(January 2, 2017 at 4:10 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(January 2, 2017 at 3:38 pm)Astonished Wrote: And is it only the smell of charred human flesh that pleases god or any animal's charred flesh?Why not?
Quote:Any deity that dictates morality on a basis of 'do as I say, not as I do' is unworthy of worship, admiration or love. Period. To consider this god to be lawful, loving and above reproach is to be the abused spouse in a relationship, deluding oneself with rose-colored glasses to see only the good through your black eye you were lucky enough to still keep after that last beating. And to deny to those who care for your well-being that anything at all is wrong, and also demand that we give that abusive partner the same adoration you have. To fail to understand this is the real problem. The refusal to see things as the non-theists do, that part is the most confusing to me. Defending the idea of a loving god when it clearly isn't that, I can only assume the fear of being guilty of the unforgivable sin of apostasy is what's keeping people from questioning it in that way, and isn't it sad that a kind and loving god has to resort to such blackmail to keep his little prison bitches in line.I understand, nevertheless...a terrible god is still a god. Make peace with the god they believe in, not the god you imagine. That's the one they'd like to see you sent to, after all.
Make peace with it? I can barely sleep at night knowing that more than half the planet believes in something like this.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.