Many atheists unjustly accuse the God of the Bible of drowning children in the
Genesis Flood. They are wrong. The Flood was not God's fault, it was the fault
of fallen evil human beings. The likes of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel
Dennett, the late Christopher Hitchens, and Matt Dillahunty all accuse the God
of the Bible of drowning children during the Genesis Flood. Their false
accusations are all over the Internet.
God was right and just in drowning every living being during The Great Flood.
Why?
Because a vital part of the narrative of The Great Flood was the total wickedness
and murderous violence of the people living at the time of The Great Flood.
If atheists take any part of the Genesis narrative seriously, they have to take all
of it seriously.
The Genesis narrative says that God did drown all living beings at the time of The
Great Flood.
The Genesis narrative also explains WHY God made the decision to drown them.
Here is why:
"The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become and that every
inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time." Genesis 6:5
"Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence . . .for all the people
of earth had corrupted their ways" Genesis 6:11
Atheists take the narrative that God drowned them seriously and as being historically true.
Atheists then MUST ALSO take Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 6:11 seriously and as being
historically true -- which explains WHY God did what He did.
If atheists do NOT take the Genesis narrative that God drowned them as historically true,
then they should have no moral problem with God's actions.
If atheists DO also take Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 6:11 as historically true then they should
have no moral problem with God ---because again these verses explain why God brought
The Genesis Flood upon humanity.
Note again that the wickedness of man was great and that "every inclination of the thoughts
of his heart was only evil all the time", and that the earth "was corrupt and full of violence."
These people were not salvageable.
Total wickedness. Murderous violence.
And both of those ALL the time, not just some of the time.
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Free Will.
The Institution of Free Will.
Parents are morally responsible for what happens to their children when it is the
parents that make Free Will decisions to choose to do evil.
It was wholly the moral fault of the parents living at the time of The Great Flood
because it was THEY that made the decision to plunge into total wickedness
and murderous violence.
And to do that all the time . . . ALL the time.
Here is the principle:
The reality and presence of innocent children cannot void and nullify the Institution
of Free Will.
Therefore what parents choose to do, will determine what happens to their children.
For example, mothers who use their Free Will to choose to take harmful illegal drugs
during their pregnancies can expect their innocent babies to be born with serious
health problems. This is not God's fault. It is the mother's fault.
These mothers cannot say to God, "Please void out and nullify my Free Will because
I am carrying an innocent helpless human baby."
No, the mother is the one morally responsible for her Free Will decision to consume
harmful illegal drugs during her pregnancy.
Humans cannot point to their innocent children and say to God, "Do not punish me
for my total plunge into wickedness and murderous violence because if you punish
me, you will also harm my innocent children. Compare the total destruction of the
totally wicked Canaanites in the Old Testament --- commanded by God.
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Classic Historical Example Of This Free Will Principle:
Germany During World War ll
When Germany's parents made the social and political decision to follow Adolph
Hitler and embrace Nazism, they also made the decision to put their innocent
children at risk of serious harm. The parents of Germany could not say to
The Allies (or to God) do not try to put a stop to our Nazism because if you
do that, you will harm our innocent children. The Allies bombed German
cities and there was a lot of "collateral damage" done to innocent children.
Conclusion:
The drowning of the children at the time of The Genesis Flood was wholly
the immoral fault of the parents who lived at that time, and made the
Free Will decision to plunge into total wickedness and murderous violence.
And to do that ALL the time . . not just occasionally, but ALL the time.
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Genesis Flood. They are wrong. The Flood was not God's fault, it was the fault
of fallen evil human beings. The likes of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel
Dennett, the late Christopher Hitchens, and Matt Dillahunty all accuse the God
of the Bible of drowning children during the Genesis Flood. Their false
accusations are all over the Internet.
God was right and just in drowning every living being during The Great Flood.
Why?
Because a vital part of the narrative of The Great Flood was the total wickedness
and murderous violence of the people living at the time of The Great Flood.
If atheists take any part of the Genesis narrative seriously, they have to take all
of it seriously.
The Genesis narrative says that God did drown all living beings at the time of The
Great Flood.
The Genesis narrative also explains WHY God made the decision to drown them.
Here is why:
"The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become and that every
inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time." Genesis 6:5
"Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence . . .for all the people
of earth had corrupted their ways" Genesis 6:11
Atheists take the narrative that God drowned them seriously and as being historically true.
Atheists then MUST ALSO take Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 6:11 seriously and as being
historically true -- which explains WHY God did what He did.
If atheists do NOT take the Genesis narrative that God drowned them as historically true,
then they should have no moral problem with God's actions.
If atheists DO also take Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 6:11 as historically true then they should
have no moral problem with God ---because again these verses explain why God brought
The Genesis Flood upon humanity.
Note again that the wickedness of man was great and that "every inclination of the thoughts
of his heart was only evil all the time", and that the earth "was corrupt and full of violence."
These people were not salvageable.
Total wickedness. Murderous violence.
And both of those ALL the time, not just some of the time.
_______________
Free Will.
The Institution of Free Will.
Parents are morally responsible for what happens to their children when it is the
parents that make Free Will decisions to choose to do evil.
It was wholly the moral fault of the parents living at the time of The Great Flood
because it was THEY that made the decision to plunge into total wickedness
and murderous violence.
And to do that all the time . . . ALL the time.
Here is the principle:
The reality and presence of innocent children cannot void and nullify the Institution
of Free Will.
Therefore what parents choose to do, will determine what happens to their children.
For example, mothers who use their Free Will to choose to take harmful illegal drugs
during their pregnancies can expect their innocent babies to be born with serious
health problems. This is not God's fault. It is the mother's fault.
These mothers cannot say to God, "Please void out and nullify my Free Will because
I am carrying an innocent helpless human baby."
No, the mother is the one morally responsible for her Free Will decision to consume
harmful illegal drugs during her pregnancy.
Humans cannot point to their innocent children and say to God, "Do not punish me
for my total plunge into wickedness and murderous violence because if you punish
me, you will also harm my innocent children. Compare the total destruction of the
totally wicked Canaanites in the Old Testament --- commanded by God.
____________
Classic Historical Example Of This Free Will Principle:
Germany During World War ll
When Germany's parents made the social and political decision to follow Adolph
Hitler and embrace Nazism, they also made the decision to put their innocent
children at risk of serious harm. The parents of Germany could not say to
The Allies (or to God) do not try to put a stop to our Nazism because if you
do that, you will harm our innocent children. The Allies bombed German
cities and there was a lot of "collateral damage" done to innocent children.
Conclusion:
The drowning of the children at the time of The Genesis Flood was wholly
the immoral fault of the parents who lived at that time, and made the
Free Will decision to plunge into total wickedness and murderous violence.
And to do that ALL the time . . not just occasionally, but ALL the time.
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