RE: Satan Disproves Christianity
September 21, 2013 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: September 21, 2013 at 1:56 pm by gilbertc06.)
(September 21, 2013 at 1:45 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(September 21, 2013 at 1:05 pm)gilbertc06 Wrote: Including genocide, slavery, and everything else? Yeah.
John still cant grasp the reality of the way the character is written.
As a literary device the "God" character reflected the feudal "divine right of kings". Kings are dictators just like Kim Jong Un. They will protect minions but kill all dissenters and those who doubt or question.
So the holy books reflected the tribalism of the time it was written.
I also saw the act of eating the fruit as more of an awakening. God prohibits it for no good reason. And when they do they realize they have been oppressed and that they should question everything dictators like God say to them from now on. And that is why God banishes them just like a dictator would today, or just outright kill them.
(September 21, 2013 at 1:49 pm)John V Wrote:(September 21, 2013 at 1:32 pm)gilbertc06 Wrote: How do you know every single person doesn't want to do a certain action?Because there were only two people, there were not given rules against those things, and they didn't do them.
But I'm talking more in general. Even if Adam and Eve didn't do them in the story, given the allotted time they might end up doing it.
