(February 23, 2017 at 9:11 am)Little Rik Wrote:(February 22, 2017 at 3:15 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: There is NO logic in the concept of a being that is supposedly beyond all levels of human understanding but displays all the worst traits of humanity: cruelty, jealousy, pettiness, vanity, etc.
Have you ever seen God that..........displays all the worst traits of humanity: cruelty, jealousy, pettiness, vanity, etc............
Have you got any evidence to back up your case?
I have personally not actually encountered any of the deities who are worshiped by humanity's theists (if these entities exist, then are they even deities? Is it possible that they could be life-forms who are so different from humanity that the label of "deity" becomes a convenient but not necessarily accurate way of making sense of it?). However, if people are to form an accurate opinion of what religion, God worship, and the nature of this God entails, then do you think that a good starting point for forming an opinion begins with observing the behaviors of those who practice that religion and examining what their holy books say?
If we cannot actually interact with the life-form itself, then by what other means can people form opinions about religion/theism? Do you have any suggestions, sir? Thanks.