RE: Better reasons to quit Christianity
August 26, 2012 at 10:58 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2012 at 11:06 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 26, 2012 at 10:19 pm)spockrates Wrote: Or so simple that even a child can understand it?
If that were so then you'd have trouble explaining why so much time is spent drilling this into children's heads and yet someday they find themselves in a place like this forum, incapable of explaining even the simplest portion of their superstitions to an incredulous onlooker.
Quote::pSigh, yes, some do.
Seriously, maybe this might help: Does any religion believe in a God that is totally omnibenevolent? No, of course not!
Quote:Judgment from a god is not totally loving of the one judged, though it might possibly be just, and even tempered with mercy. One would reasonably assume, then that the God of Judaism, or Islam, or Christianity is inherently omnibenevolent, but not totally so.
Are you having trouble with the prefix "omni"?
Quote:For if the gods of these religions were totally omnibenevolent, no one would be judged, and everyone would be totally forgiven.Many would disagree.
Quote:The fate of Hitler would be no different from the fate of Abraham, Mohammad, or Mother Teresa.Who are you to say it isn't?
Quote:Since it is obvious that the gods of these religions are inherently but not totally omnibenevolent,still having trouble with words. What is it that you think "inherent" means, btw, and why do you feel that this is so relevant? Add a qualifier to the front, an addendum to the reaer, it;s the omni bit that always ends up biting you in the ass.
Quote: why is it difficult to accept that the gods of these religions are also inherently but not totally omniscient?Beyond their being fairy tales? See the above.
So...have we abandoned omniscience in favor of omnibenevolence btw?
(if you want my opiniuon, btw, you've used the word "inherently" when the word you were searching for was probably "apparently"..judging by the Spock example -which was word salad btw. Also.....what use does the term "infinite" have when used before a word with the prefix "omni"?.......)
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