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The authors of the Bible were victim blaming? That sounds a bit far-fetched. How would you describe the actions of a parent who killed their children because the children were mis-behaving and a disappointment?They noted the consequences that occurred due to their own behavior. They did not consider them "cruel". That is modern Western perspective by some atheists.
That may be. Most civilizations have flood myths, most likely the result of tales and fables carried down from the end of the last Ice Age.The flood story is a myth borrowed from Sumer.
So, they killed Jesus for telling people to pay their taxes?Have you ever read the Bible? The Romans didn't care as long as the Jews paid their taxes. The Jews were very divided in the first century... With various factions collaborating with the Romans or killing each other and the Romans.
Seek and find.There is no reason to accept that any god had any intended purpose for the planet. There is no evidence to suggest a 6,000 year old planet created by a god. Claims to supernatural events are simply empty when we have no evidence of supernaturalism.
What spirit being is living here? I suppose alien beings living among us is possible also, but there is clearly nothing to indicate that is the case. Why should anyone accept claims to spirit beings, aliens, etc., when those claims are completely unsupported?
Titus and foreign garrisons under his command. It was the end of an age. The end of temple Judaism.So, they killed Jesus for telling people to pay their taxes?
Who do you think destroyed the Temple? The Jews?
So, they killed Jesus for telling people to pay their taxes?
Who do you think destroyed the Temple? The Jews?
It's much older than Genesis and is found in Bahrain, Mesopotamia and among the most north coast Canaanites.The flood story is a myth borrowed from Sumer.
Jesus probably didn't believe in original sin either. He was a Jew.why did the jews crucify the religious itinerant ... especially if they did not believe in "original" sin, seems the motive would belie the c bible. for both.
I am saying you do not understand the Bible in the same way Rabbis who know the language, cultures, and histories understand it.The Bible presents an angry god based upon what is written in the Bible. Have you studied the histories and cultures of the times? These were profoundly superstitious people who believed life was controlled by various gods who managed the forces of nature.
If you assert that the biblical flood tale and the erasure of most of humanity is a flawed interpretation then provide some evidence to support that claim. Are you suggesting the flood tale as delineated in the Bible is a translation error?
Not what I said, but you sure seem to like the idea.The authors of the Bible were victim blaming?
I was speaking of responsibility...
Nothing new almost every ancient culture has a flood story.
This is just one more reason not to think that the bible has any divine meaning
Already been through this. We know God did not kill through floods and natural disasters.How would you describe the actions of a parent who killed their children because the children were mis-behaving and a disappointment?
Well, the stories sure aren't history.
You for one, are one of the 'some' I noted. I can also identify atheists who do not. My husband for one. And some who post here.What atheists? Can you identify them?
In which, as always, God provided an escape. For over 100 years, people could see the ark being built. They knew Noah, they heard him give the warnings and they ignored them.
Nope. No overlapping details. They all happened at different times.On the contrary. The fact that just about every ancient culture has a big flood story indicates that it was an actual event that occurred, which gives weight to the bible being true, not the other way around.
Also, many of these flood stories from different cultures around the world have some overlapping details which is pretty amazing, and is more evidence that it actually occurred.
Where does one go to seek and find evidence for supernaturalism?Seek and find.
I don't believe aliens have landed, a flat earth, etc. That is why I don't post on those sites.
I do believe in God. It is why I post here.
Nope. No overlapping details. They all happened at different times.
Book of Kings has the best advice. Look for God in that which is small and quiet. Pray.Where does one go to seek and find evidence for supernaturalism?
How do you know they were "inspired by " a god?
You people speak of the bible as something divine and all you have for proof of that is what a few people said thousands of years ago.
The bible is a work of men and men alone there is nothing in it that proves any divine intervention
