Gay, Catholic and Doing Fine

[athrock]

Have I ever said you are a substandard human? No.

And yes, belief in God is completely rational. COMPLETELY. RATIONAL.

There is also sufficient reason to believe that the account of Jesus in the NT is more probable than not.

So, I'm not sure why you're ASSUMING that I "look down [on] other people" who don't believe.

Is it because you look down on those who do?

Your claim is that those who do not believe in the Christian God are not capable of knowing 'right' from 'wrong.'  You believe that you have a moral compass and that I don't, but you don't feel you are a better person than me for it?  Never mind, don't answer, because you are going to say 'no, I don't,' and I'm not going to believe you.

Yes, because apart from an objective standard, there is no basis for saying that anything is "right" or "wrong". It's just your opinion v. my opinion.

And I have NOT said you don't have a moral compass because:

A. It is possible for non-believers to ACT in a moral fashion, and 
B. This ability is the direct result of God's placement of a moral compass (Natural Law) within us.

Paul wrote:

Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

We observe the universe and see God's handiwork in the ordering of the stars and the seasons and the plants and animals.

We observe human behavior and see right and wrong from universally accepted objective moral values.