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How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide
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RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide
(January 23, 2014 at 2:13 pm)Darkstar Wrote: See? The Bible was a pioneering piece of literature on slaves' rights. Sure, they suffered a lot, but this is better than them having no rights. After all, these were barbaric times, we can't expect an omniscient unchanging God to reflect perfect morality all the time, can we? Who are we to question God?[/font] /poe

I'm sure there will be a post about how slavery in those days wasn't like the slavery of the US South.

It was a 'kinder, gentler slavery'. More like indentured servitude, which is still immoral.

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.
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RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Simon Moon - January 23, 2014 at 2:32 pm

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