(September 23, 2023 at 2:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(September 23, 2023 at 2:12 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: It may very well be. I'm entertaining the proposition so that we can elaborate on why it wouldn't matter even if it were true.
Theists tell us that their gods are assholes. Fine. So be it. That fact, if it is a fact, makes the purported fact of their existence moot. I'm also aware of lions and tigers and flesh eating bacteria and warlords of various persuasions. I'm not rushing out to do what would be good for them or what they want or what they say just because they exist - and there's absolutely no question that they exist.
I fully acknowledge that God is a complete and utter douchebag. I only believe in Him so that my afterlife won't suck.
God: "I heard you called me a douchebag and you only believed in me so your afterlife wouldn't suck. Now your afterlife will suck."