RE: "IF" there was a God....
August 14, 2013 at 2:07 pm
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2013 at 2:10 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 14, 2013 at 10:49 am)ronedee Wrote: ...What would you ask, demand, blame etc... of Him (God)?
What would be your main gripe of God to air-out? Or maybe you don't have a gripe? But, most everyone here is angry. So, what gives?
Enlighten us Christians on what God (if there is one) should have done right? And what He needs to do to correct it (for you personally)?
This is a serious question btw.
Before I answer your question, I have one for you. Why is this question in the 'Christianity' section?
Your topic title is: "IF" there was a God....
When I see 'a' in front of god, I read that as not referring to a specific god. It seems most Christians can't seem to understand that atheists disbelieve in the existence of ALL gods equally. Believe it or not, it takes me no more effort to disbelieve the claims that the Christian god exists, than any other god.
On to your question.
I believe that the only type of god that has any possibility of existing, is a deistic god. I would ask such a god, "why"? As in, why did you create the universe?
But to respond to the question as if it is the Christian god:
1. Why do you, a supposed perfect being, require worship?
2. Why did you put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden with Adam and Eve? Isn't that a little like putting a loaded pistol on a table with a 6 year old, then blaming him when he shoots himself?
3. Why did you need a scape goat to be sacrificed to forgive the sins of Adam and Eve? This is your universe, your system, your rules. Couldn't you have just forgiven humanity?
I could go on, but the idea of taking seriously the existence of Yahweh, a tribal war god of a superstitious band of roving barbarians, is kind of silly.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.