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Parent Post: Where in the "holy Bible" is calling someone baldy a sin?
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dickie
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6/1/2026, 6:14:40 AM
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" His point is trying to offend and mock Christians" He comes across less like someone who simply disbelieves in God and more like someone who is emotionally engaged with the idea of God. Much of his criticism is directed not at the ancient authors of the text, but at God as a moral agent: why God did this, why God did not do that, why God allows evil, and what kind of being God would be. To an outside observer, that can resemble the rhetoric of someone who is angry at God rather than someone who regards God as entirely fictional. Of course, that impression may be inaccurate. Many atheists criticize religious texts because they believe those texts influence real-world beliefs and behavior. But the focus of his argument is largely on God's character and actions, which can make the discussion sound more like a dispute with God than a discussion of ancient literature. There is also an internal tension in the argument. On one hand, he dismisses the story as fictional. On the other hand, he often discusses the events of the story as though they reveal something meaningful about God's conduct. That is not necessarily inconsistent, but it shifts between criticizing a literary portrayal and criticizing a real deity, sometimes without clearly distinguishing between the two.
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sacredcow
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6/1/2026, 12:02:49 PM
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I have no idea what people believe or why? The Bible is the one document people learn about this god from. The Bible proclaims it is gods holy word. Is it just a document written by humans or is it gods holy word?
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