New Technology New Laws (Bible?)

by D wiltshire 6 Replies latest jw friends

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  D wiltshire

  New Technology New Laws (Bible?)

  With the rather recent Internet technology comes a bunch of new moral issues and new laws which need to be made to govern its use.
  New laws governing the Internet use would not make sense, if written 100 years ago in the past.

  I think this nicely illustrates the fact that, the more we learn the more some things change. Men are writing more and more laws as new issues come up, old issues also are re-examined and some old laws are discarded and more comprehensive new ones replace them.

  The Bibles 2 eye witnesses for a conviction was written, before photography, video, tape-recorders, or positive identification by fingerprints existed. Plus now we have DNA testing, fiber analysis, blood typing, and many more conclusive ways of proving guilt in crimes.

  Clearly a thinking and reasoning Christian can see that the 2 or 3 eyewitness requirement is not binding (to be just in God’s view) in modern times because of the new technology.
  While we need to be careful and not convict an innocent person of something he didn’t do (treating our neighbor, as we would like to be treated). The 2-eyewitness protocol seems to be only for Israel while the Mosaic Law was enforce before Christ died ending the Law.

  Another point that can be made with this line of reasoning (New Technology New Laws):

  If God knows everything would he view things the same way as us, would he need to get our OK to be good or righteous.
  Would his superior knowledge cause him to do things that we would only understand if we lived past 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 years old.
  Something to think about isn’t it.
  It may be a good idea to slow down our anger at his hard to explain ways.

  Just trying to be fair( David Wiltshire 10/26/01)

  If someone lived a trillion X longer than you, and had a billion X more reasoning ability would he come to the same conclusions as you?
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  ballistic

  Oh but there ARE laws about internet use in the bible, well, there must be because the Governing Body says to keep away.
  For years they have discouraged their members from taking on a good education or pursuing a career, and now they warn their members to keep off the internet. [The internet being the fastest growing means of doing business and said to be "the class room of the future"]

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  Ranchette

  You said,

  Clearly a thinking and reasoning Christian can see that the 2 or 3 eyewitness requirement is not binding (to be just in God’s view) in modern times because of the new technology.
  While we need to be careful and not convict an innocent person of something he didn’t do (treating our neighbor, as we would like to be treated). The 2-eyewitness protocol seems to be only for Israel while the Mosaic Law was enforce before Christ died ending the Law.

  This is so true.
  It's sad that there aren't more "clear thinking and reasoning"
  people in charge at WT headquarters!

  Holding to this anxcient outdated law has hurt so many people.
  Thanks for pointing out so well how time and technology changes things.
  We must keep up or we can no longer claim to be civilized.

  Ranchette
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  HoChiMin

  D wiltshire,

  Good points, can you picture a crime lab in every K hall?

  Another good reason against organized religion having anything to do with life or death judgments.

  HCM
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  Lionel_P_Hartley

  D_wilshire,

  Good post. You asked:

  Would his superior knowledge cause him to do things that we would only understand if we lived past 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 years old.

  Quite possibly, assuming God exists. However, since we don't live that long then it is clear that if God is being supremely wise in doing what he does - or, more precisely, in not doing anything - then he has no desire to communicate that to humanity. Humans cannot really comprehend much beyond their own lifespan and, therefore, it is reasonable that humans operate on the same timescale as their lifespan.

  Most people's beliefs in God stem from a book that was clearly written with a very short time horizon, as your post illustrated, whether that book be the Koran, or some other. It doesn't make sense to me that a God who has lived so long would be so short sighted and neglectful in his dealings with humanity. Thus, it doesn't make sense that God exists. Evidence that he did would surely be reflected in writings which many use as the basis of their faith. Religious writings contain no great truths that cannot be found elsewhere. Thus, they must be assumed to have the same origins.

  Lionel
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  D wiltshire

  Since Jesus death brought an end to the Mosaic Law then quite naturally I think we can set aside the 2 or 3 witness Mosaic Law requirement. And would this also not show the WT 2 eyewitnesses for pedophilia as not scripturally nessarry?

  If someone lived a trillion X longer than you, and had a billion X more reasoning ability would he come to the same conclusions as you?
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  D wiltshire

  Fishing for some more posts,.. for or against don't matter.