(February 17, 2018 at 12:30 am)Banned Wrote:(February 16, 2018 at 11:50 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Yeah, that's one of the thing that gets me about Christianity.
"God doesn't reveal himself because he values free will, and doesn't want to impede it." Bwuh? How does revealing himself eliminate free will? There's ample proof that our planet is round, yet many people still believe it's flat. I fail to see why credible evidence for a god, any god, would magically eliminate free will, or why ancient myths and preachers are required at all.
How does revealing himself cause one to appreciate his character - which was assassinated by those who once lived in his presence?
The people who were saved out of Egyptian slavery, what did they do when God revealed himself - they ran and worshiped the golden calf.
God revealing himself would achieve nothing for the majority of sinners.
How long should a revelation last to be convincing anyway?
You don't comment on the wonder of the sun every hour do you?
Think of human nature.
And how does God revealing himself suddenly remove free will?
Who makes up this stuff?
Oh, so because the fable says god-boy was assassinated . . . your sky-daddy is pissing his pants and hiding and won't face humans ever again? Wow, the Romans must have been REALLY SCARY. This creature can create the entire universe, then supposedly send himself down to sacrifice himself to himself because of some rule he made himself, and it all scared the crap out of him so much that he's never showing up to prove his existence again, ever ever ever!!!!
No people were saved from Egyptian slavery, archaeological findings have established that. The Exodus was a fable. The "golden calf" was taken from the idols of nearby tribes.
"God revealing himself would achieve nothing for the majority of sinners." You're possibly right there. He would have A WHOLE LOT of questions to answer and a whole lot of apologies to make. And then he might not be worthy of worship.
"Who makes up this stuff?" Con-men witch-doctors snake-oil-salesmen have been convincing others that they could control the rain gods for thousands of years. It's a way to gain power over others and nothing more.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
