(September 10, 2013 at 6:39 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote:(September 10, 2013 at 5:34 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: SW, what do you think of the idea that if this Judeo-Christian god were to face trial at the hands of a world court for crimes against humanity that he would end up convicted of countless atrocities committed against the human race?
Are you suggesting that the human race does not deserve such treatment?
Genocides are not treated lightly in today's world. I know this is a hard question, but I still want you to answer it honestly.
SW Wrote:Quote: On another note, if a creator has the power to do with his/her creation as it so pleases that individual, then what of parents that create children? Is it therefore alright for you and your wife to lop off the hands of your son or daughter if you caught him or her stealing from the cookie jar?
Parents do not create their children. There’s no new matter created. God providentially created those children and the rights that the parents possess over their children are given to them by God.
Oh puh-leeze. I know exactly how babies are made, so you can't pull this one on us. Re-organized matter sound better to you? Also, by what mechanism does your god create? By the way, nice non-answer, but I see that you couldn't answer correctly anyway because you don't even know the first thing about creation, whether it's done by us or your god.
SW Wrote:Quote: I predict a claim from you that this analogy is false, but this will be yet another example of you avoiding a hard question, and therefore continuing your support of a genocidal (imaginary) maniac.
In order for something to be an analogy, it has to first be analogous. Try again.
Yeah, I figured you'd say something like this. I had a gut instinct that you didn't like the idea that we as humans were capable of creating anything, much less our own children. I don't need to try again because I wasn't the one that failed here.