Comments on: God is a Dick - Part I: Eden

By: life with derek the bet cast

life with derek the bet cast — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:53:09 +0000

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By: I Am

I Am — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:48:12 +0000

mountmccabe:
God, the fictional character, is a dick in the same sense that Sherlock Holmes is a genius. Your point is well taken, however. It’s best to clarify.

Michelle:
Actually, no. The “us” is Yahweh talking to the other gods which were worshipped in the area at the time and which are referenced frequently throughout the OT. In fact, there are a couple of spots where it’s specifically mentioned that people moving to other areas start to worship local gods. I hope your other arguments are more solid than this.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:39:07 +0000

Just to clafify: The “us”, God talking to himself, refers to the trinity - father son and holy ghost. If you read all of Genesis, you will find other references. I’ve got a lot more to refute on this post, but unfortunately don’t have the time. Maybe later.

By: mountmccabe

mountmccabe — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 19:49:06 +0000

1. God is not a dick. God is not. Yes, I’m splitting hairs here. [The gods folks believe in, however….]

2. Monotheism is simple. You have one father to rule over his family, one king to rule over his land and one god to rule them all. The relationships of the various gods in polytheisms are much more complicated and, worse, shifting (this is a big post-history issue.) Monotheism is better as a dead religion, (relatively) static and traditionalist.

2a. Also polytheism is very popular. It was probably stronger before mass written histories (why bother to keep things constant if you’re the only one who can read?) but I’m sure there are more polytheists than monotheists… just not in the U.S.

2b. It just depends on what you want, static and traditionalist or fluid and broad.

2c. Or neither. Duh.

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RazorsKiss.net » The Daily Cut - 7/1 — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:52:55 +0000

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