That's not helpful. Atheism is logical, but anti-theism is an emotional stance, and often pretty juvenile. Try this:
The God of the Old Testament often commits atrocities, acts of barbarism and cruelty. Consider 2 Kings 2:23-24:
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
Mauling children for making fun of someone? Elisha called down a curse on some kids - isn't he the greater sinner? He used the power of God to kill children because .... well, because he was vain about being bald. That doesn't even begin to make sense. It's not a parable, it's a threat. What's up with that?
The God of the Old Testament often commits atrocities, acts of barbarism and cruelty. Consider 2 Kings 2:23-24:
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
Mauling children for making fun of someone? Elisha called down a curse on some kids - isn't he the greater sinner? He used the power of God to kill children because .... well, because he was vain about being bald. That doesn't even begin to make sense. It's not a parable, it's a threat. What's up with that?
My book, a setting for fantasy role playing games based on Bantu mythology: Ubantu
