How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide

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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 3:23 pm

(January 23, 2014 at 2:47 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Seriously. I'm curious. I'm all ears. What is your payoff from this thread. What do you hope to get from it. What does a good outcome look like for you.

Pointing out the immorality in the "Goat Herders Guide to the Galaxy" is a great way to get believers to question the validity of the book.

I have seen many fundy Christians convert to more liberal sects because of this. Which is a great thing.

It is also a great way of discovering the sociopaths among believers.

If they try to tap dance around the issue, as most do, you know they are going through a major bout of cognitive dissonance. They are trying to reconcile their own superior morality with the morality in the Bible.

If, on the other hand, they agree, that it was moral because Yahweh said it is, and they'd own slaves if Yahweh says it's OK, then you know you have a sociopath on your hands.

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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How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by là bạn điên - January 23, 2014 at 1:01 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 1:07 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Drich - January 23, 2014 at 1:11 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 1:14 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by ThePinsir - January 23, 2014 at 2:07 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Simon Moon - January 23, 2014 at 2:13 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Minimalist - January 23, 2014 at 1:19 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by là bạn điên - January 23, 2014 at 1:57 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Drich - January 23, 2014 at 5:15 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Darkstar - January 23, 2014 at 2:13 pm

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

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 2:47 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Simon Moon - January 23, 2014 at 3:23 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Drich - January 23, 2014 at 5:28 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Mudhammam - January 23, 2014 at 5:33 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by loganonekenobi - July 11, 2015 at 10:21 am

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 2:51 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 2:54 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 2:55 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 2:57 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by LastPoet - January 23, 2014 at 3:01 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Minimalist - January 23, 2014 at 3:16 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 3:21 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Drich - January 23, 2014 at 5:50 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Minimalist - January 23, 2014 at 3:24 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by WesOlsen - January 23, 2014 at 3:46 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 5:18 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by StuW - January 23, 2014 at 5:53 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Esquilax - January 24, 2014 at 12:43 am

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jackalope - January 24, 2014 at 1:20 am

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 5:21 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Drich - January 23, 2014 at 5:25 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 5:26 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Simon Moon - January 23, 2014 at 5:58 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 5:36 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by truthBtold - January 23, 2014 at 5:50 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Jacob(smooth) - January 23, 2014 at 6:30 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Mudhammam - January 23, 2014 at 7:36 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Mudhammam - January 23, 2014 at 5:58 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by là bạn điên - January 24, 2014 at 3:57 am

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Mudhammam - January 24, 2014 at 3:08 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by WesOlsen - January 24, 2014 at 3:24 pm

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by Mudhammam - July 11, 2015 at 10:33 am

RE: How can a book that tells you how to treat slaves possibly be valid moral guide - by SteelCurtain - July 11, 2015 at 11:40 am

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