I think the problem is the OP does not, still, understand how ambiguous their question is. Even the rephrased question. We aren't trying to be snarky or just make fun of you. People gave very thoughtful and insightful answers, but they weren't the answers you wanted, thus the little temper tantrum on page 6.
You asked about worship and love and acceptance, and those are not the same thing as belief.
The problem is, you see, the god in the bible is clearly a monster. If HE was proven real, I'm with Losty, I would pretend to worship, and of course I'd believe in his existence if there was proof, but I would not LOVE the monster that made humans imperfect then punishes them for those imperfections, created a world of suffering and demands worship for his greatness, damns people to infinite torment for a finite crime, murders children, condones rape, slavery, etc etc etc. This question is like "If a man kidnapped me and locked me in a room and demanded worship or else he would beat me and kill my family, would I love him? Would I worship him? Would I accept him as my one true savior?" Well, in the Stolckhome Syndrome way, since this is a real person, I suppose I might, but it isn't the kind of love and worship you mean or want us to admit to.
If you ask a complicated question and only let us answer yes or no, don't be angry when we try and explain our answer. You asked for thoughtful answers and you got them, then threw a fit about how complicated we made it. What do you really want out of us here? It's like you tried to ask a trick question (with a condescending comment thrown in for good measure), and got mad we didn't fall for it.
You asked about worship and love and acceptance, and those are not the same thing as belief.
The problem is, you see, the god in the bible is clearly a monster. If HE was proven real, I'm with Losty, I would pretend to worship, and of course I'd believe in his existence if there was proof, but I would not LOVE the monster that made humans imperfect then punishes them for those imperfections, created a world of suffering and demands worship for his greatness, damns people to infinite torment for a finite crime, murders children, condones rape, slavery, etc etc etc. This question is like "If a man kidnapped me and locked me in a room and demanded worship or else he would beat me and kill my family, would I love him? Would I worship him? Would I accept him as my one true savior?" Well, in the Stolckhome Syndrome way, since this is a real person, I suppose I might, but it isn't the kind of love and worship you mean or want us to admit to.
If you ask a complicated question and only let us answer yes or no, don't be angry when we try and explain our answer. You asked for thoughtful answers and you got them, then threw a fit about how complicated we made it. What do you really want out of us here? It's like you tried to ask a trick question (with a condescending comment thrown in for good measure), and got mad we didn't fall for it.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
