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In reply to the discussion: Why does God condone slavery? [View all]
Why does God condone slavery? [View all] edhopper Mar 2021 OP
The Bible was written by people. Writers/transcribers were elitists. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2021 #1
This would be a historical / atheist view edhopper Mar 2021 #4
Anthropology, Music and Religion: She Blinded Me With Science. old as dirt Mar 2022 #60
"They just viewed it as a given" brooklynite Mar 2021 #47
Theft works both ways. old as dirt Mar 2022 #61
Could it be Thunderbeast Mar 2021 #2
That would be the historical/agnostic answer edhopper Mar 2021 #7
I find no obligation to provide an explanation to meet their delusions. Thunderbeast Mar 2021 #10
Well played edhopper Mar 2021 #12
The Bible is Morality version 1.0 Shermann Mar 2021 #3
So edhopper Mar 2021 #5
There is no creator God vlyons Mar 2021 #6
Sure edhopper Mar 2021 #8
You don"t have to believe in god to practice loving kindness vlyons Mar 2021 #19
I would submit edhopper Mar 2021 #21
read Trungpa's "Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" vlyons Mar 2021 #25
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. vlyons Mar 2021 #28
That is a great quote edhopper Mar 2021 #30
Theoretically, there were for stones of rules. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #9
Ah! edhopper Mar 2021 #16
"Oy!" He says, when he drops the third tablet. Cracks me up every time. EarnestPutz Mar 2021 #20
Please don't try to make sense of that novel. It will make your head explode. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #11
I was raised Southern Baptist and you'd think that would give me some insight. Girard442 Mar 2021 #13
I have had these discussions edhopper Mar 2021 #15
Try reading Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger" if you haven't already. Girard442 Mar 2021 #17
Same for me. I never bought into any of it as a child. The Bible stories seems just like Dream Girl Mar 2021 #22
I saw a werewwolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's edhopper Mar 2021 #31
Trader Vics? Pina Colada? What's that? Dream Girl Mar 2021 #33
Old enough to be edhopper Mar 2021 #34
I think some people are more attuned to spiritual presence. As I very young child I didn't find it Dream Girl Mar 2021 #35
It was a joke edhopper Mar 2021 #36
Ahh Ouuuu!! n/t DEbluedude Mar 2021 #37
What I want to know vlyons Mar 2021 #23
Those and Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2021 #26
I remember some similar experiences in the '60's Under The Radar Mar 2021 #29
Often wondered why Mary's father didn't beat the shit out of Joseph Under The Radar Mar 2021 #27
I see your responses edhopper Mar 2021 #14
Try to see the Bible stories as allegories vlyons Mar 2021 #24
I do edhopper Mar 2021 #32
and what moral hidden meaning is one supposed to obtain Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #43
Sadly, there is no answer satisfactory to the OP, but the believer does answer... sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #18
An understanding that cannot be explain edhopper Mar 2021 #38
As a practical matter, civilization such as it was could not have existed without slavery localroger Mar 2021 #39
But as always edhopper Mar 2021 #40
We are not too far from a situation where most human labor is really unnecessary localroger Mar 2021 #41
I fear those who rule us edhopper Mar 2021 #42
oh we have already chosen the former. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #44
Read "Answer to Job" ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #45
A 13 billion year old diety edhopper Mar 2021 #46
I think this is another form of the question Steelrolled Mar 2021 #48
I disagree edhopper Mar 2021 #49
As you say, he could have prohibited slavery Steelrolled Mar 2021 #50
intersesting fact edhopper Mar 2021 #51
'Cause the guys who wrote the book say he does. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2021 #52
Speaking of free will, one of the first stories... old as dirt Dec 2021 #53
And did she? edhopper Dec 2021 #55
I guess I see it as an exercise of Free Will. old as dirt Dec 2021 #57
Someone chooses of their own free will edhopper Dec 2021 #58
What would those two philosophy classes... old as dirt Dec 2021 #59
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