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<After saying numerous times that I'm not going to attempt a spoon feeding session for people who prefer defending their set opinions ad infinitum, instead of simply reading a book, I'm not sure why that amuses you.



It's amusing because you say that the reason why Terry is wrong is very simple, but you won't give us the reason. Instead of defending your views of the bible, you spend all your effort and energy defending how it's our fault that you're not willing to reason. You tell us the answers are in the New Testament, which we can read for ourselves. Do you mean the parts in the New Testament that teaches masters how they should beat their slaves? Or the parts that tell slaves that they should obey their masters like they obey Christ? Do you selectively ignore these passages when you read the New Testament? Is that how you delude yourself into believing?


Wow, someone's been saving that last sentence for a special day. Terry would be proud.



I know, your own words sound pretty terrible when I throw them back at you eh:

>>"Mentality, your statement about selling daughters off into slavery is a great example of this. I'm mean really, if I have to explain that one to someone, they may as well permanently stamp an idiot tattoo to their forehead, it's so incredibly easy to understand, especially when it's spelt out in the equivalent of bright neon lights throughout the new testament."

In reply to this comment by r10k:
Mentality, your statement about selling daughters off into slavery is a great example of this. I'm mean really, if I have to explain that one to someone, they may as well permanently stamp an idiot tattoo to their forehead, it's so incredibly easy to understand, especially when it's spelt out in the equivalent of bright neon lights throughout the new testament.



You're right, it is incredibly easy to understand: the bible is a fake book written by men to reflect the traditions and social mores of that time period. And I totally agree, we should stamp idiot tattoos on the forehead of anyone who doesn't get it.