In class this week we have spent a little time discussing the ridiculous concept of starting war over religious conflicts when religions so often preech peace, love, equality, and forgiveness. During my Catholic upbringing, I was often suprised by the all the death and violence found in biblical stories brought about by God himself. For example, in the story of the great flood, God becomes so dissapointed angry with the outcome of humanity that he floods the whole earth, killing all but a select few. What happened to love and forgiveness? The same could be said for the 7 plagues of Egypt. It could be argued that God was simply eliminating the evil in the world, but is that not what people of different religions believe when they kill others? And it seems pretty obvious that even in these biblical stories, innocent lives were lost, which would seem inexcusable to most religions. By the way, I am not criticizing the bible's teachings in any way, I just like to analyze and interpret things from a variety of perspectives.
In your opinion, could God's actions have been justified? Could God's seemingly violent nature be the cause of war-like conflicts amoung different religions? In your opinion, could the "Garden of Eden" as described in the Bible, be the perfect place it was claimed to be if evil (the snake) existed in it? Why/why not?
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