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(09-15-2016, 02:42 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Yeah, it is funny how amazingly difficult doing one thing can be when you're omnipotent and capable of doing all things. 

Maybe instead of hardening Pharaoh's heart so he wouldn't release the Israelites for His own glory after Pharaoh agreed to free them He could have instead softened Pharaoh's heart which would have prevented so much death and suffering. But, then He couldn't show everyone what a badass He was for His own glory. What is a deity to do with all those plagues and no place to go? Have you ever tried to return a plague to The Plague Store where you bought it?  They only give you store credit towards natural disasters and miscellaneous Acts of God . . . like making Jesus' image appear on a grilled cheese sandwich. I'm not sure why the biggest badass on the block needed to prove anything to something as insignificant as humans. 

Oh, and so much for Pharaoh's free will. 

Pharaoh: "Okay Moses, I'll let your people go. "

God: You will not let Moses' people go. 

Pharaoh: "Moses, I will not let your people go."

So God could guarantee the Israelites couldn't be released, but couldn't guarantee they would be released?  And here we all thought the original Jedi mind trick happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away on a sleepy, little planet called Tatooine. Mind blown. 

First, Pharaoh's heart was already hardened prior to God hardening it (Exodus 7:13, 22; Ex 8:15, 19, 32) so it's not like God had to do all tha tmuch to harden it. Pharoah was not a kind and benevolent dictator. He was a cruel and brutal man who had no qualms about murdering millions of newborn baby boys simply to keep his SLAVES from rising up.

Secondly, yes, God wanted to display His power so that the God's name would be proclaimed throughout the earth.

Lastly, God could've softened Pharaoh's heart, but you forget that after FINALLY letting the Israelites go free, Pharaoh changed his mind and went after them. So maybe God, being omniscient and all, knew that if he softened Pharaoh's heart, it wouldn't last long and Pharoah would eventually change his mind.


I don't mind continuing this, but if you are REALLY interested in discussing this further, I think it best to do so in its own thread so that we might let this thread continue to be about memes, jokes, etc.

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(09-15-2016, 12:24 AM)Benton Wrote: the spike denotes ww I, but there's no Bundesadler. The iron cross was used in ww II and after. So it would point to use after ww II by someone who likes spikes. And probably leather. Maybe someone from the blue oyster bar in police academy?

The black cross design was used by the Kingdom of Prussia starting in 1813 and then the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and present day Germany. It actually dates back to 1205 from the black cross design for the Teutonic knights.

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(09-15-2016, 01:03 PM)PhilHos Wrote: First, Pharaoh's heart was already hardened prior to God hardening it (Exodus 7:13, 22; Ex 8:15, 19, 32) so it's not like God had to do all tha tmuch to harden it. Pharoah was not a kind and benevolent dictator. He was a cruel and brutal man who had no qualms about murdering millions of newborn baby boys simply to keep his SLAVES from rising up.

Secondly, yes, God wanted to display His power so that the God's name would be proclaimed throughout the earth.

Lastly, God could've softened Pharaoh's heart, but you forget that after FINALLY letting the Israelites go free, Pharaoh changed his mind and went after them. So maybe God, being omniscient and all, knew that if he softened Pharaoh's heart, it wouldn't last long and Pharoah would eventually change his mind.


I don't mind continuing this, but if you are REALLY interested in discussing this further, I think it best to do so in its own thread so that we might let this thread continue to be about memes, jokes, etc.

This is a joke. 

He can create the universe and everything in it out of nothing. He can create a man out of dust and a woman from a rib bone. He can flood the entire Earth. He can part the Red Sea. He can rise from the dead three days after dying. He impregnated His own virgin mother who gave birth to Him. And many more miracles. 

But, He can't make one of His asshole kids behave and stop bothering His favorite kids in the daycare He owns and operates. 

If He did know softening Pharaoh's heart would only be temporary then soften his heart again. And if the effects of softening Pharaoh's heart came with an expiration date then there is a limit to magical powers which means he isn't omnipotent. If God can do all things then he could have softened Pharoah's heart permanently. 

I find this hilarious. 

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(09-15-2016, 03:09 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: This is a joke. 

He can create the universe and everything in it out of nothing. He can create a man out of dust and a woman from a rib bone. He can flood the entire Earth. He can part the Red Sea. He can rise from the dead three days after dying. He impregnated His own virgin mother who gave birth to Him. And many more miracles. 

But, He can't make one of His asshole kids behave and stop bothering His favorite kids in the daycare He owns and operates. 

If He did know softening Pharaoh's heart would only be temporary then soften his heart again. And if the effects of softening Pharaoh's heart came with an expiration date then there is a limit to magical powers which means he isn't omnipotent. If God can do all things then he could have softened Pharoah's heart permanently. 

I find this hilarious. 

Of course you do. You hate anything religious.

The story wasn't just about God and Pharaoh nor just Pharaoh and the Israelites. There was more involved than in just freeing the Israelites. If you could stop hating for just a moment, you might recognize that. Of course, this would mean you wouldn't get to bash a religion and may actually understand it a little bit better so I won't hold my breath.

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(09-16-2016, 09:51 AM)GMDino Wrote:

No joke: Did Obama really try rocking a mustache before?

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(09-16-2016, 03:00 PM)PhilHos Wrote: No joke: Did Obama really try rocking a mustache before?

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http://www.mtv.com/news/2575239/is-president-barack-obama-growing-a-mustache/

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(09-16-2016, 02:57 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Of course you do. You hate anything religious.

The story wasn't just about God and Pharaoh nor just Pharaoh and the Israelites. There was more involved than in just freeing the Israelites. If you could stop hating for just a moment, you might recognize that. Of course, this would mean you wouldn't get to bash a religion and may actually understand it a little bit better so I won't hold my breath.

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Only the explanations of the contradictions are complicated. Free will is a central theme of the Bible and yet here is a blatant example of God usurping Pharaoh's free will. And why? For God's glory. How did God earn that glory?  Demonstrating his power via the plagues which included murdering first born children. Murder violates one of His commandments which prompts another complicated explanation about how it is impossible for God to sin. 

Laughing at the contradictions in BS stories written by men to explain something they claim can't be fully comprehended is humor, not hatred. Nor does it mean God doesn't exist. I don't know if there is a god, but I'm certain stories like Exodus are BS. I don't believe in a book (many) Christians seem to believe is the only way a heathen like me can learn morals. But, killing people (to include infants) for one's own glory is immoral. So if I'm going to believe in a God, it's going to be a god who would soften Pharaoh's heart to the suffering of others. Not harder his heart IOT cause more suffering. When I'm more moral than your god something is wrong with the instruction manual. 

If God wanted me to believe a book filled with contradictions and devoid of logic then he shouldn't have made me this way. If God will condemn me for not believing nonsense then he isn't much of a god anyway. It wouldn't hurt if he started acting more Godly and less like a brat throwing a temper tantrum. 

Can you imagine the hilarity which would ensue if we raised our kids like God?

"Hey, Timmy, I want you to take your little brother out to the backyard, sacrifice the family pet, then kill your brother to prove your obedience to me. Mkay?"

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