On 19/04/2006, at 12:53 AM, Deborah Harrell wrote:
But I have
problems with the 'planned betrayal,' as this makes
Judas a stool pigeon, and God an underhanded schemer.
Indeed, it brings to mind the entire Garden bit as
another planned betrayal.
Precisely. It's yet more of why this "loving god" made less and less
sense to me. There's just too much vengeance and sadism ascribed to
this deity... just makes no sense. Mind you, neither does much else
of it, to me. Not any more.
As a child, Frankenstein's creature was a horrible
monster who probably deserved to be hunted down and
burned; as an adult, it is Dr. Frankenstein who ought
to be censured for his abandonment of his faulty
creation, once it goes from being lovely to hideous.
It didn't ask to be made thusly.
Yah. Great analogy.
xponent
The Heresy Of Rob Maru
I find myself more a heretic than ever, as I mature.
I went through heresy long ago, and well out the other side. Now it
just seems all culty and weird, and I find it hard to tell the
difference between any of the major religions. Kind of like how
Europeans find it hard to distinguish Republicans and Democrats...
(both are parties on the right, somewhat like the Conservative party...)
"Because I said so!" is perhaps appropriate for a 2
year old's petulant demands, else you'd have no time
to work, let alone think. But it is a lousy answer to
a thoughtful query by anyone over the age of 5.
Yup. I have this with my niece (age 8-1/2). She asks a LOT of
questions. I have trouble answering them all but I try my best to at
least be honest.
Charlie
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