Poll: Dark Forces?

[nPeace]

So the book is saying taking a census is a very terrible sin and that God punished them for being guilty of this grave sin!

No. The book is saying God's named people not following God's direction, and being faithless, despite being shown reason to exercise faith is "a very terrible sin".

Either the 'God' described in this book is unjust and really quite weird to kill people because the king conducted a census, or the book that tells this story is telling some untruths about God.

Or the critics are just picking around desperately, to come up with something to fault the Bible, since all their attempts fail - they can't demonstrate their claimed failed prophecies, and archaeologists keep scrubbing their imaginary "lack of evidence".

In either case, the stories in the book should not be believed.

What case? The ones you just came up with.
The third option puts that to rest, and in that case, critics have no case.

We know what you want, but you need to do more than claim something. You need to demonstrate it.
You did the former. Not the later.
Maybe try again. That seems to be the critics life - trying again.

 

[soulsurvivor]

The book is saying God's named people not following God's direction, and being faithless

Taking a census is being faithless? Anyway, it was the king who took the census, so why kill 70,000? Either this 'God' or the book is very weird and unjust.

 

[MonkeyFire]

Yes. They try to harm faithful lovers, but it’s is I who God shines on fondly.

 

[nPeace]

Taking a census is being faithless? Anyway, it was the king who took the census, so why kill 70,000? Either this 'God' or the book is very weird and unjust.

Or you aren't listening. Evidently, that's it.

 

[soulsurvivor]

Or you aren't listening. Evidently, that's it.

Imagine worshipping a God who kills 70000 people because the king took a census!

 

[nPeace]

Imagine worshipping a God who kills 70000 people because the king took a census!

Right. Block your ears and believe what you will. Or... go back and pay attention. That way, we would know, you are open to looking at actual facts.

 

[soulsurvivor]

Right. Block your ears and believe what you will. Or... go back and pay attention. That way, we would know, you are open to looking at actual facts.

Thanks for the sage advice!