Christians, Prove Your God Is Good

[daver49]

Hi daver

If it proves anything, it proves that any "answer" has an equal an opposite rebuttal.

Then you definitely haven't read this thread! It's been totally one-sided. In fact, I think you'll find that true, generally, of discussions where christians are trying to demonstrate the 'goodness' of their god.

You are correct, I haven't read the entire thread...just enough to get a flavor. But I wasn't referring to the fact that the greater number of responses are from the Christian side, but that for each response (no matter what side it falls on) there exists an opposite stance that also lays claim to the status of being right/true/best. An example might be, "The Bible is just a book of fantasy and fable like Grimm's Fairy Tales."

That being my preface, I am curious if we might be able to approach the thread not by providing the best answer, but by continually refining the question.

There's no question in the OP, simply a challenge which has yet to be met. What question do you think is being asked?

The question (without a question mark) posed in None's first line: if Christians can explain why (my italics) their god is good without resorting to "Because the bible says" I would also say any statement construed as a challenge implies a question like: "can you do better?" In the case we are discussing, the question is more like, "Can't you do any better than that?" I believe that is a perfectly valid question because we know one side begins by not accepting the authority of the Bible, while another one does. So, how to bridge the gap? Do people want to bridge the gap? Does it even matter?