(November 13, 2015 at 1:49 pm)RobbyPants Wrote:Hey Robby,(November 2, 2015 at 8:04 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: The God of the Bible doesn't merely laugh this off as foolish hubris. Rather, he sees it as a serious threat and takes steps to put a stop to it. He confuses their language so they can’t understand one another. I cannot see the Creator of the universe acting this way.
The problem is, you're not assuming that this entity isn't an asshole and/or stupid. An asshole might do that. A stupid person certainly might.
A lot of the Bible makes more sense if you don't assume that God is as good as he says he is. And it's not like we have any reason to trust him.
Good to see you. Of course, the difference between gods and assholes is assholes really exist. I'm sitting on one right now.
You are right, we must abandon the idea that Yahweh/Elohim is all loving or redefine love until it is, as Kurt Vonnegut would have said, FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition.)
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.