(October 6, 2018 at 4:30 am)IWNKYAAIMI Wrote:(October 6, 2018 at 3:04 am)robvalue Wrote: Indeed, my parents never even mentioned god or religion to me, ever. My school loosely attempted to indoctrinate me into Christianity at the age of 5, and failed. My critical thinking was already too good to be fooled.
I also can’t state enough: I don’t give a shit about "god", even if it’s real. I’m not looking for things to worship or take orders from.
I don't think anyone would want to waste their precious time worshiping praying, or pretending to be a good little Christian if they were not so fearful and brainwashed.
Any God worth it's salt wouldn't need scare tactics.
It's interesting that I've asked this question of Christian proselytizers more times than I can remember over the past four decades: "If everything that you claim about God and Christianity is so true and so convincing, why do you have to back it up with a threat?" In all that time, I have yet to receive an answer, with the exception of the occasional denial that, "You're going to Hell!" is a threat.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)