The Socratic Method is a hoax

[bruto]

In fairness, i enter a lot of arguments not knowing if i am right, wrong, or even have an opinion, but my adversaty is for damn sure wrong by any standard.

Yes, I guess I was too binary here. I think it fair to say, though, that you would not enter an argument unless you are convinced that your adversary is wrong.

 

[arthwollipot]

So slavery is good?
Raping 14 year old girls is good?
Killing people is good?
Stoning children is good?
Genocide is good?

Got it.

God didn't do any of those things. Except for the killing people one - he definitely did that. Humans did all of those, sometimes claiming God's command. But the point is that God's Good is greater than humans' good. If God tells you to stone someone to death, there's a Good reason for it even if there is not a good reason. And you don't know God's reasons, because God is ineffable or something. Mysterious ways et cetera.

I hope it's clear here that I'm presenting the argument, and not that I believe any of this ◊◊◊◊ myself. That would make me a terrible person. But I would also like to point out that I am clearly presenting the argument in declarative statements, and not using the Socratic method, thus demonstrating @theprestige's thesis, which is why it is still on-topic.

 

[acbytesla]

God didn't do any of those things. Except for the killing people one - he definitely did that. Humans did all of those, sometimes claiming God's command. But the point is that God's Good is greater than humans' good. If God tells you to stone someone to death, there's a Good reason for it even if there is not a good reason. And you don't know God's reasons, because God is ineffable or something. Mysterious ways et cetera.

I hope it's clear here that I'm presenting the argument, and not that I believe any of this ◊◊◊◊ myself. That would make me a terrible person. But I would also like to point out that I am clearly presenting the argument in declarative statements, and not using the Socratic method, thus demonstrating @theprestige's thesis, which is why it is still on-topic.

Excuse me? What about Mary? He raped the mother of Jesus. He killed David's son. He also had the wives of David raped by his son in broad daylight as punishment for Bathsheba. He ordered the taking of slaves which means he did it. The entire Bible suggests that we are his slaves. These are God's deeds.