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If there was a loving God, would you accept him?

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RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him?

April 23, 2014 at 8:22 am

(April 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm)ns1452 Wrote:
If there was a loving God, would you accept him? Please explain why or why not.

I need some answers to some questions before I can really answer that.

How do we know this god exists? Does he make obvious appearances as opposed to "hiding"?

By "accept", do you mean "believe" or "follow and worship"?

How does he demonstrate that he is loving? Do childhood diseases like Tay Sachs exist in this hypothetical world?

I could believe in anything, including a god, so long as there was evidence it existed.

As for following and worshiping, that depends on other things. If we otherwise exist in the world we live in and the god claims to have power over evil and suffering, yet continues to let it exist, I imagine we'd still get met with answers like "mysterious ways". I'd have trouble simply taking that on faith.

Just because a god exists doesn't mean that it's necessarily truthful. Actions speak louder than words. If he's saying he's good, yet acting in a different manner, then I would not like such a god.

That being said, if I knew it were real and that it could totally kill me and my kids, I might still totally genuflect, but it'd be out of fear, not love.

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If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by ns1452 - April 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm

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RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Esquilax - April 21, 2014 at 3:30 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Anomalocaris - April 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm

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RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Thackerie - April 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Tonus - April 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm

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RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Anomalocaris - April 21, 2014 at 3:36 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Cato - April 21, 2014 at 3:49 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Confused Ape - April 21, 2014 at 3:36 pm

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RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Mister Agenda - April 21, 2014 at 3:52 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Minimalist - April 21, 2014 at 3:52 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Whateverist - April 21, 2014 at 3:57 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by MysticKnight - April 21, 2014 at 3:58 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by Anomalocaris - April 21, 2014 at 3:59 pm

RE: If there was a loving God, would you accept him? - by truthBtold - April 21, 2014 at 4:00 pm

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