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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 1:29 am
(March 13, 2014 at 9:11 pm)CleverCalvert Wrote: Well I never felt like that god or any of them would hate there believers it seems though in the stories they do get pretty butt hurt if you don't pay them enough attention.

Well the point is in Christianity that your life is improved. God is sad if you don't achieve that. But then you're not talking about Christianity but excluding the new testament to come to that conclusion.
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 3:44 am
Welcome CC.
Enjoy the forum!
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#23
RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 4:03 am
Welcome, CC
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 8:38 am (This post was last modified: March 14, 2014 at 8:39 am by Bad Writer.)
(March 14, 2014 at 1:29 am)fr0d0 Wrote:
(March 13, 2014 at 9:11 pm)CleverCalvert Wrote: Well I never felt like that god or any of them would hate there believers it seems though in the stories they do get pretty butt hurt if you don't pay them enough attention.

Well the point is in Christianity that your life is improved. God is sad if you don't achieve that. But then you're not talking about Christianity but excluding the new testament to come to that conclusion.

If people can cause sadness in god, can they not cause anger as well? How does anyone know for certain what god's emotional repertoire is? Just curious.
I know I shouldn't be discussing this in this person's intro thread, but, fr0d0, you brought it up and I felt I needed to be addressed.
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 9:58 am
*It needed to be addressed (can't edit now)
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 10:58 am
Welcome
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
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#27
RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Welcome!

(March 13, 2014 at 10:41 am)JesusHChrist Wrote: IMHO, disbelieving nonsense gets easier. And then it gets fun. And then you get mad. And then it's fun again.
Heh. I can see your point.

(March 13, 2014 at 10:49 am)truthBtold Wrote: My left toe has more morals than god

I don't think my left toe has morals by itself. But it certainly has more lint than anyone's imaginary friend.
That's MISTER Godless Vegetarian Tree Hugging Hippie Liberal to you.
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 1:45 pm
(March 14, 2014 at 8:38 am)Bad Writer Wrote:
(March 14, 2014 at 1:29 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Well the point is in Christianity that your life is improved. God is sad if you don't achieve that. But then you're not talking about Christianity but excluding the new testament to come to that conclusion.

If people can cause sadness in god, can they not cause anger as well? How does anyone know for certain what god's emotional repertoire is? Just curious.
I know I shouldn't be discussing this in this person's intro thread, but, fr0d0, you brought it up and I felt I needed to be addressed.

Yes sorry for the tangent. If God is ultimate goodness (as Christians believe) then anything we do good or bad is measured by that. Strangely anyone aiming to be moral would have the same goals.
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 1:54 pm
(We should start a new discussion thread about the emotional range of the Christian god. I would, but I'm about to head out the door here.)
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RE: New to the truth
March 14, 2014 at 1:55 pm
(March 14, 2014 at 1:45 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:
(March 14, 2014 at 8:38 am)Bad Writer Wrote: If people can cause sadness in god, can they not cause anger as well? How does anyone know for certain what god's emotional repertoire is? Just curious.
I know I shouldn't be discussing this in this person's intro thread, but, fr0d0, you brought it up and I felt I needed to be addressed.

Yes sorry for the tangent. If God is ultimate goodness (as Christians believe) then anything we do good or bad is measured by that. Strangely anyone aiming to be moral would have the same goals.

Yeah but our goals aren't directed by a 1,700 year old collection of even older texts. Instead, we try to use common sense, reasoning, and empathy. Why else do you think Christians no longer hold a moral high ground in issues such as "the definition of marriage"?
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