Why is belief in a higher power required?

[Godscreated]

@ Godschild

http://www.evilbible.com/Rape.htm

It's pretty black and white: your god approves, and commands, killing and raping innocent people.

I've read the past few posts between you and Esquilax and I'm absolutely appauled by the fact that you even entertain the idea that somehow.. somehow all of this is remotely ok. You should seriously take a look at yourself, because your posts scream out "amoral".

You know nothing about scriptures and you use a biased interpretation instead of reading with an open mind and determining for yourself what scriptures say, you allow these people to lead you around like a pig with a ring in his nose. You need to prove to us that God commanded murder and rape and it would be refreshing to see a nonbeliever think for himself instead of parroting others.