What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[Huggy Bear]

Look, I asked a very simple question.

Esquilax made the statement that there is a passage that states a slave "can be beaten" .
*emphasis mine*
The scripture you posted does not state that slaves "can be beaten" only what happens if they are beaten...

Apparently you're so mentally deficient that you don't understand the concept of implicit.

Why am I not surprised at all?

Try again.
Seems you we're wrong.

No, he's right in the sense that you are retreating into semanticism.

Of course, you're too stupid to actually understand you're doing that, but that's okay. Your seventeen neurons have been struggling to keep up with the demands of running heart and lungs and actually thinking about linguistic comprehension ... I get it, brotha.

To "imply" something and to actually "state" something are two different things, not even close to being semantics .Or is it your position. they are the same? Oh wait.... I forgot who I was talking to. You're the one that misconstrued me speaking in general terminology into speaking of you personally...

Do yourself a favor also, go back to your Jello™, and sit down somewhere...

*EDIT*
I should add, Esquilax knew he messed up which is why he changed his position from

And I still have the passage that says they can be beaten, you unbelievable moron.

you do not have a passage that says they "CAN" be beaten, you have a passage that says what happens "IF" they are beaten.

to

I have a passage saying that there is no punishment for beating them, meaning there is no law against it.

Now who's being dishonest
this was your exact quote..

I believe you guys refer to that as "moving the goal posts"...

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Luke 12 (KJV)

47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

So the best example you have is a parable (analogy)?
I'll post the full context

Luke 12
41Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this  parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Here a hint, It's an analogy, he's not speaking literally.
And you guys claim to know more about the bible, please....