The Bible/Yahwey are the source of Morality

I would like to begin by apologizing for forfeiting my last round. I wasn't able to find the time to get to my computer to reply, but now that I'm here, I shall pick up where I left off:I agree that the golden rule has been around since before Jesus and even the Bible. The religion of Christianity(following of Jesus and his teachings) and it's formal teaching(the Bible itself) came after God created Earth and all the people who came before said people, so I am not shocked that the teaching of the golden rule would have come before the the establishment of Christianity itself.Killing in the BibleWell, and I hate to beg the question here, if you're God, you're GOD and to try and place him; even hypothetically, as a human being is nearly impossible! What makes God, God is the very reason that he is not of the flesh. He does not have the emotions, the way of thinking or any of that that is attached to being a human. And yes, Hitler thought he was doing a good thing, but he was doing a "good" thing with only his nation of Germany in mind. With that, it allowed him to do what he saw was best for the advancement, protection, and the preservation of his own people not matter the cost to other people. That is why we see Hitler as a bad person and why we shouldn't see God as one, because he does what he does with the benefit of ALL humankind in mind. As for the children in the flood, they were brought up with rampant sin in their minds and showing in their behavior. It's unfortunate that children died, but sin is sin, and their has to be consequences that accompany. Sodom & GomorrahAs much as I recognize and LOVE your use of sarcasm, I would have to agree with you. ':) God's benevolent behavior is shown at the beginning of the story where God truly wanted to SPARE the city which is why he bargained with Abraham. Under the parameters in which there were at least ten righteous men living in the city, God would spare it. As we know the end of the story, such never happened. "Lot was so infected by the wickedness of Sodom that he gave the homosexuals his two virgin daughters instead. "(1) [instead of the newcomers] So it's not like he just freely offered up his daughters to the crowd. And yes, Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt but not exactly for the mere "heinous crime, of looking over her shoulder" but for disobeying the orders of the angels...by looking over her shoulder. God didn't want the evil in these to cities to spread to the rest of the Jews, and to give a loose analogy, it's like cancer. This one specific area could potentially spread and bring trouble elsewhere, so God had to be aggressive in getting rid of it.More Like PlanningIt's not so much predestination as it is God having a plan for our live, but we DO have a choice in what we do in our lives. God has a plan for what he wants us to do and he lays things out so we have that opportunity to do so, but in the end we all have that choice whether we realize it or not. Clarifying SatanGod never made Satan with the intention of being "Satan" therefore he never gave him a plan. To clarify, originally an angel named Lucifer, he was the most clever, witty and essentially God's "right-hand man" when it came to angels in heaven. As Isaiah 14:12-14 says "“How you are fallen from heaven,O Lucifer,[a] son of the morning!...For you have said in your heart:...I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;...I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,I will be like the Most High.’'(2)Because of his pride, Lucifer was sent down to hell and became the Angel of Darkness,Satan, with his own agenda to keep people from getting into heaven. Slavery in the BibleWith the progression of mankind comes the progression of the Bible and its teachings.Galatians 5:1 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."(3)I think that about sums that subject up :)WomenYes, women were originally seen as the inferior race, but later in the Bible, with this idea of progression, it states in Galatians 3:26-29 "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise."(4) In the times before Jesus, it is understandable to see how they were perceived as lesser beings and therefore plunders of war, but as the Bible progressed, so did it's teachings on the status of women, and that's all that matters. And as for the virgin thing, God could've kept the virgin's in the idea of keeping who was left "pure".Disproving GodYou are right, most people's answers would be 'No' and mine is no different, but it comes down to this. Disproving God doesn't erase all the teaching set forth on humanity because to disprove something, something must be there to disprove. So the moral teachings would still be of existence, but people's divine reason behind it would no longer be there. It's like the current day Atheist; to them they find reason to disprove God altogether, but they are not soulless thieving murder-rapist! They still have morals. Morals in which were instilled in them by their parents who could be religious, or by their parent's parents or anyone for that matter who based their morality in the Bible. People get morals from God and the Bible, but it doesn't have to be a direct feed from the Bible straight to someone. This could be from a teacher who has religious background teaching kids some ideas of morality that he/she derived from the Bible. I do not doubt your morality, but this isn't necessarily morality. Morality being principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.And in the Bible humans are seen as superior than animals, but it is also taught that we should treat animals with decency for they are also creatures of God.And again, lo siento, for the forfeited round!(1) http://christianity.about.com... (2) http://www.biblegateway.com...(3) http://www.openbible.info...(4) http://www.openbible.info...