RE: Four questions for Christians
July 3, 2013 at 3:27 am
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2013 at 3:43 am by pineapplebunnybounce.)
(July 3, 2013 at 3:21 am)Consilius Wrote:(July 3, 2013 at 3:13 am)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: I do not "trust" that this will happen. This is a logical conclusion because we are all products of evolution, and therefore we do not harm our children. Also, i have the benefit of watching how parents and people in general react to killings of children. This isn't an issue of trust. This is blatantly obvious. No, I don't believe in a universal, eternal moral code, but let's not get derailed.Firstly, you cannot claim that you know what and what not a person will do in reaction to something. We are much more complex than that.
Your next point: No. Your god has prescribed killing children in the bible many times over. For a lot less than what we're talking about in this hypothetical situation.
Secondly, you are looking at a single event (infanticide) and then applying it to a completely different situation. Turning a child into a machine is different from killing one. One is done for economic benefit, and the latter is done as a punishment on parents. We could argue over infanticide in the Bible, but this is a different subject entirely.
You are dodging the point completely. I said it was a logical conclusion to predict the reactions I predicted. I have the weight of reason and evidence to back my prediction. (Edit: Ok i see how you can misunderstand my level of confidence in this, i never speak in absolutes. When i say something like this, i mean without additional factors, this is likely what will happen. Nothing in this world happens 100%, so I don't see the point in having that disclaimer all the time. Of course there's a chance I can be wrong. And of course i accept that.)
Secondly, you were the one who said the situation doesn't matter. And I don't see how it matters. Also, you, and not me, came up with this as an example of how killing lots of children will benefit mankind. Silly me I assumed we would eventually kill them.
The point is that you're attributing my "morality" to your god. When really ... the evidence is not on your side. Your god says one thing but does another then say something else when you ask him later. Please enlighten me on how you can confidently say that god will not do this to children. How did you come to this conclusion?
Edit: Nevermind. Yes your god killed children not to save lives but to prove a point. That proves my point.