crime, not the relative authority of the punitive body. To do otherwise would be -unjust- in our system. If you have a problem with the bar - which is what you seem to be trying to say - then that's another issue entirely. I think that you simply can't find any way to support the example of injustice you offered up - but would not accept from any earthly authority. You've set a lower bar for your god - by invoking it's "infinite" or "ultimate" authority...which is one of the most amusingly ironic things I've seen in awhile.(May 30, 2013 at 7:13 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Of course not, no one ever claimed that it did, but if we're comparing the two and using our (shared, btw) concept of justice - then the godly offering you felt compelled to put on the table falls far far short of the bar.
No it doesn’t,
Quote:I have never claimed that either of us have a perfect understanding of justice, so whether or not our understanding of justice matches with God’s is irrelevant.A perfect understanding is not required to compare the two offerings on the table. We only have to understand the two claims in opposition. One is that appropriate punitive measures are those in which the punishment is commensurate to -the crime-.....the other is that appropriate punitive measures are those in which punishment is commensurate to -the level of authority of the adjudicating body-.
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