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judge · 03-22-2012, 06:29 PM

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By that logic, when I posted that your meaning was unclear and you didn't respond, your silence would have signified that you agreed that your meaning was unclear.

That's not a conclusion justifiable from 'tends to'.

In Mark 13 it's not the Romans who are getting killed.

sotto voce · 03-22-2012, 06:50 PM

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By that logic, when I posted that your meaning was unclear and you didn't respond, your silence would have signified that you agreed that your meaning was unclear.

That's not a conclusion justifiable from 'tends to'.

In Mark 13 it's not the Romans who are getting killed.

That's not a conclusion justifiable from 'tends to', either.

Doug Shaver · 03-23-2012, 03:19 AM

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As you didn't back it up with evidence I ignored it.

Silence tends to signify agreement.

In some contexts.

rizdek · 03-23-2012, 03:42 AM

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if earthly kings remove their opponents, don't expect the creator to be any different.

But I would expect the creator to be different...better, more insightful, more thoughtful, more understanding, more...comprehensible. I don't think this parable, and by extension any biblical parable or lesson, relates at all to any deity. Only a mediocre god would behave in such a way. Jesus is, according to this parable, is quite mediocre. He's no better than an earthly king. He's no smarter, no more moral, no more conscientious and no more creative than the average monarch of the time. In fact, he's described exactly the we would would expect if folks were just applying their own views of what a god should say/do. It is as if they were creating a god in man's image.

mountainman · 03-24-2012, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sotto voce

if earthly kings remove their opponents, don't expect the creator to be any different.

But I would expect the creator to be different...better, more insightful, more thoughtful, more understanding, more...comprehensible. I don't think this parable, and by extension any biblical parable or lesson, relates at all to any deity. Only a mediocre god would behave in such a way. Jesus is, according to this parable, is quite mediocre. He's no better than an earthly king. He's no smarter, no more moral, no more conscientious and no more creative than the average monarch of the time. In fact, he's described exactly the we would would expect if folks were just applying their own views of what a god should say/do. It is as if they were creating a god in man's image.

Man's image over sixteen centuries ago was quite barbaric.

sotto voce · 03-24-2012, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sotto voce

if earthly kings remove their opponents, don't expect the creator to be any different.

But I would expect the creator to be different...better, more insightful, more thoughtful, more understanding, more...comprehensible. I don't think this parable, and by extension any biblical parable or lesson, relates at all to any deity. Only a mediocre god would behave in such a way. Jesus is, according to this parable, is quite mediocre. He's no better than an earthly king. He's no smarter, no more moral, no more conscientious and no more creative than the average monarch of the time. In fact, he's described exactly the we would would expect if folks were just applying their own views of what a god should say/do. It is as if they were creating a god in man's image.

Man's image over sixteen centuries ago was quite barbaric.

That's not a sentence.

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