Reasons to despise " god " ( in the almost zero possibility of he/she/its existence )

[bozo]

The latter.
I want to say that he's an awful influence. But maybe Bush is just a bad interpreter.

The reason I can't go into this very well is that it would go against my idea that God isn't an influence at all, as I still don't see how free will can exist next to God's omnipotence, omniscience, his infallible plan, etc (how can you have a choice when your actions are predetermined?). So to imply that God influenced Bush is to imply that God doesn't have his superpowers previously listed (if Bush is capable of making his own independent choice and God is only guiding him, then God isn't omniscient because he doesn't know what choice Bush will make).

For those reasons, I'd say the Iraq war was God's will. God didn't influence the war, he planned it.

But free will, omniscience, etc aren't my strongest points. I'd like to see a theist tear them to pieces so I know what I can/can't use anymore.

LukeMC, glad it's the latter! I am convinced of the probability that god doesn't exist. However, it frustrates me intensely that a non-being can be such a bad influence, in the sense that politicians of the worst kind call on this superstition to validate their actions. I dread the nuclear button being pushed because " god " or " allah " or whatever gave the word.