The 10 Most Ridiculous Beliefs in the Christian Delusion

[Chad32]

Which would explain why it's harder to convert an (emotionally/physically stable) adult than a child. Though somehow not impossible.

[Elskidor]

Which is why it is extremely important to indoctrinate children, although it is terribly wrong.

[JuliaL]

You can't get much weirder then the story of Balaam's talking donkey.

That was probably a mistranslation. The original text said that God had something to say to Balaam about cruelty and said it by talking out of his ass.

[psychoslice]

If you're not a believer everything is going to sound rather silly.

But everything is all ready silly.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Wait, nothing about noah made that list? That at least deserves an honorable mention

It made my list, which was posted earlier in this thread.-- check post 8, #8.

[Lek]

It's all ridiculous. If I was going to make up a religion, I would make it more believable; something that made more sense and wouldn't get you persecuted or killed for believing it. What I can't figure out is how so many people were drawn to a religion that professed a God that was such an evil monster. It's like--I know that God's a creep and I might get fed to the lions, but, heck, I'm tired of living anyway. There must not be any christians in Missouri because it's the "show me" state.

[Chad32]

Cultural pressure and cherry picking will do that. Pretty much any religion that doesn't set up a strict Us vs Them mentality will be better than the Abrahamic religions.

[Whateverist]

Well don't tease us, Lek. If you call yourself a Christian anyway that raises two very important questions:

#1. Which specific xtian beliefs would make your top ten, ridiculously speaking?

#2. Umm .. why are you a Christian?

[Lek]

Well don't tease us, Lek. If you call yourself a Christian anyway that raises two very important questions:

#1. Which specific xtian beliefs would make your top ten, ridiculously speaking?

#2. Umm .. why are you a Christian?

Please excuse my silliness, but I'm in one of those moods this morning. I'm leaving for church in a few minutes, so I had to clear my head of any logic or common sense. I'll ponder your question and give you my response.

[Mudhammam]

It's all ridiculous. If I was going to make up a religion, I would make it more believable; something that made more sense and wouldn't get you persecuted or killed for believing it. What I can't figure out is how so many people were drawn to a religion that professed a God that was such an evil monster.

Thankfully the worst of your God's monstrosities are reserved for the outsiders. It's almost as if you think Christians have a monopoly on bat shit crazy. Except that it's actually just the largest fish in a very crowded pond. And putting aside the obvious analogy with fish intelligence, we all know how poorly most of them do outside the water.