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In response to the fellow who claimed that the hand of god and its protection would be removed because abortion rights might come about, here, I posted this and I wanted it somewhere for future reference.
Wait...where was that protection when the market went kablooie, or the world trade center got wrecked? Oklahoma Bombing? Katrina? Starving children? With friends like that, who needs enemies? Of course we're talking about the same god who supposedly made us all flawed, but we're going to hell forever if we don't make the right decisions in an ignorant infancy of a soul that supposedly lasts an eternity.This is like torturing your child for the rest of his or her life because of a decision made when that child was two over a two-minute span of time. It's actually worse, as "eternity" is a far longer period and the envisioned hell is supposedly far worse than anything humanity can come up with. Which sort of speaks to that "god's" character, doesn't it?
If the god of the bible existed (it doesn't - it's a logical impossibility) he'd be fucking repulsive and I'd join up with his enemies, whatever the punishment. I actually have morality and character and I stick to what's right in the face of hardship. I will admit to being a little selfish in this statement: The thought of spending eternity in hell is a soothing balm compared to the thought of spending eternity with this slimy fuck. People who behave because they're afraid of hell? People who behave or love god because they fear god? Morally bankrupt.
The god of the bible, even after this Jesus fellow came along, would be pure, unadulterated evil and I would work to overthrow him if he even started to exist. As the god of the bible is obviously playing us for fools in that work of fiction. In that story, I am calling (spoiler alert!) is obviously some minor energy being who just wants power and souls for his consumption. No being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent could possibly behave like he does in that glorified fanfic. He commits horrors that would make Voldemort quail in disgust. Yes, even unto the new testament, when he supposedly gave us an out. If I were the hero of the book, I'd be working to destroy it utterly and irrevocably.
Whoever thinks fear is the heart of love needs a severe reality check and a revision of their morals and the people who think this god in that book is good really need to do some learning about right and wrong. And before I am preached to about potential errors in that book: If there are so many (SO MANY!) errors, then why not drop the book entirely and live life without it?
My analogy of the doctor next to the starving child? The man with all the resources who did nothing? That was god.
There was a movie called The Rite, wherein the devil screwed up by convincing a priest he existed. The priest, convinced, reasoned that god existed as well and vanquished the demon with the power of god or some shit. Terrible movie, but here's the point: If I were ever convinced of the actual existence of this god of the bible, I would be his eternal enemy. The best thing the devil could do for his cause at this point is convince me.
Wait...where was that protection when the market went kablooie, or the world trade center got wrecked? Oklahoma Bombing? Katrina? Starving children? With friends like that, who needs enemies? Of course we're talking about the same god who supposedly made us all flawed, but we're going to hell forever if we don't make the right decisions in an ignorant infancy of a soul that supposedly lasts an eternity.This is like torturing your child for the rest of his or her life because of a decision made when that child was two over a two-minute span of time. It's actually worse, as "eternity" is a far longer period and the envisioned hell is supposedly far worse than anything humanity can come up with. Which sort of speaks to that "god's" character, doesn't it?
If the god of the bible existed (it doesn't - it's a logical impossibility) he'd be fucking repulsive and I'd join up with his enemies, whatever the punishment. I actually have morality and character and I stick to what's right in the face of hardship. I will admit to being a little selfish in this statement: The thought of spending eternity in hell is a soothing balm compared to the thought of spending eternity with this slimy fuck. People who behave because they're afraid of hell? People who behave or love god because they fear god? Morally bankrupt.
The god of the bible, even after this Jesus fellow came along, would be pure, unadulterated evil and I would work to overthrow him if he even started to exist. As the god of the bible is obviously playing us for fools in that work of fiction. In that story, I am calling (spoiler alert!) is obviously some minor energy being who just wants power and souls for his consumption. No being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent could possibly behave like he does in that glorified fanfic. He commits horrors that would make Voldemort quail in disgust. Yes, even unto the new testament, when he supposedly gave us an out. If I were the hero of the book, I'd be working to destroy it utterly and irrevocably.
Whoever thinks fear is the heart of love needs a severe reality check and a revision of their morals and the people who think this god in that book is good really need to do some learning about right and wrong. And before I am preached to about potential errors in that book: If there are so many (SO MANY!) errors, then why not drop the book entirely and live life without it?
My analogy of the doctor next to the starving child? The man with all the resources who did nothing? That was god.
There was a movie called The Rite, wherein the devil screwed up by convincing a priest he existed. The priest, convinced, reasoned that god existed as well and vanquished the demon with the power of god or some shit. Terrible movie, but here's the point: If I were ever convinced of the actual existence of this god of the bible, I would be his eternal enemy. The best thing the devil could do for his cause at this point is convince me.