| Nintentacle said: - Occam's Razor doesn't disprove the existense of sorcery. It just shows that the first reaction of people is going to be, "This guy is nuts.". As for me, I can't prove they exist, but I think there is a possibility that they do. If you are so sure they don't, based off of facts, show the evidence to support it instead of saying, "The most simple answer is usually correct." - The Bible doesn't say that the rape victim has to marry the rapist necessarily. If the father doesn't approve, the rapist owes the father money (Exodus 22:16-17) - Arguing about this one is a lost cause. I don't know why God does it, but he does say, "I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me. So, basically, God has a reason for everything, but that doesn't mean he'll tell you the reason, and/or you won't understand it. |
- If you consider the supernatural to be a possibility, then there is a possibility of fairies and trolls wandering the forests when people are not looking. If you are so sure they don't based off of facts, show the evidence to support it.
- I purposefully skipped the details because they are irrelevant. The exact quote is still a prime example of how dated the Bible is in regards to gender equality and laws in general.
Out of curiosity, would you say that a father has the right (or alternatively should have the right) to force his daughter to marry her rapist? Because if you don't, you also cherrypick to a degree. Just like the people who don't actually believe in the Bible, as you put it.
- Well, you're right about that.
