(January 22, 2016 at 3:14 pm)Cecelia Wrote: You claim that god is by definition good, but you have no proof for it. Nor do you have any proof that god has shown his face since the days of Joshua. Or even that he ever showed his face at all. So you're not going to get me to believe in your sexist, genocidal god who commands people to kill children (and kills children himself). Even if you did, you're not going to get me to worship him. He is not by any means of any definition I know "good" or "righteous".
If all it takes is for God to tell you to kill a baby to get you to do it, then I question this morality of yours. It is an act of evil whether god tells you to do it or not.
I understand your response. It's based upon a powerful emotional reaction.
But not upon intellect and reason.
Try this for a thought experiment, Cecelia: create the perfect God.
Write down on a piece of paper all of the characteristics, attributes, and so-forth that you believe a supreme being should have.
When you have that, post it and we can discuss your thoughts.
