- Your pet loves you unconditionally and doesn't ask for anything other than care and friendship in return, unlike religion that requests a number of morally objectionable acts (like human sacrifices and killing people)

- In fact, even if you screw up with your pet it will forgive you and won't condemn you to spend the rest of eternity in hell

- Pets like you regardless of your religious beliefs, skin colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or political views

- The cost-benefit of having a pet versus having a religion is by far better for the former - Pets cost money but the happiness it'll bring you compensates. Pets don't require a lot of time spent confessing, praying, going to church and reading theology books

- Pets are way cuter than god, in fact no one knows how god is like

- It's much better to play with your dog and cat than to read the bible or pray to god

- Your pet doesn't hate your friends that share different beliefs or are gay

- Your pet is always there for you, unlike god that seems to not care about suffering even being omnipotent and omnipresent like religious people frequently argue. In fact, your pet could save your life (google cases)

- Your pet doesn't mind if you make challenging questions or question your beliefs

- Pets can have an utility to solve daily problems and perform important jobs, no one really counts on god to figure out where the drugs are or where the criminal fled to

- Few people will judge you because of the pet you chose

- Your pet doesn't give a shit about you having sex, how often and where, with whom, etc.

- With god supposedly being all perfect and pets being soulless and less than perfect (with an IQ of 20-30), pets still have a greater impact on people's lives daily than god, and do more for planet earth than god ever did.

Did I forget something?

One of my cats would really like to be revered as a deity. Not sure that helps your point.

I think that's a solid case, I'm in

In defense of god, he doesn't ever take a whopping shit on your carpet.

But I'll admit, the pros outweigh the cons

My hamster is highly skeptical of your God claims.

Cats and dogs are an easier example, but the same applies to hamsters and even exotic pets. I'm pretty sure if I ever buy a snake as a pet it'll be much more interesting than converting to Christianity.

And just as dangerous.

(January 13, 2015 at 11:49 am)Napoléon Wrote: In defense of god, he doesn't ever take a whopping shit on your carpet.

But he takes a whopping shit in too many minds. That's worse than the carpet.

(January 13, 2015 at 1:32 pm)Minimalist Wrote: And just as dangerous.

Small pet snakes have basically no chance of killing you even if you provoke them. I'm not talking about pythons and anacondas. That's some though shit