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God Is Evil

Poll: God of the Bible
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The god of the Bible is evil.
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The god of the Bible is good ... he just happens to do a LOT of horribly immoral things.
16.67%
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God Is Evil
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Should have had another choice. Nonexistent.

But he sure is depicted in the stories as evil.

What a great thing he does not exist.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 3:52 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 3:40 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Should have had another choice. Nonexistent.

But he sure is depicted in the stories as evil.

What a great thing he does not exist.

Well, I'm referring to God the character in an old book of fiction, but I'd hope I don't have to type that out every time.
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 3:55 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 3:36 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote:
(August 2, 2013 at 3:13 pm)ITChick Wrote: One of my very first arguments with my pastor was the story where god told everyone that they are not allowed to touch the ark. The ark was falling down and 2? Huys tried to stop it. God killed them (I do not remember the passage)

Me: That's mean.
Pastor: They disobeyed God
Me: But that's mean. They were just trying to help. If it were not for them the ark (arc?) would have been destroyed!
Pastor: Well, God said that if thy touched it they would die. He couldn't go back on his word.
Me: I sometimes say I will kill people when I'm angry. Does that mean that I have to kill them?

As you can imagine, the story of Noah went down even less well.

Yes, he is evil.

Edit: I am a tiny bit drunk and don't think the word ark was the correct one. If someone could help me out that would be great Smile

Oh, don't worry; "ark" was used correctly. Noah had an ark, and so did Moses. And so did Indiana Jones.

Too many arks!!!! Thank you!
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 4:00 pm
And Lara Croft did too, if I remember correctly.
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 4:03 pm (This post was last modified: August 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm by ITChick.)
(August 2, 2013 at 4:00 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: And Lara Croft did too, if I remember correctly.

Too many I tell you! Can we revisit this conversation when I'm sober? Smile

Edit: That should be about Monday morning if my plans work out as they should.
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 4:05 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 4:03 pm)ITChick Wrote:
(August 2, 2013 at 4:00 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: And Lara Croft did too, if I remember correctly.

Too many I tell you! Can we revisit this conversation when I'm sober? Smile

Cheers!
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 4:05 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote:
(August 2, 2013 at 4:03 pm)ITChick Wrote: Too many I tell you! Can we revisit this conversation when I'm sober? Smile


Cheers!

Cheers!
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 5:29 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 3:26 pm)Insanity x Wrote: He's good... at killing people! Hahahahaha!!

Hmmm, maybe I should get him to play battlefield with me Thinking

He spawn camps.
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RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 8:33 pm
(August 2, 2013 at 3:26 pm)Insanity x Wrote: He's good... at killing people! Hahahahaha!!

Hmmm, maybe I should get him to play battlefield with me Thinking

First thing he'd do is turn on the "friendly fire" option.
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#20
RE: God Is Evil
August 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm
You don't want god on your team; he makes up his own rules.
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