(March 11, 2011 at 9:27 pm)Zenith Wrote: Let's say I come and say:
Quote:There are 12 gods that created the universe with the earth as it is and with all its beings, along with us. They have afterwards gone to another world, through a portal. Now one of them returned and told me the truth and told me to tell everyone that there are actually 12 gods and many other things about how things really are. I tell you these things, and they have logic, do not contradict modern science, etc. And then I tell you that if you don't believe what I've told you, then you will be punished by the gods after death.
I'm sure that none of you would believe me. So the question is: what are the reasons you don't?
I know a few reasons, but I am curios about your opinions.
For a start, I could not possibly believe that the Universe and Earth were "created" by anything other than natural occurrences.
Next, which version of humans was created by the "gods"? Did they keep creating or has everything evolved since the gods created earth?
Or, did the gods merely place the first single life cell on earth and everything has evolved since then, seeing that all life forms on this planet have a common DNA link?
If there were gods, they would tell everyone that they exist, not one person or a small group of people.
I can think of not a single reason why gods would punish people who didn't believe that they existed. That doesn't make any sense whatsoever. I would be dead anyway, so how could I be punished?
It's all a load of nonsense. Sorry.
There are many intelligent Christians, no doubt, but an "intellectual Christian", is surely an oxymoron.
