Jan Ardena:
Divine law is any
law that is understood as deriving from a
transcendent source, such as the
will of God or
gods, in contrast to
man-made law. Divine laws are typically regarded as superior to man-made laws,
] sometimes due to an understanding that their source has resources beyond human knowledge and human reason. They are accorded greater authority, and cannot be changed by human authorities.
Sure, but how does anybody know what this "divine law" is?
Is it because it's in your favorite "scriptures", all of which were written down by human beings?
How do you know that whatever "laws" are in your scriptures come from God?
As a secondary question, how do you pick and choose among the scriptural laws you follow? Obviously, there are many scriptural laws that you think don't apply to you, like the one saying that you ought to be putting homosexual people to death. How do you decide?
Also, on that topic, you seem to think that the putting-the-gays-to-death law was appropriate for the Old Testament Israelites. Would you like to explain why that law was appropriate for that time and place?
They reflect the mind of God, the divine source.
Yes, hypothetically. But how can mere mortals know about God's divine commandments?
I guess that, along with Adam and Eve, you also believe that God personally handed the Ten Commandments to Moses. Correct?
I don't see the point of going down this road.
It seems to me that your fear of divine judgement is central to your belief in divine law. Perhaps this is a blind spot for you.
Divine laws are for the spiritual benefit of the soul.
Including the ones that say to kill the gays?
All transgressions of God are the original sin.
Your view appears to differ from the general understanding of that term.
You hold that every sin is original sin, do you? Why tack on the word "original", then?
It's not a problem that is facing humanity. It is a spiritual problem that faces humans. Humanity merely reflects that.
Humanity is the collection of human beings. I'm not sure why you feel a need to split hairs here.
Well, for example, consider Buddhism. There, the main "problem" is
dukkha and the endless cycle of reincarnation. The "solution" that Buddhism offers is the Eightfold Path.
"Sin" is not a central concept in Buddhism.
Yeah, via the magical God sense you claim we all have. Right.
For some reason the Israelites thought they were like any ordinary human being.
In fact, according to the bible, they were God's chosen people. They were a holy people, who knew better than to act the way they did.
Do you believe that the Israelites are God's chosen people and are therefore not "ordinary human beings"?
You say they have "great power". How is this evidenced, according to you?