Why did God divide the people of Babel?

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There are usually some moral reason given for God acting against mankind.
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I don't think ancient myths were about teaching morality. In fact, at the time of the earliest myths, religion wasn't about morality. It was about ritual. I believe it was the mystery cults that started mixing religion and morality.

So what was the purpose of these myths? The myths were ancient man's attempt to explain the world in which they found themselves. They had many questions but lacked the methodology and resources to seek answers. Their myths, crude as they seem to us, were an attempt to answer these questions.

Fun fact: The English word babble does not derive from the Tower of Babel.
 
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BornReady said:
I don't think ancient myths were about teaching morality. In fact, at the time of the earliest myths, religion wasn't about morality. It was about ritual. I believe it was the mystery cults that started mixing religion and morality.

So what was the purpose of these myths? The myths were ancient man's attempt to explain the world in which they found themselves. They had many questions but lacked the methodology and resources to seek answers. Their myths, crude as they seem to us, were an attempt to answer these questions.

Fun fact: The English word babble does not derive from the Tower of Babel.
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Well put.

I can see them trying to explain all the languages and cultures but have to wonder why they made God look like an a hole to do it. seems slightly anti intuitive. Then again, this is right after he genocided our ass.

After branding yourself a genocidal maniac, I guess whatever we would call him for Babel has to be better.

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I do not recall your moniker but I will put money on you not being Christian.

I will also bet on you knowing why.

If right, then pleased to know ya.

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A bet you would win indeed. I left the Baptist Taliban cult permanently several years ago. You can tell me why if you like.

I have no idea if there is any god or not and neither does anyone else. I do like the Secular Humanist philosophy.

Pleased to know you as well.
 
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Johnfromokc said:
A bet you would win indeed. I left the Baptist Taliban cult permanently several years ago. You can tell me why if you like.
I can only guess that like most Ex Christians, you recognized that you were following a tradition more than a God and when you questioned anyone in your church on questions, you were told what they still tell women in many churches. This is not to say you are a woman. This I use as an analogy.
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I have no idea if there is any god or not and neither does anyone else. I do like the Secular Humanist philosophy.

Pleased to know you as well.[/
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Thanks.

This site is a bit quiet at the moment but there may some issues you might be interested in.

http://www.evangelicalhumanist.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=10

As to God's existence. I am not an atheist but have rejected, thanks to my apotheosis, the miracle working absentee super God.
You will find that my views are more secularist and humanist than Christian. My closest label would be Gnostic Christian naturalist.
I have no dogma to sell other than question everything as I, like anyone else who claims apotheosis, have no proof to show.

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