RE: Genocide in the Old Testament
September 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm
(This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Faith No More.)
(September 19, 2013 at 4:24 pm)John V Wrote: Why is that sure? This is another example of arguing from a generality because you don't know the specifics. Sometimes god explains himself, but sometimes he says straight out he's not going to, and that as the created beings we have no right to demand further explanation. See Romans 9 or the last few chapters of Job.
It's not arguing from a generality. It is arguing from reasonable expectations. The bible is a claim, and I have to weigh that claim against my current understanding and knowledge.
Are now saying that your god did not intend the message to be clear and conform to the facts?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
