Horrible things in the bible

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Seems like in the old times he dealt with people as they deserved, but in the days since Christ he treats us better than we deserve.

The old testament god acted like any human ruler, seeking to use brute physical force to crush his enemies and propaganda to smear them and justify his actions. To believe otherwise means that we have to accept that every last man, woman, and child in the lands being given over to the Israelites were guilty of horrific crimes worthy of execution... but those would have been forgiven had they agreed to become servants and slaves.

The new testament god brought a much milder message to the masses, until the sermon on the mount, when he warned them that even such human emotions as anger or human desires as lust were sufficient to damn a person to eternal torment. He told the crowd that they had to be perfect, like god was perfect, even though he knew that this was a standard that was impossible for them to reach, through no fault of their own. He promised a future when he would return and slaughter his enemies, much like the old testament version.

Seems like he has always been an angry, brutal despot who lacks imagination. He is every tyrant's wet dream brought to life.