(June 21, 2015 at 9:49 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(June 21, 2015 at 9:37 pm)Nope Wrote: It is understandable why rape and slavery are part of your list but why theft? I could imagine situations in which stealing would be more moral than letting your children starve.
Oh, gosh, C-L; I'm really sorry I missed your reply.
Murder: so, when God does it, it's not immoral?
Rape: when God condones it it's not bad?
Theft: do you really think that theft is an objectively immoral thing to do? You can't think of any reasons why you might condone theft?
Adultery: My grandmother was dying with Alzheimer's for a LONG time- she wasn't herself for the last six years of her life. Do you think it was objectively immoral for my 80-year-old grandfather to seek out companionship elsewhere while still devoting most of his time and energy to my grandmother?
Slavery: when God condones it, it's not immoral?
Calumny: what if your god slandered Satan to make sure he didn't have more people to rule over in hell? Would that be immoral?
1. Are you referring to the stories in the OT? If so, all I can say is that I 100% believe they were written allegorically. Meaning I don't believe God's hand ever came down from Heaven and murdered someone. When God became man and came to live as a human, He did not kill anyone. I cannot speak for those who believe these stories were written literally, so I have no idea what they would say about this.
2. See above lol.
3. No. I believe the act of stealing something from another person is an inherently immoral act.
4. I understand why he did and believe his culpability may have been greatly lessened, if not totally eliminated given the circumstances. I would never judge him as a bad person. I believe the objective act of cheating on your spouse by having sex with someone else is still an inherently immoral act.
5. See above. ;-)
6. Yes. I believe that being dishonest and lying about someone is inherently wrong. God wouldn't have to make false claims about Satan. The true claims are bad enough.
I know you don't agree, but I hope I helped you better understand my views.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
