RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
February 23, 2015 at 1:57 am
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2015 at 2:07 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(February 22, 2015 at 7:28 pm)Ignorant Wrote: It is ok if you don't have a way of expressing it, but you (and others here) clearly have a particular understanding of "goodness" which you find contradictory to God (particularly his actions as they are supposedly described in the bible). I would like to know what that understanding is, and where it came from if possible?
My conception of goodness is pretty simple -- treat others the way I'd like to be treated, add to the general weal, and leave the world a better place than I find it.
This contradicts your god's opinions in certain instances, which isn't a problem for me insofar as I understand that your god is a figment of your imagination.
Where it comes from? Empathy. Look it up, if you need more information. Also, email your god the link, because he clearly doesn't get it.
(February 22, 2015 at 8:49 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: - kindness to animals (vegetarianism, etc.)
Human incisors evolved for a reason. Asserting that using them for their evolved purpose is "evil" is silly. Applying a moral dimension to a survival mechanism is nonsense. Would you advise Inuits to abstain from meat?
(February 22, 2015 at 8:49 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: - income redistribution
That sounds great, until it's your money being redistributed.
Tell us -- how much have you donated to charities serving the poor in the last year? If you believe so strongly in income redistribution, certainly you've started doing so on your own without waiting for government compulsion.
(February 22, 2015 at 8:49 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: - cats ...
Fuck a bunch of cats.