(October 3, 2016 at 4:02 pm)lighthouse Wrote:(October 3, 2016 at 3:53 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: I see a really terrible analogy in the provided answer.
If I squint, I also see a duck.
you have a better one?
I like ducks
Well, for starters, god isn't the meek, "oh, golly, I hope one of my kids calls me on my birthday" parent sitting on the sidelines you try to portray him as. He's a tyrant. The entire OT is evidence of that.
"But, he totally mellowed out during the NT!" Really? So, that's why he made a son for the explicit purpose of him getting tortured and killed via crucifixion?
Sorry, but that's BS.
Original sin is a dumb, immoral concept. Vicarious redemption through blood sacrifice is a dumb, immoral concept. Giving people free will, but then punishing them for exercising that free will (in addition to whatever consequences they may face for their actions on earth) is a dumb, immoral concept. Creating a one-size-fits-all punishment of eternal fire and torment for finite crimes is a dumb, immoral concept.
No matter how you try to put lipstick on it, your god is a terrible, terrible being. Thankfully for everyone, it doesn't exist.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
