DowTingTom wrote:Danieltwotwenty wrote:
It appears we have another Magsolo/Snowrider here, seriously what does this have to do with the topic at hand.
I would also recommend a book called "Is God a Moral Monster" by Paul Copan, your answers lie there.
Just coming back to this after a busy few days with real life and stuff.
I'd just like to make it clear (if I haven't already) that your post is neither welcoming nor useful.
It appears to say 'Go away - we don't like people like you.'
I'm not sure that is what you intended.
That was not my intention to be dismissive, but instead to draw attention to the way in which your posting. You seem to have the same attacking style of posting as previous posters and seem to not really think deeply or even try to understand the person replying to you. All you seem to be interested in is formulating the next argument.
This is not a slight on yourself or your character, but I would suggest thinking about the the style in which you post.
When you think you have won an argument you actually just lost, because an argument is not about winning or losing, it is about the truth and understanding, not necessarily what you hold to be true but understanding what the other person holds to be true. Once you understand this and can keep your emotions in check and engage intellectually with the other party, things will go more smoothly.
Listening is the first step to understanding and we have had people posing these same questions again and again but they never listened, it's not like we have never posed these questions ourselves or never heard them posed to us. Philosophers and theologians have been answering these same questions for hundreds of years, the first thing you should recognise is that there are logical answers to these questions, whether you accept them as true or not is your choice, but we obviously do and after years of contemplation we are quite comfortable with the God of the Bible.
I highly recommend reading Is God a MoralMmonster by Paul Copan, if you really want to understand the seemingly immoral laws and events in the OT.
If you are really sincere about learning and understanding you will find the answers to many of your questions just by reading books on the subject.
The rape law is not as it seems, I don't have my copy at the moment but I will try to get it back ASAP, but it would be much easier if you got a copy and read it. You learn so much more when you do the study yourself than have someone paraphrase it for you.
Dan