The OP is very well stated. Parallels my thinking almost exactly.
Absolutely.
If the "Yahweh" and "Jesus" character in the Bible actually did exist, it would be the duty of every compassionate, thinking, ethical person on the planet to battle such an evil being.
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(November 5, 2014 at 6:43 am)Stimbo Wrote: On the contrary, I seriously want "God" to exist. Because if it's anything close to the way it's described in the mythology and actually does have any measure of influence in the Universe, I am going to kill it for crimes against the human race.
Absolutely.
If the "Yahweh" and "Jesus" character in the Bible actually did exist, it would be the duty of every compassionate, thinking, ethical person on the planet to battle such an evil being.
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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.
