(March 3, 2014 at 5:09 pm)Tonus Wrote: So far, this topic is an excellent example of how easy it is to interpret scripture in any number of ways in order to support the view you want it to support.
Well it's obvious that since some skeptics attribute the incident to the God character at all just shows how brainwashed people really are. They claim that there is no celestial deity yet they give him credit for all sorts of acts. They are as fanatical believers as the most brainwashed fundie.
The bears in the story were Elisha's guards, who attacked the taunting kids with all of the fury of enraged sow bears defending their cubs. Modern day examples include Saddam's troops who killed his critics. The writer simply used bears as a way to convey the ferocity of their response.
