BestValue I have to quote your whole post because enough time has passed that my reply won't make sense without it
Back, I just saw a post you made two days ago I would like to respond to. I can't copy-and-paste your exact words from where I am right now (using my BlackBerry) but first you said something about "God invented those rules." That's not exactly correct. God's morality is an expression of His character and nature. He did not invent the rules. Otherwise, we would run into the Euthyphro dilemma (Google it) and you might have a valid objection.
You also mention something about God not knowing which child is guilty so He kills all of them. You seem to be confusing God with King Herod who did that after Jesus' birth. Also, to God everyone is guilty so this argument fails. And got has the right to take away life He has given and the power to give it back again. We do not. Finally, a logically-consistent atheist admits that there is no objective morality and no free will. Thus, the concept of morality becomes meaningless and atheists forfeit the right to complain about anyone's morals - especially God's.
I haven't decided about free will yet. I thought I'd make my mind up later.
but yes I said there is no objective morality - none found so far anyway. The only external morality is what some guys said their god said and lots of other guy's gods tell us differently.
I personally wouldn't call this morality, but Evolution has made us inclined to avoid certain things. I mean if you kill everyone on sight how can you pass on your genes and how can you kill the tiger that is eating your children if you can't cooperate with others. We always had a rule of thumb for getting by. The church wrote it down and claimed copyright but it was never theirs.
I said that it was possible to work out a practical morality logically. That in fact this is what we have done and the only holdout really is your god. Now you want to say that your god can do what he wants to anyone and that this is ok and that we shouldn't object because there is no objective morality.
Well firstly your god said there was an objective morality so he at least ought to be sticking to it. Secondly even if the morality developed by the people on earth is relative, we like it and despise your god for breaking it.
As for the children god has killed (none of course because he is imaginary, but we are arguing your reality) I was pointing to several cases. According to your bible god killed the firstborn of eqypt. They wouldn't all be children but some would be and some newly born babies. The good guys had to put blood over their front doors so god wouldn't accidentally kill their kids. He couldn't be expected to know who lived where I guess. This story is considered inspirational and sane. It is neither .
ok back to catching up with later posts