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Was the 'god' of the old testament a psychotic jerk?
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[quote:tamaracks 82351525:MV81MTkwMTAxXzk1NDMwMzQyX0JBQTlGNDQ4] It should be fairly obvious that people (ancient & modern) ascribe the order of the universe to some basic principle or 'lawgiver' that can be personified in myth. What the ancient astronomers called the "firmament" was the fixed backdrop of stars (forming [i]heavenly[/i] constellations) which they interpreted to be the source of orderliness in the universe and dwelling of the creator. Being "cast out" of heaven was a way of saying falling from the fixed order to Earth, where things are in motion and subject to changes -like aging, sickness, conflict, and death. Dis-aster is a word with aster or star at its root. So, it was that they interpreted disaster of all kinds either to being under influence of a dark star or time of darkness, or as a personification and consequence of following a dark moral course. But the supreme source of order was considered blameless, while the victims of disaster were blamed. [/quote]
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I think so.
He comes across as an insecure and angry person.
Wrathful and jealous. Some of the worst aspects of the human
condition.
So many instances of this.
But I've been thinking about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah lately.
It's funny how there are still remnants of this act right there for all to see.
Little sulfur balls.
They fell from the sky on fire, I assume, and destroyed these cities, not just the wicked anal rapists, but all the children and the innocent as well.
It was just like napalm, anything they landed on would just burn until there wasn't anything left.
Some form of ancient tech.
What a dick.
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