Thread: Just a question for the atheists

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

So, until people could explain lightning, they should have kept assuming it was caused by the god of thunder?

The bible was written at a time when no person could explain lightning, and yet it did not say God was doing it. Why didn't the bible try to explain things like lightning by linking them all to God?

Originally Posted by Arthurium

The bible was written at a time when no person could explain lightning, and yet it did not say God was doing it. Why didn't the bible try to explain things like lightning by linking them all to God?

Because Yahweh is not the god of thunder.

Originally Posted by Korittke

Because Yahweh is not the god of thunder.

By Zeus! Or Thor... which one :/ damn, all these deities to choose from...

Originally Posted by Korittke

Because Yahweh is not the god of thunder.

No I mean if the bible was a bunch of crap wouldn't it try to explain things such as thunder in ways similar to that of the logic of that time period. As an example I was stating that it didn't explain thunder as being an act of God.

Follow?

Because it was written in the desert.

How many lightning storms does a desert see?

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Because it was written in the desert.

How many lightning storms does a desert see?

1. Exodus 9:23
   When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt;
   Exodus 9:22-24 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter)
2. Exodus 9:24
   hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
   Exodus 9:23-25 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter)
3. Exodus 19:16
   On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
   Exodus 19:15-17 (in Context) Exodus 19 (Whole Chapter)
4. Exodus 20:18
   When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
   Exodus 20:17-19 (in Context) Exodus 20 (Whole Chapter)
5. 2 Samuel 22:13
   Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
   2 Samuel 22:12-14 (in Context) 2 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter)
6. 2 Samuel 22:15
   He shot arrows and scattered the enemies , bolts of lightning and routed them.
   2 Samuel 22:14-16 (in Context) 2 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter)
7. Job 36:30
   See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.
   Job 36:29-31 (in Context) Job 36 (Whole Chapter)
8. Job 36:32
   He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
   Job 36:31-33 (in Context) Job 36 (Whole Chapter)
9. Job 37:3
   He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
   Job 37:2-4 (in Context) Job 37 (Whole Chapter)
10. Job 37:11
    He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
    Job 37:10-12 (in Context) Job 37 (Whole Chapter)

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What exactly was the question?
Nevermind, I thought the post at the top of this page was the opening post.