I love asking theists how they can call god loving when he admitted to the mass murder of thousands of Egyptian infants and young children (according to the Exodus narrative)? What message does that send us exactly? To convince one guy to change his mind god killed a bunch of babies. Hmmm, why not just kill the one guy? Or, why not just manipulate his brain? Was god trying to send a message, and if so was it really supposed to be that he's full of warmth and love? Obey me or I'll kill your baby, then I'll burn you in hell forever. Wow, if that isn't enough to convince you how much god loves you, wait till you hear this one. God created the universe, then stood around for over 13 billion years waiting until humans were developed by evolution, because he wanted to jump into one of our bodies and kill himself (well not really kill himself, but kill his body, in a vicarious bloody ritualistic sacrifice for your sins).
Of course we all know why our sins need to be forgiven. We're a depraved race because our first mother was tricked by a talking snake into eating from a magical tree. Of course god knew this would happen, indeed even orchestrated it, because he wanted to create a race of perfectly obedient celestial slaves who do nothing but worship him all day long and cater to his every whim. I say who could ask for anything more?
Of course we all know why our sins need to be forgiven. We're a depraved race because our first mother was tricked by a talking snake into eating from a magical tree. Of course god knew this would happen, indeed even orchestrated it, because he wanted to create a race of perfectly obedient celestial slaves who do nothing but worship him all day long and cater to his every whim. I say who could ask for anything more?
