Maybe after playing bass guitar for the grateful dead, and then latterly, Hawkwind for many years, he'd just want a quiet life.
How would the UK react to the second coming of Jesus?
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It depends on the scriptures mate. On one hand you have the likes of 'Thou shall not kill' and 'Love your enemies' on the other you have 'An eye for an eye' and 'Suffer a witch not to live'. Plus God himself is guilty of killing his enemies etc. with the likes of the great flood, the first borns of Egypt and the Pharaohs army, Sodom and Gomorrah, and so on. It can all be a bit "Do as I say, not as I do" really.
I'd say most countries support the "an eye for an eye" because of how prevalent the death penalty is, including the United States.
Bonus points for Hawkwind reference.
You were claiming that the Bible and our holy texts are where we get our morality from.
Yet there is a passage that says it’s OK to rape a virgin as long as you box her dad off with a few quid and imprison her into a lifetime of marriage with her attacker.
Do you not see the contradiction?
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Are you suggesting Boris is God…..or maybe it’s Gove….
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I agree to an extent that religion is a useful tool for adopting morals into a society, even that it gives some people a sense of purpose, but that's all it is. If I were a ruler 2000 or so years ago, I'd definitely push religion on the uneducated populace. It's a great way to control the peasantry.
But there never was, nor ever will be, a man who did what Jesus supposedly did. Its fiction. No different to a child's bedtime story telling them to behave or the bogeyman will get them.
But there never was, nor ever will be, a man who did what Jesus supposedly did. Its fiction. No different to a child's bedtime story telling them to behave or the bogeyman will get them.
But there's the conflict, because that goes against the 'Thou shall not kill' scripture. You are either committed or you are not... you can't 'cherry-pick' (not talking about you personally).
By the way, I have nothing against you or what you may believe, I'm just finding this to be a nice friendly discussion so please don't think I'm having a go at you in any way, these are nothing more than my opinions.
Not bad if you're an ugly bugger who fancies, and wants's to marry, a certain stunning looking woman. Just rape her, give her dad the 'fee', then yippee, she's your wife... for life.
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The Earth is the only thing we should pay homage too.
Earth alone will determine the future of mankind, our morals should be based on that
Earth alone will determine the future of mankind, our morals should be based on that
I think you're getting the wrong end of the stick here buddy. The verse you quoted is actually meant to protect the victim. Back in those days, no men was willing to marry non-virgin females and they were seen as burden. If a female lost her virginity through rape, she would be rendered "useless" so the rapist marrying her, would give her the chance of having a husband, financial support and respect. Obviously in 2021, our society was evolved so much to the point where these scriptures look bad or evil, even though they were all made in good will.
His dad certainly didn’t come
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I think it was more calling the rich out than doing tricks that got him into trouble with the authorities.
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Or your current wife.
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