RE: If the Exodus didn't happen, the Jews wouldn't put themselves under the Mosaic law
October 28, 2014 at 11:46 am
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2014 at 11:49 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 28, 2014 at 11:08 am)Dolorian Wrote: But why would the Jews subject themselves to such a rigorous law if they knew it was a myth?Social construct/contract
Quote:Of course, I could just say it was all a mass delusion and call it a day.You could, but then you'd be ignoring (what I think to be) a salient point. I have serious doubts that any religious narrative was ever experienced by anyone in the fist person to begin with (so no, tens of thousands of people didn't conspire to do anything at all "never attribute to malice" -lol). Mass delusion is not required (and is cumbersome) as an explanation. Particularly in the case of the above.
As per your exchange. -All- social constructs with religious underpinnings would be examples of the same. To allow the one on the grounds stated is to allow them all. The norse gods, for example, would be in. As would the egyptian gods (if those recorded "miracles" didn't occur, if pagans the world over had not experienced those events, why would they place themselves under those laws?). The answer to that question in the case of norse and egyptian pagans appears to be decidedly less than divine. It's entirely likely that whomever you are having this conversation with will agree on that point at least. What may (at first) seem to be a tidy line of reasoning for a preferred concept may ultimately become more messy than the user had ever wished for or concieved of. I doubt that your apologist wants to defend every pagan faith in this manner. Good luck btw.
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