(July 8, 2011 at 6:12 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Well, now you could say, "Why did God make atheists in the world and then send them to Hell (and torture them for eternity) just for not believing?"
Let's look at motivations for either of two scenarios.
Scenerio 1: The priests-mullahs tell us that God judges us on the basis of faith but it's not true.
Scenario 2: The priests-mullahs tell us that God judges us on the basis of faith and it is true.
In scenario 1, the priests-mullahs are telling us something that isn't true. Why would they do that?
The question is almost rhetorical. I trust I don't even need to answer it?
In scenario 2, we have a god who hides from his worshipers and yet is so demanding of attention and adoration that he wants it on pain of eternal torture. He "tests" us to see if we join the right faith and yet most people who will join the right religion are those who were raised in the right place at the right time in the right family. What's his motivation?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
