RE: If God of Abraham is true, then why didnt he use his intelligent design to make a new
June 28, 2017 at 1:40 pm
(June 27, 2017 at 1:49 pm)SteveII Wrote:(June 27, 2017 at 1:26 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: Isaiah 45:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
Exactly how does this mean "discipline" and "I don't create evil"?
"You're taking it out of context!" "It doesn't say what you think it does!" "You should read the translation!"
Any deity capable of creating the entire universe, with billions of galaxies, should be able to write a book that CAN'T be taken out of context or mis-translated.
So, you think we should set aside that this is obviously poetry. Set aside the fact that evil is defined as the deprivation of good (and therefore not a thing that can be created). Set aside that this was not written in english. And conclude instead that this lone poetic clause in a poetic verse in a poetic chapter changes the whole nature of reality. You can go with that. I'm going to look at it on context.
Oh, I'll agree that there have been billions of mis-translations of this book of fictional bronze-age fairy tales. Poetry, huh? In your infallible KJV, it has God plainly saying "I create evil". Oh, but it's poetry. I know a whole bunch of people who seem to sincerely believe that the Christian Bible is all a bunch of old myths - most of it is just useful for reflection and meditation - except for the parts that they think are important. THOSE are real.
How much do you have to throw out, explain away, apologize for, and declare "poetry" before you decide the whole damn thing is myth and poetry?
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein