Context!!!!!!

Here are a few kernels of truth, wrapped liberally in extreme exaggeration. I know. It's pretty over the top. But so is the assertion that the bible is a holy book. That's a massive exaggeration. Most of it isn't even "pleasant".

The bible is revolting. It is sickening. It is nowhere NEAR as nice a book as what an ethical human could come up with, so why on earth does it have this reputation as having been written by the very author of love itself? It wasn't. It was written by human men - and pretty horrible men by the sounds of things.

And why is it that it only ever seems to be the ugly bits of the bible that are ever taken out of context? Why don't we ever hear christians complaining of John 3:16 being taken out of context?

Look, I know it's possible for things to be taken out of context. Creationists do it all the time, and it bugs the hell out of scientists and rationalists. Even I've been quoted out of context. Sure, it's annoying. But no context is large enough to write off some of the horrors of the bible. I mean - is September 11, for example, completely justified by recourse to a larger "context"? No, and neither are some of the horrors mentioned in the video.

I had a conversation recently (on youtube) and we talked about stoning. It occurred to me, that as an atheist, I will never, ever be called upon to defend the appalling practice of stoning. However, a christian who believes that their heavenly father mandated stoning, does have some kind of obligation to EXCUSE those who practiced stoning, and to even implicitly, DEFEND the practice, seeing, as it was, Yahweh's favored punishment.

THIS is what's wrong with christianity. And yes, I know that there is more to it than that. But how warped are your morals, compared to those of an atheist, if the atheist can outright condemn practices such as stoning and burning alive, but you can't, due to your apparent deep personal relationship with the supreme moral law giver of the universe? You know, that supreme moral law giver who said burning people alive was OK? Something is seriously wrong there.

Or, come out and say that the old testament laws were absolutely hideous! Come and join the rest of us. It's far clearer over here. No double-think. Come and live an ethical life based on what you TRULY believe about how best to live among others.

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[NonStampCollector]

@exor55 "according to the Bible, you athiests are about to ... start chopping Christians heads off because they do not wish to participate in your New World Order."

Well, I'm glad we're being sensible about things, then. Thanks for that wonderful display of reasoned common sense.

[123backinyerface]

@exor55 Whats wrong with having a new world order? Speaking for myself I am almost at the 33rd level as are many atheists, all I have to do is beat that giant Bowser and rescue the princess and I can get my Illuminati pin and scroll.

Then its a big slap up meal of baby meat washed down by the menstrual blood of a virgin, then under our plate is a redeemable code you enter online and get the chance to be antichrist for a day.

Come over to the dark side Luke, John, Mathew and Mark too.

[Frizzurd]

@NonStampCollector yeah we sinners are living the high life and persecuting Christians, it is a good thing i was born a homosexual so that the government would be on my side.

[SeashoreWriter]

I FREAKIN' LOVE THIS...(please take this in any context you'd like).

[ilrichard]

This is why you cant argue with a theist. Because they will make themselves believe anything to cover up for the fact that they will literally believe anything for no reason.

[alelp]

@cengime Ups xD Im sorry, i usually hear the videos about religion rather than watching them, most of the time im doing other things meanwhile, i must have looked at the video at the wrong moments xD thank you.

[ExtrackterYT]

@exor55 So... when heads are chopped off in fiction; atheist are liable - but when it is done i reality it's religious people.

Semantics debates regarding the bibbli is battles lost by anyone who is not a sheep.

[itsonlymepeople]

@exor55 "When a text has to make sense to an audience spanning some 7000 years...." Who said a text written thousands of years ago needs to make sense to people today? What right do later readers of a text have to assume that the text should have any meaning for them? We don't even know who wrote these texts yet religious people claim to know the "real" interpretation of what the author intended. That isn't faith, it's presumptuous, ignorant and foolish.

[scrustle]

Wait, God deceived in the Bible? Well there's another reason Descarte's Meditations are BS.

[exor55]

@danieldvs100 Yes, I believe in all the examples that came from the Bible, good or bad. Some unpleasant stuff happened thousands of years ago, but unless we actually lived there, we won't fully understand the context. If it's in the Bible, then it happened for a reason or will happen. Some things are metaphors etc. It is designed to be difficult in order that those with little faith will not take the time to understand it.

[exor55]

@itsonlymepeople When a text has to make sense to an audience spanning some 7000 years, creatures will be used to represent other things. Metaphors. You are now at the sharp end of civilization where we have lot's of technology and people believe they are very intelligent which causes you to say this. That is by design because one must have faith, otherwise your faith is in the government. Why are the history books issued by whoever any more believable than the Bible?

[dioseolo]

@exor55 Two words: Inquisition and Crusades. Christians have been beheading other people for centuries. You're the bad guys in this movie, DEAL WITH IT.