(July 5, 2014 at 12:18 am)Esquilax Wrote: That's not much of an argument. Why should I care what you think about who gets to make the rules? God doesn't seem to mind so much, really: you're the only one sitting here burbling about what he's in control of. I'm pretty sure he can speak for himself, if he's got a problem. In fact, I invite him to come down and let us know why he gets to make the rules for everyone, like some kind of dictator: let him make an argument for why this is so, instead of just having peons assert it by fiat. Because arguments from authority mean jack shit to me, especially when it's borrowed authority.
Any time, god. Any time.
This is one of the main problems I see with people who believe that such a god exists. Why does he not come and speak? Is he shy? Sleeping? Too busy with other things?
“Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
The irony is that the above quote is actually in the Bible.