(June 19, 2013 at 6:31 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Do they come from Yahweh? Are they inspired? Do they follow the reasoning of what Yahweh would be like?
According to the Bible, is this or is this not from 'God'?
1 Samuel 15:2-
This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt.
Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.[/quote]
Quote:No. 3. Don't be evil. Other gods = not gods. The worship of destructive forces. Condoning rape, greed, etc..
I got to say, you really deserve a 10 for your mental gymnastics. Bravo!
Is murder and theft part of your 'etc' above? There are specific commandments for those, why not rape, slavery and child molestation?
Quote:I cannot ignore my moral compass any more than you can.
Yet you try to justify 'God's' orders to slaughter entire towns in the Bible. If 'God' ordered you to do something that you currently think is immoral, would you do it?
Quote:You suggest that I'm immoral based on what? Oh yes, misinformation: no one has shown how these examples prove injustice. I wait with baited breath. I may die of asphyxiation quite soon.
Please explain, in what context, would the order to slaughter every person in a town is just and moral?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
