So let me see if I got this straight.
You believe that God sent himself down to earth to become his own son so that he could sacrifice himself to appease his own wrath because it was the only way that he could convince himself to forgive us for being such sinful beings, because blood sacrifice makes everything better because...
Well, that part is never explained... but that's not the point. The point is we're sinful beings in need of a savior. The reason we're sinful beings is because an ancestor of mine ate a magic fruit after speaking with a talking snake and that brought "sin" into the world because...
Well, that part isn't explained either... but that's not the point. The point is we should admit we're sinners worthy of Hell because people should be punished for the crimes of their ancestors because...
Well, that part is a little outdated, isn't it... but that's not the point. The point is that Jesus loves you. He loves you so much. And if you don't accept him as your lord he'll torture you for all eternity.
Oh dear, that sounds less like love and more like an abusive spouse, doesn't it? Well, that's not the point. The point is that Jesus demands worship like a megalomaniac and yet shyly hides behind a curtain instead of taking center stage like such a personality would be expected to. It's almost like some people just made up these rules to suit their agenda to gain more followers with false promises about an afterlife that can't be verified.
But I shouldn't believe that because the Bible tells me it's all true. This same book tells me the universe operates according to a god that isn't at all subtle or shy. Turn nearly any page and you read about magic, angels and overt displays of divine power that can't be mistaken for natural occurrence or coincidence. And yet when you put the book down, you see a natural universe governed by predictable laws and best understood by science and reason.
And then this same science tells me that we were not poofed into existence in some magic garden 6,000 years ago but evolved from simpler life forms. Some Christians accept science and say Genesis is just a metaphor. But if Genesis is a metaphor, when did "the fall" happen? And if there was no "fall", there was nothing for Jesus to save us from. Christianity unravels, such as it ever held together in the first place, either way.
It amazes me that anyone EVER believed this story, never mind in today.
And would someone please explain to me why love becomes evil when the body parts are similar?
You believe that God sent himself down to earth to become his own son so that he could sacrifice himself to appease his own wrath because it was the only way that he could convince himself to forgive us for being such sinful beings, because blood sacrifice makes everything better because...
Well, that part is never explained... but that's not the point. The point is we're sinful beings in need of a savior. The reason we're sinful beings is because an ancestor of mine ate a magic fruit after speaking with a talking snake and that brought "sin" into the world because...
Well, that part isn't explained either... but that's not the point. The point is we should admit we're sinners worthy of Hell because people should be punished for the crimes of their ancestors because...
Well, that part is a little outdated, isn't it... but that's not the point. The point is that Jesus loves you. He loves you so much. And if you don't accept him as your lord he'll torture you for all eternity.
Oh dear, that sounds less like love and more like an abusive spouse, doesn't it? Well, that's not the point. The point is that Jesus demands worship like a megalomaniac and yet shyly hides behind a curtain instead of taking center stage like such a personality would be expected to. It's almost like some people just made up these rules to suit their agenda to gain more followers with false promises about an afterlife that can't be verified.
But I shouldn't believe that because the Bible tells me it's all true. This same book tells me the universe operates according to a god that isn't at all subtle or shy. Turn nearly any page and you read about magic, angels and overt displays of divine power that can't be mistaken for natural occurrence or coincidence. And yet when you put the book down, you see a natural universe governed by predictable laws and best understood by science and reason.
And then this same science tells me that we were not poofed into existence in some magic garden 6,000 years ago but evolved from simpler life forms. Some Christians accept science and say Genesis is just a metaphor. But if Genesis is a metaphor, when did "the fall" happen? And if there was no "fall", there was nothing for Jesus to save us from. Christianity unravels, such as it ever held together in the first place, either way.
It amazes me that anyone EVER believed this story, never mind in today.
And would someone please explain to me why love becomes evil when the body parts are similar?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
