WOTM: The Imperfect Mosaic Law, Part II
It fascinates me — the way Christian excusigists make up some imagined amazing excuse for this or that theological problem, without ever realizing that they've just opened the door to a flood of problems far worst than the one they were excusigizing! That's what Michael Jones has done with his attempt to get God off the hook for all the "immoral ideas" contained in the Hebrew Bible — the Pentateuch, specifically.
Never fear! I saw those additional problems and have pounced on them. Perhaps you can see even more. Leave a comment if so.
Okay... that's it for this month. I'm once again overwhelmed and beyond grateful. That you folks are willing to put out cold hard cash money to keep these videos coming is so heart-warming. I'm especially moved when I think of all the people who can't afford to help out for whatever reason, but who let me know in the YouTube comments how much these videos mean to them. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you from them AND me!
I'm half-way done writing the Mr. Deity episode I hope to shoot with Jimbo (Larry) next month. So look forward to that. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. And I'm hoping you'll all have a great Newtonmas — where folks like me celebrate the birth of Sir Isaac Newton.
Stay safe and smart — because some people can't do both (or either). I'll see you all just before the new year. Where does the time go? Enjoy! B
Comments (6)
God has yet to give us his perfect moral code and Donald Trump has yet to provide for us his perfect replacement for Obamacare.
LOL! Well, at least we got the perfect call — several! Oh, and the perfect insurrection. No, wait!
Gawd couldn't lay down cultural wisdom by mandating people wash their hands? I'm pretty sure that, back then, germs were definitely a culture.
So, culture trumps God? God could not dictate a change in culture? Doesn't sound all-powerful to me.
I think we have reached peak "excusigism".
What strikes me is that the Ancient World wasn't uniform, as you might suppose listening to these Bible apologists. There were many different systems in place, some of which were a lot more socially advanced than the pastoralist patriarchal predatory society of the ancient Hebrews. Whose "promised land" was not empty, but had to be wrested by fair means or foul, from the existing inhabitants (Canaanites).