Any god who 'inspires' people to commit genocide and condone slavery and the subjugation of women can go fuck himself.
Deuteronomy 2:34 "And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none alive."
1 Peter 2:18: "Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel."
Ephesians 6:5 "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ."
Ephesians 5:22, "Wives, submit to you husbands as to the Lord"
How many more 'inspired' verses do I need to quote before you see how ridiculous your views are? Any god who inspires people to act in such a way and then to compile it in a book which purports to be the epitome of moral truth is, in a word, insane.
You cannot use the argument that the New Testament supersedes the barbarity of the Old Testament. The New Testament is far more barbaric because, along with the above verses, it introduces the idea of Hell. At least in the Old Testament you could fucking DIE to get out of the bondage of slavery and escape the rampant misogyny. Only when gentle Jesus (meek and mild) appears are we told that we deserve an eternity of torment for imaginary crimes.
Spare me your rationalizations about how Jesus is love. The same Jesus who would condemn billions to an eternity of torture for living moral lives and not lying to their children? That's not love. The torments of hell, vicarious redemption through human sacrifice, original sin...these are not moral teachings. But, these ARE ideas which are easily ascribed to Iron Age, semi-literate peasants.
When you read the bible for what it is, the ramblings of primitive goatherds, it ceases to be mysterious. "Why would god inspire and condone slavery, approve of sexism, and call for the mass murder of infants?"
The answer is, plainly, he wouldn't. It's all make-believe - just like God.
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