(February 17, 2010 at 7:20 am)tackattack Wrote: I haven't heard catigate since I was 13... good word usage, anyways. It doesn't nor does Jesus correct people on slavery being wrong.
At the time of the writing, slavery was socially acceptable. No surprise there.
(February 17, 2010 at 7:20 am)tackattack Wrote: Were you expecting it to have every moral scenario, in Q&A format answered, for you to live your life by?
Not at all. Exactly the reason I don't look to the bible for guidance. Superstitious goat herders in the middle east didn't know some mystical truth about my life any more than I do, so I'll keep their version of life's principles out of my life and try not to kill anyone in the process.
(February 17, 2010 at 7:20 am)tackattack Wrote: How can we evlove and learn if given absolute knowledge? That wouldn't be growth that would be given knowledge, he tried giving us everything once, we chose our own way, he's content to let us do it our way, and grow on our own, we'll eventually end up on the same page hopefully.
Are you referring to Adam and Eve? Do you believe that was a literal account? And should the whole of humanity be punished for the action of what one person did (not to mention God knew it was going to happen?)
Every single invention and development in the world has been due to the principle of doubt and curiosity. We grow on our own, but not because someone was nice enough to let us grow on our own. Especially someone who apparently lets us grow, but demands we acknowledge him and his almighty power without any evidence.
(February 17, 2010 at 7:20 am)tackattack Wrote: Just like a father and his kid.
Maybe one that leaves at the beginning and pays child support with checks that bounce.
