(May 8, 2023 at 12:06 pm)MisterBobbyPin Wrote: Wouldn't any God judge us based on what we do rather then what we believe.
I can't believe I'm reading this, atheists can get so dumb when trying to mock orthodox beliefs.
What you believe is actually all that matters. If I believe I am saving a person's life by cutting off their infected leg, I'm being genuinely good. If it turns out that I misdiagnosed them, this still doesn't make me a bad person, even though, objectively speaking, I did something horrible : I cut off a person's leg for no valid reason, I caused unnecessary suffering.
(May 8, 2023 at 12:06 pm)MisterBobbyPin Wrote: If I go save 12 people but don't believe in a God does that then cancel out the 12 people I've saved?
Yes, it cancels out everything you ever did. It's like asking : If I go save 12 people and then ingest cyanide, would my good deeds prevent me from dying from cyanide poisoning ? of course not. Saving 12 people is good, perhaps excessively good, not believing in God is a fatal mistake which no amount of good deeds can rehabilitate. And... um.. you know, it's not that hard to avoid this mstake.
(May 8, 2023 at 12:06 pm)MisterBobbyPin Wrote: Why does a God need me to believe in him rather than just decide on my fate based on how many people I've helped?
God doesn't need you to believe in Him. You need to believe in God.
