(July 17, 2015 at 9:59 am)tjakey Wrote:Not due to the messengers. Only due to the manipulative evil that is inherent in all men who loose their way and many how actually are on the path. Evil is creeping and can squirm its way into anything without conscious, mortally righteously actions and thoughts through all things. We are all human and we all have the capacity for evil. The reality is that there is a fight for infinite potential. Good fights in an upright obvious fashion whereas evil fights in the dark, hidden in its very nature.(July 17, 2015 at 2:02 am)SamS Wrote: Has there ever been a Christian argument, or something a Christian said, that made you, for even a split second, question whether your current atheistic stance is right?
Even if the argument turned out to be completely fabricated or disprovable, did it at the very least draw you closer to believing the Bible is God's Word and all that such a belief entails?
If not, has there ever been an argument that you didn't know how to answer, or that surprised you against your expectations?
Not looking for "All Christian arguments are idiotic" replies. This is an honest question.
If Christianity were true, if the Old and New Testaments accurately described god, the cosmos would be a horrible place. Billions of galaxies with a (likely) uncountable number of sentient civilizations, all created to be fodder for god's focus on one single world, Earth, and one single species, humans. It would be a cosmos of violence and constant threat. On Earth there would be endless wars and conflicts where logic and compassion where in short supply. Rulers would be ruthless, power hungry, and often mad as hatters. Jails would be filled with the mentally ill and those guilty of petty crimes, while the true mass murderers and thieves would live in mansions, ride around in private jets, and wear their fidelity to the god who had rewarded them for their faithful service on their sleeves for all to see. Judgments for just being a human being trying to find one's way in the world would be harsh, supported by xenophobic societies that saw mortal danger in anyone who was just slightly “different.”
Driven nearly mad by god's chosen the world would be a terrible place of exploitation, environmental degradation, abuses of all kinds, with hope fading daily as the “final judgment” approached.
Oh shit … fuck me...
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