
Is the biblical Jehovah the most EVIL god ever imagined ?
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The canon is what is officially accepted as part of the Bible, but that official acceptance isn't a guarantee of the text's veracity. Even if it took place historically, the chapter's opening statement that God ordered it is a purely religious claim and open to question.TheGreatDebate wrote:So you are saying, Num 31 is indeed Canon, but it doesnt mean that it is actually true or happened for the reasons given. So you are acknowledging that the text states why it happened and that you dont agree with that? How is that not challenging the Canon itself?
What do you use to see if the Bible is reliable?TheGreatDebate wrote:I use the Bible to see if a description of God is reliable.
Never mind whether or not it's "righteous". The question should be, Is it right? My answer to that question is no.TheGreatDebate wrote:The Law states to stone homosexuals. Is that righteous?
Therein lies the key.Athetotheist wrote:What do you use to see if the Bible is reliable?TheGreatDebate wrote:I use the Bible to see if a description of God is reliable.
It may be more accurate to say that societies decide what is moral. Individuals may have personal opinions that differ from their society but the society prevails overall.TheGreatDebate wrote: Ok, I have my answer and anyone reading this should have theirs. You do not believe the Bible to be the divine Word of God. Morality or natural morality is whatever you understand it to be.
You believe that you have an answer to your question, but where's the answer to mine?TheGreatDebate wrote: [Replying to Athetotheist]
Ok, I have my answer and anyone reading this should have theirs. You do not believe the Bible to be the divine Word of God. Morality or natural morality is whatever you understand it to be.
TheGreatDebate wrote: [Replying to post 102 by SallyF]
Yes, God would be considered very evil by the worlds standards. His return is called the 3rd Woe. Im sorry if you consider that evil. It isnt to the God of the Bible.