Pyromaniac1337 said:
Bolded parts are the reasons I try not to get into theocratic debates with Atheists unless I know that they've done the research.
Well, I got an OH SHI- from this section [http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/false_prophets/dt13_01.html] of a LEGO rendition of the Bible, in that it pretty much pegs Christianity as wrong from the Old Testament standpoint (aside: light grey text is stuff he put in the pic; actual Biblical quotes are in black).
On a personal note, the Bible can be fucked. up., especially in the OT (marrying the rapist who impregnated you [http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/rape/dt22_29b.html]), though the NT has its own insensitivities (presuming what awl teh Joos sez boot Xianiteez [http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/how_the_jews_tell_it/mt28_15.html]) and apparently upholds the batshittery rules of The Law [http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_teachings_of_jesus/on_the_law_of_moses/mt05_17.html]. Of course, disagreeing with any of this and going with what I feel is sound & sane (or at least rubs me well) pretty much auto-damns me [http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/following_your_own_moral_compass/dt29_19.html], it's easier to cast it away as old bunk.
Now, after such inflammatory language, feel free to tell me if any of that's being taken too literally (particularly, every other thing Jesus says seems to come with the "He's saying it to make a point later," condition) or out of context, but the Bible, to me, is just another flawed carryover from earlier times. Sure, there's good points in there, and I wouldn't be surprised if whoever wrote it had a good sense of human natures that effected/affected what was put in (and, depending on how sciencey it would be to discuss it today, whether such inclusions were straightforward about their purposes), but there's too much "lol, no." in there for me to condone the whole damn thing.
And a call out to all Jews and Christians: For your God's sake, the Second Commandment has to be one of the. easiest. rules. any deity ever gave its people ever.. Heck, just use Jeebus or, if you wanna be technical, "Gah", but if you love your God and recognize "God" as its name, then why sling it around as if it's less than the word "damn" in severity (which, ironically, if the weakest of cuss words in riling someone up, while technically being the worst of the lot). I avoid using it often enough (and have now gotten to spouting "secondcommandent" whenever I catch my family members, all Christian, letting it slip), and I don't even adhere to the faith anymore; my line of reasoning is why should I bother bringing anyone's God into things? "Oh my god," itself evokes the likeness of some airhead self-endowed, so why would I get myself more pissed in using even a part of that (though I do/will say, "Godammit" has the right kinda noises for vocalizing pissed-off-ness, part of the reason "fuck" is such an optimal word for that purpose).
Whoa-ho,
way too much text, and only feeding the fire, but, eh, I don't post on enough threads, so this one'll have to suffer. Let's see if I can find a scrap of on-topic salvation for this spiel... Eh, this'll do, I guess: I thought Scar's saying "I was the first in line, until the little hairball was born," meant that he was physically up front to see Simba, then turn-faced when the royal ball was brought forth, essentially disrespecting and cold-shouldering(?) the presentation. I get the joke now, but I still like that interp.
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