(August 27, 2018 at 12:21 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Why does god feel compelled to eternally punish only those folks who don’t love him back? Why is that sin the only unforgivable one, and why isn’t it forgivable? I have heard of hell described by Christians as a “self-imposed exile.” If I were to die tomorrow and realize I was wrong, and I begged god for forgiveness but he refused, how could my exile be considered self-imposed? It’s not self-imposed if god is actively preventing me from being with him.
Does god love the folks in hell? If he does, and they are in agony for being separated from him, what logical or moral reason is there for god to keep them ostracized? That sounds like the opposite of a forgiving god. It sounds to me like someone who holds grudges.
Christians, would you do this to your own children? If your child ran away, and came back a month later, filthy and in tears, saying, “mommy/daddy I miss you so much. I’m so alone and afraid. I’m sorry I left; I just want to come home and cuddle with you on the couch,” would you tell them it’s ‘too late’, and shut the door in their face for good? Why or why not?
Why is being loved back the most important thing to god; even more important than how we treat each other during life? Even more important than how his chosen priesthood treat their children?
God of Bible is depicted as genocidal tyrant so no other action would fit his profile - it's character cruel enough and deranged enough to demand unconditional love under threat of Hell.
Also it wouldn't be profitable for priests if god would go easy on those who don't love him and don't show this love by submitting to priests caste.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
Mikhail Bakunin.
Mikhail Bakunin.
