For the record, Jeffonthenet has clarified that we are debating about the God of Jesus Christ.
Belief in god as presented by the Bible and the Christian mythology is irrational. In fact, belief in God requires a rejection of rationality and an acceptance of blind faith in that for which there isn't one bit of evidence, as well as the outright rejection of that for which there is evidence. Questioning the tenets of the faith has been historically frowned upon (perhaps that is an understatement), as belief in the unproven and invisible are key requirements. Evidence and inquiry are not. There are more reasons to doubt this god than to take him as gospel truth, based on several points:
1. There is no evidence for the existence of this god.
2. The accounts of Jesus Christ's life and deeds are Biblical anecdotes written many years after they were claimed to have occurred, and their truth as historical record is questionable.
3. The Christian god is far smaller in concept than the universe he purportedly created.
4. There is evidence for things which contradict Biblical history (such as evolution and the Big Bang).
It is for these reasons that I take the position that there is simply no way belief in any god proposed by Christianity is rational. It is an abandonment of rational thinking and an adherence to an unsubstantiated allegation of the divine. While there are many arguments (ontological, moral, design etc.) and even threats (Pascal's wager) which attempt to appear rational and make a case for believing in God, they are merely based on claims, not evidence, and such a belief in that which is without evidence is certainly irrational.
Belief in god as presented by the Bible and the Christian mythology is irrational. In fact, belief in God requires a rejection of rationality and an acceptance of blind faith in that for which there isn't one bit of evidence, as well as the outright rejection of that for which there is evidence. Questioning the tenets of the faith has been historically frowned upon (perhaps that is an understatement), as belief in the unproven and invisible are key requirements. Evidence and inquiry are not. There are more reasons to doubt this god than to take him as gospel truth, based on several points:
1. There is no evidence for the existence of this god.
2. The accounts of Jesus Christ's life and deeds are Biblical anecdotes written many years after they were claimed to have occurred, and their truth as historical record is questionable.
3. The Christian god is far smaller in concept than the universe he purportedly created.
4. There is evidence for things which contradict Biblical history (such as evolution and the Big Bang).
It is for these reasons that I take the position that there is simply no way belief in any god proposed by Christianity is rational. It is an abandonment of rational thinking and an adherence to an unsubstantiated allegation of the divine. While there are many arguments (ontological, moral, design etc.) and even threats (Pascal's wager) which attempt to appear rational and make a case for believing in God, they are merely based on claims, not evidence, and such a belief in that which is without evidence is certainly irrational.
You really believe in a man who has helped to save the world twice, with the power to change his physical appearance? An alien who travels though time and space--in a police box?!? ![[Image: TARDIS.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.smileyvault.com%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F11195%2FTARDIS.gif)
