Bald Prophets are Dangerous

[RichardP]

You guys are all missing the point.. It is very painful to loose your hair...! And they should not have teased him like that!

At least God has sympathy for the bald people!

[The Grand Nudger]

Fuck Elisha and his god, it's the "she-bears" that are the victims of libel here.

[Cinjin]

At least God has sympathy for the bald people!

Bald people and king david. Well isn't god just swell.

[Minimalist]

At least God has sympathy for the bald people!

Then why did he let them go bald? Another little fuck-up in the divine plan?

[Cinjin]

Then why did he let them go bald? Another little fuck-up in the divine plan?

It's compounded when you realize that he designed men to lose their hair in the middle of the scorching desert when there was no sun block SPF to be had.

[Drich]

Don't piss off a guy who's in good with an angry god. Damn Elisha, was this really necessary?!?

Appearently so. The Prophets of God repersented God Himself. God is not to be mocked. The 42 died so that all their after show know this.

Not only is god's prophet apparently extremely vain, but god endorsed it. Elisha didn't send the bears ... his god did.

Yes Elisha simply pronounced a curse on them.

Do you think all 42 of those kids were equally guilty? You have to guess that quite a few of them just happened to be there and weren't really conspirators, and even if they ALL were mocking the old dude, did they really deserve that?

If you read the passage closly it indicates that their was more than 42 kids there. I like to think the 42 who died where all who mocked the embodyment of God Elisha repersented.

Also, can anyone tell me how only two bears can maul 42 people?? Seems unlikely doesn't it? I mean even if a bear could somehow manage to maul three at a time it seems like quite an exaggeration.

Bears are huge, and extremely fast (when they want to be/ They can catch fish by plucking them out of the water with a paw or mouth.) We have a stuffed grizzley in a local shop he is posed on his hind legs and is at Least 10 ft tall with massive paws. I can see them cutting through a full grown man in one or two solid swipes.

With the proper motivation I'm sure they could have cut through 100 kids given enough time. (remember the story does not give us a time frame.)

Plus it is hard to believe that this is the story in the chapter you are having trouble accepting. If you can accept everything elses said how hard would it be for God to supercharge a couple of bears?

My point is that there's no getting outta this one clean. If god did this, he's reprehensible and loathsome.

-Or- God is not the grandpa figure you think him to be.

God is awesome and powerful and is not to be mocked. Let alone a physical manefestation or repersentation of God. In that time they did not live in a state of constant grace. (which is why people were killed for certain sins.)

[The Grand Nudger]

Spread the word, brother!

[Cyberman]

But which word? So far we've had two bears clearing a path through forty-two young people (but definitely not children, oh no, because that doesn't sit right with the Sunday school image); while simultaneously those same two bears killed at least forty-two kids. The only point of agreement seems to be that the god of the story is a petulant prick with such hair-trigger ego problems that Freud could have retired on it.

[Esquilax]

But which word? So far we've had two bears clearing a path through forty-two young people (but definitely not children, oh no, because that doesn't sit right with the Sunday school image); while simultaneously those same two bears killed at least forty-two kids. The only point of agreement seems to be that the god of the story is a petulant prick with such hair-trigger ego problems that Freud could have retired on it.

Assuming god wouldn't simply have had Freud devoured by bears for daring to psychoanalyze him rather than prostrating before him, of course.

[Cinjin]

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Don't piss off a guy who's in good with an angry god. Damn Elisha, was this really necessary?!?

Appearently so. The Prophets of God repersented God Himself. God is not to be mocked. The 42 died so that all their after show know this.

Not only is god's prophet apparently extremely vain, but god endorsed it. Elisha didn't send the bears ... his god did.

Yes Elisha simply pronounced a curse on them.

Do you think all 42 of those kids were equally guilty? You have to guess that quite a few of them just happened to be there and weren't really conspirators, and even if they ALL were mocking the old dude, did they really deserve that?

If you read the passage closly it indicates that their was more than 42 kids there. I like to think the 42 who died where all who mocked the embodyment of God Elisha repersented.

Also, can anyone tell me how only two bears can maul 42 people?? Seems unlikely doesn't it? I mean even if a bear could somehow manage to maul three at a time it seems like quite an exaggeration.

Bears are huge, and extremely fast (when they want to be/ They can catch fish by plucking them out of the water with a paw or mouth.) We have a stuffed grizzley in a local shop he is posed on his hind legs and is at Least 10 ft tall with massive paws. I can see them cutting through a full grown man in one or two solid swipes.

With the proper motivation I'm sure they could have cut through 100 kids given enough time. (remember the story does not give us a time frame.)

Plus it is hard to believe that this is the story in the chapter you are having trouble accepting. If you can accept everything elses said how hard would it be for God to supercharge a couple of bears?

My point is that there's no getting outta this one clean. If god did this, he's reprehensible and loathsome.

-Or- God is not the grandpa figure you think him to be.

God is awesome and powerful and is not to be mocked. Let alone a physical manefestation or repersentation of God. In that time they did not live in a state of constant grace. (which is why people were killed for certain sins.)

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I don't know, I kinda feel like JohnV gave the mental gymnastics a lot more effort Drich. He's kinda making you look bad right now bud. I mean with his version, no one got hurt and god was only sending bears to disperse a bunch of grown men. Your version has your god ripping the guts out of little children for the slightest of infractions. I gotta tell ya - I'm not feeling the love out of this god that you claim designed all men to be loved by him.

Tell you what, if you'd like, I'll give you another chance. There are several good apologists links for this story and I think you can do better. I have to admit though, it is nice to finally here some truth come out of your mouth about your horrible god ... even if it was accidental.



EDIT: oh and by the way, you said your god is not mocked. Clearly he is. I mock that worthless piece of shit every day. Cheers.