Quote:The only thing the Cataholic "church" is good for is to give Psychiatry / Psychology fresh meat to work with.
Guilt is such a wonderful tool
So is sexual abuse, exploitation, condemnation, dis-communication, and lets not forget: lifelong vows.
Quote:- teaching a disgusting adult sin unto these little ones. (Matthew 18:6)
Considering how it has been revealed that you guys seem to have a resident pedophile on hand at all times (http://atheistforums.org/thread-17243-page-3.html post#27) I think you sir, are hypocrisy embodied.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.