Was Joshua a bad guy for genociding Canaanites?

are you a bad guy for killing generations of vermin inside houses?

>>40595249
bugs are not people

>>40595193 (OP)
No because he was following the command of the greatest possible moral authority
You can't look at it from a relative standpoint or it just reduces to muh feefees

>>40595193 (OP)
yes and Yahweh was evil for commanding it.

>>40595269
meanwhile Christians will argue with atheists about morality being objective and on everyone's hearts.

But in this case you argue for divine command theory.

>>40595193 (OP)
when you realize that the canaanites were the ancient world equivalent of democrats, then no, it wasn't wrong.

Israelites and Canaanites were the same group of bronze age retards.

Same language.
Same cults.
Same myths.

>>40595346
Christians run around screaming the world will end every year and think their "god" talks to them in their heads and endlessly repeat bible verses like worthless golems. Every year they lie.
No end times.
No rapture.
No dead man is coming back to rule the earth.
A dozen delusional cults proclaiming false end times prophecies every year.

>>40595193 (OP)
Nah, Joshua is a fucking gangster. Every Joshua in the Bible is.

Especially oily Josh. He's coming back.

>>40595193 (OP)
At the time Joshua was fighting, the Canaanites represented an existential threat to the world.
In a way they still do now, but we have much better more humane tools to fight them with that don't require violence.
So you can't fault Joshua for his actions then, just like you can't genocide them now.

>>40595193 (OP)
>1;9 finds Joshua a man out of his depth and God reminds him of his duty. The rest is a hero's journey
>OT interactions with God always seem to have a comedy element which I'm all for Him bringing back.

>>40595725
>Life is a comedy of errors
That's the biggest secret of all friend.
praise be that you figured it out so soon.

>>40595757
>standing on the shoulders of giants. Peace be with you, friend.

>>40595336
>yes and Yahweh was evil for commanding it.
Depends if you believe that the stuff written in the Deuteronomy is the word of God

>>40595925
It seems Deuteronomy 7:1-6 and Deuteronomy 20:16-18 inspired Joshua to do the genocide

>>40595193 (OP)
nah, Canaanites are just a plot-device so they don't matter.

>>40595193 (OP)
The Bible verse in question so people know what I am talking about

>>40595193 (OP)
Not evil it's their freewill to make a choice.
Thou shalt not kill.
Let he who is without sin cast the perfect stone.


Since we are imperfect our highest ability to judge is through peace.
It's perfect faith in God's judgment.
We are hypocrites suggesting someone else should be punished and that we are clean.

All is wisdom.
God doesn't make the choices for you he gives you a choice, and posits a lesson to you.
That's how a soul is made.

He chose to lead Moses, even after Moses killed an Egyptian for mistreating a Hebrew, God spoke to him and decided to use him as a savior to elect a people that were not perfect.

It is on Joshua or whoever was in command to kill the people and Joshua is responsible for the people following him.
God was initially angry that people wanted a king over them because God is the way.
Albeit people were afraid of other kings so they wanted that protection and probably the organization of that kind of camp.

David was eventually proclaimed king and when he did wrong God would punish him and the people following.
David really hated that pleading to not punish the people and instead punish him only.

That is why we are saved through Jesus Christ.
Because reading is shepherding.
If we believe God sent his son to live as the Messiah of peace, to offer us salvation, then through his sacrifice we are saved because we are following him.
The highest judgment we can make is peace its perfect faith and put to the test right to the point of self sacrifice which is love.

>>40595346
>meanwhile Christians will argue with atheists about morality being objective and on everyone's hearts.
>But in this case you argue for divine command theory.
I don't see the contradiction

>>40595193 (OP)
Yeah. That part of the bible is a good reason not to be a Christian or Jew. Christianity rightfully condemns the human sacrifice that was practiced by some cultures at that time but then turns around and starts killing children themselves. Charlemagne used the bible to justify his own crimes against humanity he committed during his wars with the Saxons. The aristocracy at first resisted Christianity when they saw it spreading ideals of peace which threatened their violent way of life, but once they read the whole bible and the parts like “Happy are we who dash children’s heads against stones” they released they could continue killing all the people they wanted.

The bible was written for rich ancient men on farms. It justifies their wars, justifies their subjugation of their family and slaves, justifies their kings and provides a code of conduct for dealing with other members of their class.

People will try to justify these biblical atrocities, saying that they’re exaggerations, and that they were necessary at the time, and so forth. But just as you can make apologia for and justify Abrahamic religion, so can you justify Aztec religion. Abrahamic religions don’t get special treatment.
>>40595336
Agreed.
>>40595673
Agreed if you aren’t being sarcastic.