Is genocide ok if God tells you to do it?

[TheKnight]

Oops, my mistake. I fixed it.

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Originally Posted by TheKnight

None of those things have been shown to be inaccurate. Lack of evidence is not evidence of lack.

Not by itself, but there are occasions where the truth of a claim implies that there will be evidence to be found. In these cases, not finding that evidence speaks to the truth of the claim.

Originally Posted by TheKnight

And there is no positive negative evidence to entirely disprove it.

"What is proof"-type questions aside, there is quite a bit of evidence that many of the events in the Torah aren't literally true.

The archaeological evidence shows smooth, gradual change with no abrupt transitions. The culture that became the Jews grew out of the indigenous people of Canaan. The Israelites didn't wander in from Egypt and drive out the people who were already living there; they were there all along.

If the battles and conquests of the Torah are based in fact at all, they aren't the story of foreign conquerors who drove out the natives, but the story of an uprising of one native group against others.

And as for the flood and the Earth standing still... are you serious?

[Autodidact]

Originally Posted by TheKnight

None of those things have been shown to be inaccurate. Lack of evidence is not evidence of lack. And there is no positive negative evidence to entirely disprove it.

Suddenly we've switched from only needing 51% confidence to "entirely disprove." Different standard when you don't like the conclusion.

I still don't understand what positive negative evidence is.

[Beaudreaux]

Originally Posted by Humanistheart

Genocide occurs quite often. It's happening in africa right now. Not on gods watch? So what, did he just step out for a coffe the last houndred years or so? Or do people like africans and indegenous people's around the world not count?

In the bible he orders genocide, so I'm curious how you'd come to the conclusion that he'd be against it? He himself causes several genocides such as the flood and sodam and gamora's destruction.

Facetiousness. Sorry...thought it was obvious.