(June 26, 2015 at 6:49 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Suppose a person really believes in God and he finds ut that God does in fact exist. Would that be a good thing if the God character tosses the believer into the lake of fire? Would the believer be happy that the God character exists even though his God tossed him into the lake of fire?
It would be a test of his faith. He must be able to say with Job, "Though he slay me, yet will I serve him."
Quote:Would an atheist be happy to find out that the God character exists and that he will spend eternity in his company singing praises to him 24/7/365 forever?
knowing that there are people in the lake of fire? No. How could we sing the praises of a god who would do that?
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.