ya know, if you ask some people (fundamentalists, usually), they'll say that item 1 is already fact and item 2 is impossible, according to the very definition of the god in item 1. moreover, they'll argue that the NT is just the fulfillment of the OT, and that's why both books are equally valid.
as for me: i wouldn't be too worried, because the OT god was centered on the children of israel, of which i am not a member. as for any direct confrontation, if i am presented with a situation that i consider evil, i will not partake in it, regardless of whether or not there is a god involved.
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Truth is independant of Belief.
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