re: How do you consider yourself logical and still believe in the Abrahamic God of the bible.

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What about Jepthah's daughter?

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Jepthah was an idiot. Show me where God condoned that or praised him for it. He stuck his foot in his mouth and said something stupid and when he looked foolish, instead of backing off, he continued on his course. The lesson I always take away from that is be careful promising what you can't control. That is a horrible story, but I don't think you can blame God.

In the late 1940s there was a battle on the Temple mount in Jerusalem between Israeli and Jordanian soldiers. The Israeli soldiers got down to their last 25 bullets. Suddenly the Jordanian soldiers screamed "Abraham!" They dropped their weapons and ran away. One of the Isreali soldiers, Ira Rappaport, had the opportunity to meet one of the Jordanian soldiers many years later. The man told him that they had seen the Biblical Abraham standing on the Temple Mount with the Isrealis.

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You mean biased biblical scholars that agree with you of course.

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I can’t speak for him, but I will say I question your child sacrifices. Where did ask for children to be sacrificed to him? I am not aware of that at all. Don’t say Abraham and Isaac as that was a test and Abraham’s hand was stayed by an angel.

With regards to the 10th, that was judgement upon Egypt for the sins of the land. I know we don’t like it and don’t want to think of it this way but sin is open war against God. He brought judgement in that act. Sin has an incredibly high price.

Regarding Moses writing the Pentateuch, that’s more tradition than anything. I cannot comment on the census issue you bring up as I simply don’t know enough to speak to it.

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In the late 1940s there was a battle on the Temple mount in Jerusalem between Israeli and Jordanian soldiers. The Israeli soldiers got down to their last 25 bullets. Suddenly the Jordanian soldiers screamed "Abraham!" They dropped their weapons and ran away. One of the Isreali soldiers, Ira Rappaport, had the opportunity to meet one of the Jordanian soldiers many years later. The man told him that they had seen the Biblical Abraham standing on the Temple Mount with the Isrealis.

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bullshite.

You really lack logic or critical thinking.

The Bible is made up of stories of miracles and teachings based on how humans of that age could interpret the amazing things that they witnessed and experienced.

Today we know more about how the world works, but we are really just scratching the surface of the Universe and its workings. We are just now learning about the existence of black holes or worm holes. We are seeing the possible existence of other realms/dimensions in space and time. The way time itself may work and how time may be slower when near a black hole. A tiny understanding Quantum Physics/Mechanics.

-Stories and accounts of people with near death experiences detailing what they saw and how they were able to know things after their experience that defies logic. Different planes of existence would explain the concept of “Heaven”. Perhaps “Heaven” is in a different plane of existence where time runs slower to where a hundred years on Earth is merely a few seconds in Heaven? That may explain how the “earth was created in six days” (Heaven time)

-People with deep connections to a “higher power” that are told of things to come. Tales of guardian angles and unexplained healing. Just look at the VIDEOS of objects (UFOs) traveling in unexplained ways. What are those objects? How do they just “appear”?

There is no doubt that the universe, the earth and all the creatures within were created by a higher intelligence. The way our bodies and minds biologically work are amazing.

I believe there is a higher power, whether you want to call that power “GOD’ or not. But there is a higher power. Perhaps we are living in a simulation and are being monitored and controlled through thoughts being put into our minds. Perhaps the earth is a place where our souls are challenged and matured.

There is “light” and there is “darkness”. There is love and there is evil. But, I firmly believe there is a lot more to our world and existence than “meets the eye”.

Think about this. Every single culture from ancient times to now are filled with stories of beings and wonders that defy their explanation. So how you can claim that there is NOT the existence of the Abrahamic GOD is beyond me. That is probably the best description of what the people of that time could describe and does not mean they were “brainwashed” from a young age.

It’s crazy.

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Wrong. It literally is the logic. I grew up in a christian family. I grew up going to sunday school. The first question that hit me early on was the idea that if I had been born somewhere else I would likely be doing the same thing except for another religion.

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If I had been born in Saudi Arabia, then I would most likely be a practicing Muslim. As I read the Bible, that does present issues. I also wonder about those who were in the new world post Jesus and pre Columbus. They never heard anything. Are they just screwed? I don’t believe that for a minute.

If you read CS Lewis’s works, you can tell he believes that God judges the hearts of those to find those who love him though they did not know the name to call. I tend to think he makes a persuasive argument.

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Being gay is normal, you can choose which sex you want to be, fish become philosophers, nothing created everything, slaughtering babies is ok, white people are the devil, ignoring science because it contradicts your clown world liberal belief system.

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Ahhh assuming my belief systems. I actually am closer to the Jordan Petersen school of thought in that I do not believe in the Bible but I do believe that western morals as brought by Christianity were a massive net positive for civilization. The nuclear family and the values surrounding one are the firmest foundation for society as a whole.

We’ll do you believe that a guy named Jesus was on our earth approx 2000 years ago? You do know the New Testament was written by a number or guys who were with him and the Romans crucified people regularly in that time period.