tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post5931987921675868587..comments2023-12-11T06:02:28.864-05:00Comments on The Wise Fool: Resurrecting a Comedy of ErrorsTWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-4858288486771835412012-11-28T12:08:51.972-05:002012-11-28T12:08:51.972-05:00Doh! I should have known better. :-)Doh! I should have known better. :-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-40877698764625784802012-11-28T11:37:16.773-05:002012-11-28T11:37:16.773-05:00That's where you are wrong. You have no idea h...That's where you are wrong. You have no idea how bad it would be if he did wipe out those people. It might not be perfect now, but it's way better than it would have been. :)Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-36642118683945194992012-11-28T11:24:32.849-05:002012-11-28T11:24:32.849-05:00I think you are right, Hausdorff. They deserved t...I think you are right, <b>Hausdorff</b>. They deserved to die, both because of their sins, and even more because of their rejection of God. And once these non-repentant sinners are gone, the good guys can live happily ever after. :-) Of course, the "reset" of the Flood did not really seem to work as advertised...TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-77016242752244244902012-11-28T10:45:31.188-05:002012-11-28T10:45:31.188-05:00wow, that's really crazy. Now that I think abo...wow, that's really crazy. Now that I think about it, I guess if you are completely focused on retributive justice rather than empathy you can spin it into a good story. All of those people deserved to die, God killed them and made room for people who deserve to live. Something like that maybe?Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-28671853319396853722012-11-27T11:11:28.903-05:002012-11-27T11:11:28.903-05:00You are not the only one, Hausdorff! I never had ...You are not the only one, <b>Hausdorff</b>! I never had a problem with the Noah's ark story either. A couple years ago, I visited the Creation Museum. They had a large display set up about the flood, and a video on loop that showed a woman and her daughter playing at a table in their hut, when, unknown to them, in the background a wave of the flood waters was coming. They drowned, of course. I was both shocked by the honesty of the display, and disgusted by it. Well, it turns out that that display is their most popular one, and they are building an expansion specifically for the Flood. Go figure.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-44594289028421615692012-11-27T09:43:18.082-05:002012-11-27T09:43:18.082-05:00Yeah, I think you are right, I never read the bibl...Yeah, I think you are right, I never read the bible when I was a Christian, but I did hear the contradictory stuff that was told to us in sunday school. I always assumed any contradiction was just me not understanding, even when I couldn't do enough mental gymnastics to make it fit in my head, I just assumed it was a failing of mine rather than the religion. Still, it's hard to imagine how I would have reacted to having read some of the really terrible stories.<br /><br />Although I guess I never had any problem with the noah's ark story, which looking back I see as a really horrible story. As a Christian though, I was always happy with the idea that God created those people, it was his right to destroy them. It's kinda sickening to me to think about it now.Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-72042843098846143892012-11-26T17:03:20.517-05:002012-11-26T17:03:20.517-05:00Thanks Hausdorff! Yeah, it really makes you wonde...Thanks <b>Hausdorff</b>! Yeah, it really makes you wonder how people miss all of the issues. I guess that speaks to the power of confirmation bias. If you go in with the understanding that it must be good and perfect, it is more difficult to objectively discern what is bad and flawed.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-71968615147836336762012-11-26T14:51:43.285-05:002012-11-26T14:51:43.285-05:00Great post as always TWF. And I agree completely w...Great post as always TWF. And I agree completely with Ahab, it's amazing to me that people can read the bible and think it is divine. When I started my bible reading project at the beginning of this year, it was pretty much immediately obvious to me that this thing is full of mistakes, the more I read the more obvious it becomes. Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-23831607885644852852012-11-24T13:33:51.087-05:002012-11-24T13:33:51.087-05:00Thanks Ahab! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
To m...Thanks <b>Ahab</b>! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!<br /><br />To me, it is the fingerprints which speak louder than the words themselves. But I guess, just like with a crime scene, you do need to dust for the fingerprints to see them! :-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-13945728864271096122012-11-24T10:44:05.091-05:002012-11-24T10:44:05.091-05:00"With this many errors made, where even Jesus..."With this many errors made, where even Jesus Himself misquotes and contradicts Scripture, how can we possibly accept that this accurate testimony of God becoming a man for the sake of our Salvation?"<br /><br />And yet, fundamentalists who have read the Bible cover-to-cover multiple times never notice these inconsistencies, and plug their ears when someone points them out. The scriptures are far more fallible than they think, with human fingerprints all over them.<br /><br />Happy belated Thanksgiving, Wise Fool! Enjoy the upcoming holiday season, whatever your holiday of choice.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com