Dave Ellis
Contributor
- Dec 27, 2011
- 8,933
- 821
- Gender
- Male
- Faith
- Atheist
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- CA-Conservatives
Upvote
0
Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
Cute.
You have no idea what's involved here, nor will you ever by going about it this way.
Forgetting the Bible, have you ever met anyone who thought the bosnian serbian conflict was good, or somehow "supported" any of the massacres in Africa?
Objection: asked and answered. Why not read up on what was discussed before you joined us? Start at maybe page 70. There are multiple discussions going on at the same time and the OP is kind enough to tolerate some side bar discussion; let's not abuse his good nature, eh? The posts I made from around p 70 on (or beginning about post # 690) only address this side bar, so you can skip over a lot w/o missing any of this.
Of the sort being considered here in this thread? No.
Elio, please don't forget my last post...
"9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son."
Kickin' it old school, then. Nothing asinine in that.
He seems to not be around for awhile:
http://www.christianforums.com/t7722686/#post62372114
I'm not going to take up his mantle. I see morality as a human construct, and Scripture sharply jars that in every way possible, on purpose. I see life as a journey we are all on together, and philosophical terms to have little practical value. If they actually help you make decisions, then by all means ...
SC, I'd also like to know why you think the term Anachronism applies.
Life is actually a highway, and I want to ride it all night long.
Yes, of course, morals do help us make decisions.
That is not a red herring at all, but is in fact the only relevant anything on the subject of your fascination of the day, which is genocide. You have dismissed any concern with what the Bible says, so my question is all you have left to deal with.
Personally, I have never met anyone who in any way thinks either of these things are good, nor can I imagine doing so. I'm honestly perplexed as to what you're going on about.
Waffling does not become you. You have already clearly stated you have no interest in what the Bible says. And I don't blame you, because if you were ever to take it upon yourself to understand what's going on there, quite a bit of work is involved.
Yeah Dave, starting at page 70 really does require reading 70 pages. We're done here.
You expose your self to vast ridicule, making such obviously false statements. Go play with your assumptions by yourself.
Does it? It seems you are too lazy to even consider that.
You should be aware that you have no idea at all what position I hold, but you aren't. What am I to attribute this lack to, besides your atheism?
What you're saying is that because something exists that you don't already know, it doesn't exist. I will not try to put that phenomenon into words.
1) The people to whom this was first recited, (not read to, it was not yet written down) had no concept of genocide. It was not what they were thinking of, and more to the point, what they WERE thinking of was very much distinct.
Ok, point out whatever part of the following you disagree with:
1) God is Moral
2) The Bible is an accurate reflection of history
3) Mass Killing is Immoral under all circumstances.
4) God ordered the Isrealites to kill all of the Amalekites as described in the bible.
I've never attempted to make that argument at all, and assuming you're capable of comprehending written English (which I'm not convinced of), you should know that.
When will you stop using crystal meth?
Oh, that's not a reasonable question? Hmmm ...
How could you possibly? I mean really. You seem to have never considered what we use the word "God" to mean. Why would He really care what you think is right or wrong, (moral) as if to be answerable to you?
Sheer ignorance is the only place this question can come from Dave. Why did you plot 911?
D-Day. That was some pretty MASSIVE killing. Following that was even more massive killing committed by the Allies, which as usual was predominantly US. Was it the right thing for the US to do? (Note that this is still a valid moral question, and anyone should be able to argue both sides of the issue)
Put away your broadbrush strokes, and your over-simplifications. If you can't or won't, don't expect to be able to hold a conversation with me.
Not at all clear that He did, nor that all of them were slated to be killed, nor that all of them actually were. There is a LOT that you are missing here, and you are being nothing but belligerent about it, so far.
No you haven't, you just don't realize the consequence of your actions, not having thought it through. I'm WAY past out of patience for that extent of foolishness.
Justified point, so I will edit my point to Mass killing of innocent civilians is wrong at all times.
It's people like you that inspire people like me to argue against your religion.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?