(February 11, 2015 at 11:07 am)robvalue Wrote: Hmm. I had a "discussion" with Frodo where I told him a load of stuff Yahweh had done that was obviously evil. Before I'd even said what verses I was referring to, he told me I had misinterpreted it and he'd heard it all before. He also admitted to not having actually read it all through though, so I wonder how he was more certain he was correct than me.
By his faith delusion, of course. That's how they can all cherry pick the verses that conform to/confirm their mental image of god and ignore the rest, defending the heinous portions by claiming WE'RE the ones that don't understand, or are interpreting it wrong, and that the Bible is the infallible word of god, rabble rabble.
That's the hook of religion. Everyone has their own pet imaginary god. They have shared characteristics due to the source material, but they differ wildly in temperament and even action. So, everyone's god is perfect for them, individually. That's the benefit of having sometimes vague, always inconsistent stories as the source material. The person invested in deriving meaning from it will simply fill in the rough spots with what they want.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
