RE: Question from my friend about existence of God
November 1, 2015 at 8:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2015 at 8:57 pm by TheRocketSurgeon.)
Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates, both atheists and major philanthropists, well beyond what would be necessary to get tax exemptions.
Edit to Add: It just dawned on me... we get hit from both directions. The followers of this socialist preacher named Jesus, who said to share your wealth with the poor until you have given it all away, tell us that we're all just a bunch of communist sympathizers because we're atheists. Then we get hit for not wanting to give all our stuff away and being in love with money. Can't win!
Edit to Add: It just dawned on me... we get hit from both directions. The followers of this socialist preacher named Jesus, who said to share your wealth with the poor until you have given it all away, tell us that we're all just a bunch of communist sympathizers because we're atheists. Then we get hit for not wanting to give all our stuff away and being in love with money. Can't win!
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
