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Old 01-26-2011, 01:15 PM  
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I'm sure they won't. They used a higher being or beings to their own benefit, just like non religious people use relativism to theirs. The truly religious monotheists don't take everything so literally and don't use God as an excuse.
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In your preferred text, more specifically for example Numbers 31:7-18, you can't possibly argue that Moses et al did not use their higher being to their own benefit while simultaneously rationalizing away what any reasonable person would consider immoral behavior.

It starts out with... Numbers 31:7 "They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man."

Is Moses an example of a NON truly religious monotheist? Or do you take this as allegory while accepting literally the Flood story?
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