(February 12, 2013 at 6:42 pm)cato123 Wrote: I know you are young and was raised atheist, but there is merit in reading the bible. My recommendation is front to back. This can be used as a good supplement:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/
My answeres:
Initially god didn't want us to die, he just wanted us to be stupid. Death came as a punishment for all humanity after the first two denizens of 'heaven' on Earth ate from the tree of knowledge after consulting a talking snake with legs.
You know, Cato....it sounds silly when you say it!