sschlichter

it is interesting how concerned you were over slaves from 3000 years ago but when you have decided that I am in a similar condition, you have nothing but piss and vinegar and are assured whatever bad circumstances you feel I am in are of my own making and it is best if I learn my lesson the hard way. doesn't that seem strange to you?

I will let you know the answer to the question that you are afraid to verbalize but have inadvertently demonstrated an accord with. the cure for bad decisions is to reap the consequences of those bad decisions. that is how you learn. good decisions come from experience, experience comes from bad decisions. This is what the law teaches to those who sell themselves into slavery out of poverty and those who are sold by the courts for committing a crime. Once the lesson is learned and a work ethic is gained, the person is free to redeem themselves out of slavery. This is basically what you have prescribed in my case although you have conveyed a more violent tone.

arnoldo

Considering the the Canaanites were practicing child sacrifice it would have been immoral for these tribes to be allowed to continue to practice this barbaric custom. Note Genesis 15:13-16
These tribes had ample time to repent or flee however those that chose to remain and fight the tribes of Israel were defeated and put into slavery. Some modern day canaanites continue to sacrifice their children by indoctrinating them from birth to hate the jews- - then rejoicing once they blow themselves up. . .

Exciter

Okay. I'll consider they were in fact practicing child sacrifice, if you will provide me a source that does not say because the Bible says they did... with all due respect to Cornell U, of course.


I considered sschlichter's source of Diodorus' quote, but like I have said, Diodorus is telling something he was told and did not witness people actually performing human sacrifices and I noted that sschlichter left out what was happening to the people when he supposed they were performing human sacrifices.


I see... so what size is your tin foil hat?

Exciter

No. You are saying you are in a similar condition, you aren't, but I am concerned about you.

No, it doesn't seem strange, because you have decided it's the only way for you to learn the lesson. Just don't forget what you said about innate knowledge, it applies to a whole wide spectrum of other things that do exist.


Now that does sound strange to me. Why didn't you just avoid getting into bad situations in the first place?
Meh. You are just taking it out of context. My tone has not been violent. If anything it's somewhat jovial. Did your drill instuctors not use the term of hearing the sound *POP!* that would tell you you're finally getting it?

sweetpea7

Nope. None at all. :Cheeky:

Silly question. Yes, I believe there is life on this planet.

sweetpea7

That sounds like fun. Ok,ummm, I believe that life originated with Papa Smurf (who is, was, and always will be in existence) and he created everything in 7 days.

p.s. I really miss watching the smurfs on tv.

Exciter

Lol, seven days? What a loser! My dad did it in 6.66 days... of course he had a bunch of child slaves do most of the work, and a few giants, of course.
I always felt sorry for Gargamel's cat...

sweetpea7

Me, too.

sschlichter

well, which is a bigger miracle to beleive in, that God can intercede by making a man with long hair strong (if he chooses) or that life sprang up out of nothing.

premjan

If you're talking about a person springing up out of nothing, then that's hard to believe. Evolution doesn't claim that of course. If you believe in God, why doesn't he show himself to us regularly?