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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 4, 2013 at 5:05 pm
(October 4, 2013 at 4:28 pm)John V Wrote: (October 4, 2013 at 3:48 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: What about all those Christians who say "God is love?" What about 'em? I discuss and defend the god of the Bible. While you can find "God is love" in 1 John, you'll find a few other "god is..." statements in that letter, and more elsewhere, so no, Biblically, god isn't portrayed as all loving, or all any one thing.
(October 4, 2013 at 4:10 pm)Brian37 Wrote: "God" is love as long as you kiss his ass. Speaking of a retarded and selfish child...Hi dishboy!
HOLD IT!!! you just proved your bible can't even get its story straight
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 4, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Quote:Minnie wished death on me and I was told he didn't really mean it.
Yeah....I'm re-visiting that idea.
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 4, 2013 at 7:02 pm
Quote:What about 'em? I discuss and defend the god of the Bible. While you can find "God is love" in 1 John, you'll find a few other "god is..." statements in that letter, and more elsewhere, so no, Biblically, god isn't portrayed as all loving, or all any one thing.
Again, assuming the god of the bible is real and now that you admit that god can have negative attributes. Then why worship him?
Just because someone is more powerful than me, be it, socially, physically etc... it isn't ethical to be subservient to him. I wouldn't side with someone who sadistically murdered other beings out of jealousy and hate just because he has infinitely more power than me.
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 4, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Some righteous, loving, just supreme being. If I follow in god's footprints, I'll end up in prison for life without parole
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm
(September 24, 2013 at 12:34 am)gilbertc06 Wrote: Pretty much every major religion adheres to an almighty, all powerful, eternal god.
Then why do you have to bow to him? Why do you have to sing songs for him? Why do you even have to say ridiculously long prayers to him?
If a god was infinitely more powerful than everything else, it wouldn't give one single damn about people bowing or singing songs to him.
It's purely for the benefit of people taking part in whatever form of praise they think is appropriate for supreme power and creator of all things and ultimate reason for your existence. People like to show a bit of heartfelt gratitude and humility you know. Alien concept though it may be for you, nothing greater than your own self eh?
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 9, 2013 at 3:20 pm
(October 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: It's purely for the benefit of people taking part in whatever form of praise they think is appropriate for supreme power and creator of all things and ultimate reason for your existence. People like to show a bit of heartfelt gratitude and humility you know.
And, like, a sincere "thank you" wouldn't be enough? We need temples in gold and alabaster, entire days of worship, the whole shebang?
Quote: Alien concept though it may be for you, nothing greater than your own self eh?
So, do you, like, exhume these tired old canards yourself, or do you buy them from an antiques place?
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 9, 2013 at 9:52 pm
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2013 at 9:53 pm by gilbertc06.)
(October 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: (September 24, 2013 at 12:34 am)gilbertc06 Wrote: Pretty much every major religion adheres to an almighty, all powerful, eternal god.
Then why do you have to bow to him? Why do you have to sing songs for him? Why do you even have to say ridiculously long prayers to him?
If a god was infinitely more powerful than everything else, it wouldn't give one single damn about people bowing or singing songs to him.
It's purely for the benefit of people taking part in whatever form of praise they think is appropriate for supreme power and creator of all things and ultimate reason for your existence. People like to show a bit of heartfelt gratitude and humility you know. Alien concept though it may be for you, nothing greater than your own self eh?
Thank you for what exactly? Billions of people bow down and worship and devote their lives to what exactly? I mean maybe if a god actually did anything worth a dog's pile of shit then yeah it would be justified to show some gratitude. EVEN THEN a supreme being would be humble enough to shy away from it and instead tell people to focus on being productive. Instead we have a god who demands people to devote hours upon hours reciting useless prayers with absolutely no results.
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 10, 2013 at 11:55 pm
That god doesn't exist. It's a really simple concept that they don't seem to grasp.
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 11, 2013 at 6:42 am
(October 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: (September 24, 2013 at 12:34 am)gilbertc06 Wrote: Pretty much every major religion adheres to an almighty, all powerful, eternal god.
Then why do you have to bow to him? Why do you have to sing songs for him? Why do you even have to say ridiculously long prayers to him?
If a god was infinitely more powerful than everything else, it wouldn't give one single damn about people bowing or singing songs to him.
It's purely for the benefit of people taking part in whatever form of praise they think is appropriate for supreme power and creator of all things and ultimate reason for your existence. People like to show a bit of heartfelt gratitude and humility you know. Alien concept though it may be for you, nothing greater than your own self eh?
Quote:It's purely for the benefit of people taking part in whatever form of praise they think is appropriate for supreme power and creator of all things and ultimate reason for your existence.
People can walk around and claim they are Napoleon, that doesn't make it true.
Quote:Alien concept though it may be for you, nothing greater than your own self eh?
Humility is knowing this is all there is. You are the selfish narcissist, "I got it right, all you others got it wrong. I am getting past the velvet ropes and the rest of you wont, because I am special"
Yes there is something greater than us, nature, evolution and the universe, but none of it is magic nor needs a sky daddy for an explanation.
Psychologically speaking your pet god claim is merely a reflection of YOUR own childish ego and wishful thinking combined with your own insecurity of not wanting to face your own finite existence.
I don't think I am special at all. Humans were around before me and life still evolved, and humans will live long after I am dead.
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RE: Why is God treated like a retarded and selfish child?
October 11, 2013 at 9:01 am
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him-John v mentioned this in post 19 (Psalm 103)
That is the thing that I have the biggest problem with. This "good, god-fearing" stuff. You're always
hearing about "good, god-fearing" people. If you are doing it out of fear, then are you really good?
And what kind of narcissistic sociopath needs to keep getting his ego stroked endlessly like the god
of the bible? I kind of have to wonder just how much of the stuff you get from your religous folk is
not love for god at all, but rather fear of spending eternity in some flaming pit well stocked with
nasty, sadistic demons who make Pinhead look like Hawkeye Pierce?
Sometimes I have a problem remembering we're in the 21st Century with all these fundie yahoos running
waving their bibles and screaming the end-times are coming so we'd best repent. If I'm only sorry out
fear, then I'm not really sorry, am I?
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