My views on objective morality

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But not at all too long given what you had to say, LadyFC.  I agree that the all-omni concept of God is shot through with contradictions.  It isn't just in the realm of morality.  But there is unavoidable dissonance in the realm of morality.  There aren't always good choices.  There are necessary evils.  So if one is saddled with literal-god belief, I suppose one just admits it is beyond their understanding and moves on.  Not a very satisfying adaption for most of us.

Looking back over the thread I couldn't help but feel that the agitation you and others exhibited about God's failure to live up to his billing just seemed excessive for a being we don't believe in.  When believers come on here and strike a condescending tone I get royally pissed off.  But when the person who holds those beliefs is as sensitive not to be provocative as she is, I can't understand the aggressive impulse some showed in this thread.  Of course being human and over reacting is always possible and understandable.

We do the theists the credit of pretending their beliefs have some merit, so getting angry about those beliefs is kind of a back-handed compliment.

It's the attitude towards things that are real that bothers me, even if the attitude comes via a load of nonsense. It's still the person's attitude.

God condones rape. God condones every evil act, because he could stop it, or indeed planned things so that they never would have happened in the first place. Theists are at a loss to explain the inaction, the excuses are many and feeble. I don't know how it doesn't hurt their brains. Making excuses for the most powerful and righteous being ever, supposedly, is a bit of a joke. I find a lot of theists carry around God like a fragile porcelain doll.

So the theist is stuck with not condoning evil acts themselves, but having to side with someone who does condone them. Yet another contradiction for them to try not to think about.