Why do religionists refuse to condemn slavery? I hate arguments like "it was normal back then", "everyone else was doing it" or "so-and-so put rules in place to make sure slaves were well treated". Why can't they just admit the author(s) of their religious text(s) were influenced by moral relativism? Why is it so hard for so many people to say that slavery is wrong?
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What is with refusing to admit slavery is wrong?
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Because cognitive dissonance.
 RE: What is with refusing to admit slavery is wrong?
August 14, 2015 at 5:09 pm
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2015 at 5:17 pm by Crossless2.0.)
Would you want to admit that you're a walking anachronism for believing that such an arrangement was sanctioned by your god or that your heroes and spiritual forebears were barbarians? I love watching modern believers, who claim their morality is objectively grounded in the nature and unchanging word of their god, instantly turn into the most craven of moral relativists to salvage their holy book and to save face.
They're afraid if they say something against the god of their bible, the she-bears will tear them to shreds.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
I see you haven't read my guide to interpreting scripture.
Well well well, Mr. Nomorepropaganda. The answer is genius in its simplicity. It's metaphorical. But totally ok because different times, but objective morality. Yeah. Or something. 
Because they are assholes.
They're not allowed to say their god is wrong, so they have to make excuses. Though at best he did a half-assed job, focusing more on same sex adults making love than people being treated like chattel.
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10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html  (August 14, 2015 at 5:19 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: I see you haven't read my guide to interpreting scripture. You should give people a link to your guide. It really is good enough that it should be referenced with some frequency. "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
 (August 14, 2015 at 5:49 pm)Chad32 Wrote: They're not allowed to say their god is wrong, so they have to make excuses. Unless it's nigh on undeniable, hence their change on the Earth being flat, or the big bang happening. Slavery is a moral problem, not necessarily a scientific one, so they can get away with not directly admitting they were wrong about it. 
Wait...slavery is wrong?? M'butu's gonna be pissed....
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