Ethical question posed to Christians
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Ethical question posed to Christians
Post #1I seen something like this on another forum a while back, I don't remember. Anyway, I asked 3 people at my job this question today, and I was shocked at some of the answers I got. Ok, Christians, suppose you open your bathroom door, and lo and behold, God himself is sitting by the bathtub, cuddling a 3 month old infant. Now he tells you that this infant will grow up and be responsible for millions of deaths. He tells you to drown the baby in the bathtub. What would you do?
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Post #2I don't think that God would ask this of anyone, because even when horrible things occur I believe they are righted in ways not seen until in hindset.
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truth be told, I would. Assuming all the proofs are there, That this being indeed knows that this child will kill millions, and that this killing does not in some way help society in the long run. I never agreed with people when they talk about the many for the few. I never really thought that hundreds should be sacrificed for one child. Of course I don't think there should be suffering for no reason either. But if more than one person has to die to save 1 child in my opinion that is not how the world should work.
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Thankyou for your answer Ncik666. Yes, quite a few Christians at my place of employment answered yes, which I believe is a scary thought. What if you have a dream and you actually think that God is talking to you telling you to kill your friend, your neighbor? Why would a loving God make you a killer, why would he place that burden on you? If God is powerful enough to create the universe in 6 days, resurrect his son, and a host of other miracles, he's surely powerful enough to take matters in his own hands, why pass the buck onto you, surely you'd get a life sentence in jail for murdering an infant. Another thing, a compassionate God would want to redeem the infant, not terminate it's life. And if the kid would grow up to slaughter millions, why would an omniscient God create such a being?Ncik666 wrote:truth be told, I would. Assuming all the proofs are there, That this being indeed knows that this child will kill millions, and that this killing does not in some way help society in the long run. I never agreed with people when they talk about the many for the few. I never really thought that hundreds should be sacrificed for one child. Of course I don't think there should be suffering for no reason either. But if more than one person has to die to save 1 child in my opinion that is not how the world should work.
~President ObamaI think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.
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Thankyou for your answer Ncik666. Yes, quite a few Christians at my place of employment answered yes, which I believe is a scary thought. What if you have a dream and you actually think that God is talking to you telling you to kill your friend, your neighbor? Why would a loving God make you a killer, why would he place that burden on you? If God is powerful enough to create the universe in 6 days, resurrect his son, and a host of other miracles, he's surely powerful enough to take matters in his own hands, why pass the buck onto you, surely you'd get a life sentence in jail for murdering an infant. Another thing, a compassionate God would want to redeem the infant, not terminate it's life. And if the kid would grow up to slaughter millions, why would an omniscient God create such a being? Just my 2 cents worth.....Ncik666 wrote:truth be told, I would. Assuming all the proofs are there, That this being indeed knows that this child will kill millions, and that this killing does not in some way help society in the long run. I never agreed with people when they talk about the many for the few. I never really thought that hundreds should be sacrificed for one child. Of course I don't think there should be suffering for no reason either. But if more than one person has to die to save 1 child in my opinion that is not how the world should work.
~President ObamaI think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.
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I don't know about that. Remember Susan Smith, the woman who drowned her kids? She claims God told her to do just that. And I always chuckle when Pat Robertson says stupid, moronic pshycobabble. He even said God helped him legpress 2,000 lbs.samuelbb7 wrote:I would doubt that it was GOD talking to me. The Bible would point out to me that this was a fake.
So, let me get this straight, God can help out Pat Robertson do some asinine feat, but there's millions of crying, screaming children with cancer, AIDS, or are just poor praying everyday. This God surely has his priorities in order. 
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Post #8Even if we assume that this kind of scenario could happen, the answer to the question is NO -- as this 'God' would be a demonic spirit of some sort masquerading as God.
God would never ask of anyone to commit murder and break one of the commandments.
The question you should be asking yourself then is: how in the world did a 3 month old infant get in my bathtub?
God would never ask of anyone to commit murder and break one of the commandments.
The question you should be asking yourself then is: how in the world did a 3 month old infant get in my bathtub?
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Post #9Let's assume for this exersize it is really the Godman himself.Catharsis wrote:Even if we assume that this kind of scenario could happen, the answer to the question is NO -- as this 'God' would be a demonic spirit of some sort masquerading as God.
Really? What about Jacob and Isaac? How many times did God have the Israelites kill for him?God would never ask of anyone to commit murder and break one of the commandments.
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Post #10
Hi kal-el,
I assumed that this scenario could happen theoretically, but that's the extent of my assumption. I can't assume that it is God for the following reason.
Satan's aim is to confuse us in any way possible. When satan appears to humans his goal is to spread confusion and fear. A statement, or better yet an instruction, as you said, to drown the baby in the bathtub, will send any normal human being into a state of psychic chaos. Such are not the ways of Jesus Christ.
I assumed that this scenario could happen theoretically, but that's the extent of my assumption. I can't assume that it is God for the following reason.
Satan's aim is to confuse us in any way possible. When satan appears to humans his goal is to spread confusion and fear. A statement, or better yet an instruction, as you said, to drown the baby in the bathtub, will send any normal human being into a state of psychic chaos. Such are not the ways of Jesus Christ.
