Responding to athiestic arguments

[SPH1]

I would go one step further, it clearly wasn’t God who commanded this:

KJV - NUMBERS 31.

Even criticizing Moses here for his brutal command is weak coming from the atheist though. As one other poster pointed out, it’s a little bit presumptuous to claim to know what the conditions of war were at this time and the cultural conditions. It’s fairly easy for an atheist to Monday-morning-quarterback an ancient conflict and claim that that’s not what he would have done under the same circumstances.

An even more compelling argument against the atheist’s case is to point out that in his world view, this action commanded by Moses wouldn’t necessarily be wrong at all. I believe as a Christian you can disagree with what Moses ordered. It wasn’t commanded by God. The atheist has no room to say this was a wrong or immoral act on the part of Moses. Make him justify why under his theory of morality what Moses commanded was immoral.

In this example at least, the atheist position missed it’s mark.

 

[tdgesq]

In this example at least, the atheist position missed it’s mark.

I agree. Unfortunately for the atheist, we will still be here.

 

[Suat]

What is it about me that causes you to have disdain for me?

I have no disdain for you, it is religious beliefs in general that I have little or no respect for.

Getting back to the topic of the thread. I would agree that the Numbers passage quoted is not the best example, God simply told Moses to avenge the Israelites on the Midianites and it is possible that Moses took that too far in God’s eyes (although I wonder why God never said anything about it…).

 

[StCsDavid]

I have no disdain for you, it is religious beliefs in general that I have little or no respect for.

Fair 'nuff.

Getting back to the topic of the thread. I would agree that the Numbers passage quoted is not the best example, God simply told Moses to avenge the Israelites on the Midianites and it is possible that Moses took that too far in God’s eyes (although I wonder why God never said anything about it…).

Well, using your approach to scripture, God did prevent Moses from entering the Promised Land, and he did have to spend 40 years traipsing around the desert with a bunch of cranky Jews. What else do you want?

 

[Suat]

Fair 'nuff.
Well, using your approach to scripture, God did prevent Moses from entering the Promised Land, and he did have to spend 40 years traipsing around the desert with a bunch of cranky Jews. What else do you want?

Perhaps he could have also toned down Exodus? Us atheists are never satisfied, right?