RE: The absolute absurdity of God
August 6, 2018 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: August 6, 2018 at 12:36 pm by Foxaèr.)
(August 6, 2018 at 12:30 pm)SteveII Wrote: I agree, creating the world to be a test is absurd. Unfortunately, your post is one long straw man argument.
There is no way you can construe Christianity as God "created the earth as a test for human beings". You should at least pick something someone actually believes before bashing it in a post that must have taken some time to write.
-Nobody asked for, or agreed to take
Since our purpose if not really a test, the most you can say is that we all have decisions/responses to make given the information we are presented with. That is simply defining being an conscious, morally-culpable person.
-The rules for which aren't made immediately clear
There are rules--you got one right. God will judge you on your response to what has been revealed to you.
-Is rigged against us from the beginning
Free will entails sinning. Sinning entails a need for atonement if you want the max out of life. Don't want the max out of life, don't seek atonement.
-Has the sole purpose of determining an eternal afterlife
The purpose of this life is not a test. It is for maximum enjoyment/fulfillment/experience--which includes recognizing and responding to God.
You had me in the beginning, but then you decided that myths such as god's judgment, the concept of sin, and the "fulfillment of life required a god" were real. Well, at least you tried. You get half a kudos for half the effort.