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But what's this "humbling"? The word has two meanings in the Bible: you can "humble" yourself before God, or you can "humble" a woman by raping her. Quote:
So you're making stuff up, as usual. Did you really expect that you wouldn't be caught doing this? |
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Here, your sense of "right and wrong" suddenly recovers, and you have problems imagining that the Biblical God would endorse such behavior. Why the contradiction, Ed? What is the origin of your belief that SOME of the Bible's atrocities are wrong? Quote:
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Ed, I think it's becoming increasingly obvious that you KNOW that your worldview cannot survive. The cracks are widening, and it's time to be honest with yourself. |
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Although many "primitive" religions feature some creator god, that entity is often pictured as losing interest in humanity after he completes creating. And that being is not understood as excluding the existence of other deities. |
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On the subject of rape:
The Bible's rules covering the rape of a betrothed handmaiden are particularly interesting. Quote:
She could not have refused: consent is irrelevant, there is no difference between rape and consensual sex. She is scourged anyhow, as a precaution: just in case she enjoyed it. For the man, having sex with another man's fiancee is a minor misdemeanour, regardless of whether he raped her or seduced her, if that woman is a handmaid: being used as a sex object is a part of the duties of a handmaid (the Bible has examples), and this wouldn't even be an issue if she was single. It costs him one ram. |
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If Yahweh had the power to harden Pharaoh's heart he also has the power to soften it. Had he done this the Israelites could have left without the need to kill thousands of innocent children. But Yahweh prefers to harden the pharoeh's heart so that later he could to kill off innocent children. Yahweh is an immoral myth not God. |
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