Richard Dawkins said the God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction?

Question

How is he any better in the new testiment?

Answer 1

It's the same God.

Every act of God in the Old & New Testaments is an act of love.

Answer 2

Well, in the NT he doesn't drown most of the population - that is an improvement.

He does promise to invite them over for a cook out later though - with them being the charcoal ...so maybe you do have a point.

Quantrill - that arguement is just as true in the other direction as well. Religion has no place attempting to explain biology either - yet that doesn't stop it.

Wonderful to hear that you have them on the same level when discussing things outside of their area of study. Many times that is one sided.

Answer 3

He speaks form Spiritual Discernment and as such cannot be taken seriously and he also claims that he is 99% Sure that Life here was seeded here by extra- terrestrials (Aliens).

So to me ? His Claims or statements have as much value as the f***s I flush down the Toilet

Answer 4

Richard Dawkins is a Biologist and if he talked about biology I would consider his opinion as valid. In regards to theology or philosophy my dry cleaners opinion is just as valid as Dawkins.

Brian S

Religion does not attempt to explain biology.  Nor would I take a theologians opinion about biology any more seriously then my dry cleaners.

Answer 5

He went all q***r eye for the straight guy and had a make over..perhaps?

Answer 6

What, because He judges sin? He has a perfect right to do that - it's His Creation.  He is the same God in the NT - Jesus Christ is coming back very soon to kick @$$ and take names.

Answer 7

And he was quite right.  The OT was too violent and repulsive even for the fundies, so they revised the bible.  But basically its the same unforgiving, vindictive, threat-making, murdering "god" as in the OT.

Answer 8

LOL.  good point

Answer 9

Richard Dawkins has an opinion on otherworldly things.. so do I.

Neither opinions are provable through scientific methodology, the one thing I have always seen atheists hold up as a banner of truth.  Which is it? You can't have it both ways.

Answer 10

Who is Richard Dawkins and why should I care what he thinks much less have to explain my beliefs in relation to his?

Answer 11

Actually, I'd argue that the God of the New Testament is worse.

The OT version never threw anyone into fire for all eternity.  He had all sorts of people slaughtered but never without a greater plan in mind.

The NT version essentially created a species fully aware and accepting of the fact that well over half of that species would suffer eternal torture.