The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work

[robvalue]

Rekeisha,

May I politely request that in response to rob and the pink one, you try to answer your own questions for yourself, by doing some research on how we atheists respond to these questions? The clue is that you have said nothing in response to the detailed replies you received that hasn't been answered about a million times before.

I don't mean this to be rude, but I am wondering what you think you know of the possible objections to your reasoning?

For instance, can you find an instance in the bible where your god condones and advocates genocide, wether or not you think that it is justified? Can you find a biblical contradiction that you can admit is puzzling to you?

Try being an atheist for a second, just as thought experiment, to see if you can better understand where we are coming from.

Very well said! Thank you

I've tried really hard, as I do with all theists, to have a sensible conversation. But I'm sad to say I gave up a while ago. If we can't agree on the very basics of how a discussion works, nothing can be done. You're right, the theist needs to make at least some effort to understand our position and not examine it through the filter of their own preconceptions. Some are unwilling, or quite possibly unable, to do so.

Slagging off God is just for fun, and like Brakeman said, it's a way to show that he hasn't got any power anymore even if we pretend he exists. I don't need to go around proving characters from story books aren't real. That's not how it works.