(March 24, 2015 at 9:15 am)urlawyer Wrote:(March 24, 2015 at 8:28 am)robvalue Wrote: Hey, I'll pretend to be a theist and give you my best counter argument:
I am capable of error and of being deceived. I cannot gamble with my children's lives, who I am here to protect, because there's always the slight chance I am mistaken about how Christianity works or about whether it is real at all.
Wow, I feel like you gave a better argument than I would get from most christians. I appreciate it
So you're saying that you don't have enough faith in your own religion and your moral standard is too high for you to warrant the death of an innocent human being? Well isn't convenient for someone who believes in a god who revels in the wholesale slaughter of innocents throughout the entire old testament, who constantly tells his followers to "keep faith and you shall inherit the kingdom of heaven," and who himself declares that the children are more likely to get into heaven than an average adult. He even says that the children have no knowledge of good and evil and are thus blameless.
If you're worried you're mistaken how christianity works, why don't you take the bible's literal meanings instead of the countless interpretations from countless ministers and put them to the test? Can't go wrong if you take it to the roots right?
Theists will probably ignore this thread
When asked if they would sacrifice their children if god asked, most online Christians will respond that god would never require them to do something like that and refuse to answer more questions.
