RE: What would you do if you found out God existed
October 27, 2017 at 7:52 am
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2017 at 7:53 am by possibletarian.)
You can fit absolutely any wayward description of a god into the 'his ways are not our ways' and 'we cannot see the big picture' as if that stops us drawing any rational conclusions about the nature or presence of a god, in fact it discourages from trying to draw rational conclusions if accepted as a plausible means to judge the world we see around us.
A god who causes misery, death, destruction, floods, earthquakes, child abuse, genocide and delights in doing these things would be a better description of a god that supposedly reigns sovereign over all, at least it would fit what we see. Theists settle for the insanity of a loving god who loves free will so much that he allows these things while all the time ignoring the fact god can intervene even if free will were true, you can limit actions without taking away free will, unless what you actually mean is freedom to do anything you want.
If my children were fighting and about to seriously hurt each other, I would intervene, what kind of parent would allow them to harm each other on the basis of some free will argument ? What if abusers, dictators etc were allowed the excuse.. ''well you cannot see the big picture' it's very dishonest.
For all intents and purposes the world looks like there is either no god, or a god who delights in suffering, but even then there would be no proof of a god, that would have to be independent, you cannot simply throw up a description of a god and say 'hey look proof' it fits the role.
A god who causes misery, death, destruction, floods, earthquakes, child abuse, genocide and delights in doing these things would be a better description of a god that supposedly reigns sovereign over all, at least it would fit what we see. Theists settle for the insanity of a loving god who loves free will so much that he allows these things while all the time ignoring the fact god can intervene even if free will were true, you can limit actions without taking away free will, unless what you actually mean is freedom to do anything you want.
If my children were fighting and about to seriously hurt each other, I would intervene, what kind of parent would allow them to harm each other on the basis of some free will argument ? What if abusers, dictators etc were allowed the excuse.. ''well you cannot see the big picture' it's very dishonest.
For all intents and purposes the world looks like there is either no god, or a god who delights in suffering, but even then there would be no proof of a god, that would have to be independent, you cannot simply throw up a description of a god and say 'hey look proof' it fits the role.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'