@Krumple,
Quote:I honestly don't think you are deserving of kindness nor respect. I know you will take this as a negative thing and yes it sounds like it. But as you put it, you give what you get. Well in my opinion you are not honest and are being deceptive and I don't admire nor respect that. This whole god bit is rubbish. You know it, I know it. Yet it doesn't stop you from continuing with this nonsense.
This is all I need to here, to respond too...
You revealed what you thought...And why you had asked me those questions...to begin with...After I set up, a test...You are being honest...but were asking what you were asking, under deception, and dishonesty...And since you still think, I am doing that...Rather than act that way, in return...I will tell you what I, honestly think...But it will have the same kind of attitude you had, towards me...
You would think this way...Because you believe that submission to a God, is suspending your rational thinking...but it is not...I gave you a test, to see what, you, would do...And you revealed, what you mission was, by yourself...So no, I was not deceptive...I let you know, what I was doing, before, I even did it, and let you decide, the outcome, with free will, or freedom of choice, that you say, is illusionary...And the revelation, of what you just said, shows what you were, trying to do...You wanted me, to answer your questions, to the best that God would give me the answers, for you...But you were going to use them, to try to be manipulative, or ridiculing...that is why, I have no reason, to answer your questions...Like I said before...Rather than lying, or being manipulative, or ridiculing, I am just not gonna even bother to ask God, to explain them...As you get, what you give....You still think, I am a deceptive person, and not worth respecting...So that is the same way, that you shall be treated, yourself...I have answered your questions you asked...You have not answered a plethora, of mine...Once you get it out of your head, that it suspends your rational thinking...and submission, = a form of getting dumber...and suspending anything...But realize that submission, and total dependance = doors opening, you do not lose, what you know... you have, what you have, and your eyes see, even more....So nothing, that any theist, can articulate, unless you take that step, yourself...If you believe, that makes you suspending things...There is nothing I can say....All that I can say, is you will never know, unless you do it...and see for yourself...I do not think, it is about suspending anything...But more to do, with you thinking, you will lose the knowledge you have, or become dumber, somehow...
And finally, the test, I set up...Does not show deception, from me, and God...
Because it proves all the omnis....
It proves he is omniscient (all knowing) because he knew what was in your heart...and mind...and knew that you would reason in your heart, and mind...Rather than actually, be looking for those answers...That is why I am not gonna ask God to explain them...God is clearly in control....We play by his rules, not the other way around....And he will not give you utter knowledge, to know things, to manipulate others, with....
It proves he is omnipotent....(all powerful) Because he is the one, who sets the rules, with which, we abide by...he does not obey us, but we have to obey him...If your not willing to do it...He has no reason to give you, more knowledge, to ridicule him about...Nor can you understand it...If you do not understand a little...Nor is he gonna give it, so you can ridicule, his believers...
It proves he is omnibenevolent...(all morally good) Because if you are asking him things, to truly seek out, and know more...He will give it too you...If you are trying to manipulate, he will not allow you to do it, till you come to grips, with doing it, for the right reasons...and not to reason, in your own heart, and mind, to try to hurt other people, who believe...And if you are trying to be mean, hateful, wicked, or ridiculing...he is not gonna give you knowledge, to ridicule him, or believers of him...His morally is all in check with us...And what you are asking of him, out of your heart, is what he delivers to each person looking...
I would love to know what your religious beliefs were, and customs, and how you embraced this God, that you came to the revelation, that it is bullshit...And it suspends your rational thinking...And he is wicked...?
I am sorry, but I do not believe, you were actually a believer...Nor do I believe, you were like me...
And lastly, you say you have no problem going to Hell? Who do you think, that really hurts, in the long run? You? Or him?
I understand why you say, you would do it....But you do not have to make a choice, between, believing out of fear...Or going to Hell, to make a point...You can believe, out of Love, for God...And peace and mercy....
And you can do plenty good...And make God, the focal point, of why you are doing it...If others don't do it...It does not mean, you can't....you do not have to give your money, to the church...If you do not wish, to do that...It will be fine...Adopt a starving child, or something...I personally give my money to people who need it, even more, than me...And I volunteer...And I find that God is the driving force, that helps me, to do it...You can say you can do it, without God...And sure, that is possible...But if there is no higher moral reason in your life, to even do it...Such as a God...I do not see why, or how, someone would not slack off...and just forget...or say...in their own selfishness...I am gonna spend this money...because it is mine...If you, or others, are not like that....That is great for you...But that does not mean, that people who rely on a God, to help them...To follow thru...Is a crutch...Or they are wicked people, as they would not do it, on their own...That is a messed up way, of thinking about it...It proves just the opposite, to me...This God, must be real...Because if he was not...then these people, would do nothing...as he is not real....But if this God is getting them, to do good...Then something higher than them, is getting them, to do good things....and that is all that matters? Is it not?
So I really wish you the best of luck, with your life, I really do...Whether you think the same for me, or not...It does not matter...Right now....
And all I am gonna comment about, the rest, of your post...Is that people who fight wars over religion...are not doing it, for religion...they use that, as a disguise....and make God, look like ****...and it destroys their faith, in God...and makes them subject to judgement...Because people go to war, for money, power, greed, oil etc....not over religion...they use that as a disguise...that is their faults, not any living God...He gave us the Earth, and if we **** it up, it is our faults, not his...
He gave us the Earth, and free will...Gave us laws to follow, to be in our lives...we rejected them...and fucked up...Then he sent his son, and God in the flesh, to save the world...So that he could be there, for us...we sent him to a cross...and killed him, and fucked that up....Now he gave us peace, and man is destroying that...and fighting wars, in Gods names, they clearly do not embrace...as no God, would want this...So we are ******* that up, too....and then we blame God for it all...But all he ever did, was try to help us, and give us, what we needed...
You can make the argument, he never was real, and we caused those problems, sure, I can't even prove you wrong...But you can not prove to me, how much better it would have been, without all of that...All you can do is speculate...And there is a chance, it would have been far worse...Even though, no atheist will actually admit this...
So no, I do not believe the God thing, is rubbish, bullshit, and nonsense...I think human beings, would be way, friggen worse, without him there...even if he is not real, and billions embrace something, that is not even there...
Because whether or not you like the way Christianity came to be..."from you understandings" gives you the life that you have today....
You say it is horrible...But you have no Idea, if it would have been worse...
You say that were are getting rid of it, and it is good...But this is bullshit...You can not actually tell me, you know for sure, if the world, would be better, with it, or without it, as it has never happened before...and you and I will be long gone, by then, if no afterlife exists...And then what would you say to those people, where the world, is so fucked up...you can not even leave your house, without worrying about being raped, or killed, or something? Sorry, I was wrong? that is not good enough...But most atheists have no deeper perceptions, of this, because they live, in the here, and now...they may say, they think, about this...But I doubt, many of them, take it as serious, as they say, they do...Where as an afterlife, continually, looks out for these people...And ensures a God will always be...to help people, no matter how bad things get...And what would you say to people who embrace religion, who are persecuted till death, by doubters? If it happens...You can not genuinely tell me, you know it won't happen, either...And if the world goes on longer, as doubters, than believers, than there will be way many more deaths, in the name of persecution, that religion anyways...all these things that no one really probably even thinks about....
I am sorry you feel an afterlife, forever would be Hell...But no one can argue, if you are right or not...All that I can say, is...If it is real...Then chances are God is right, in making it forever...and you would not get sick, of it...and it would not be Hell...And it sure as Hell...Beats being in Hell forever does it not? I mean, think about it....If you have to do one, or the other, which one would you want to pick? If you honestly tell, me Hell, than I would say, you really do not get the concept of Hell...Or Heaven or an afterlife...And are clearly banking on the fact it is not...
But it is a very, very, risky gamble...and you lose both ways...Which tells me it is not bullshit...If you are right, no one can ever, change the fact...That people do not know this...and will never, be able to prove it...If you are wrong, and God wants to send you to Hell, you even more fucked that ways...
You can tell me God is a peace of **** for doing this...And that is why you would chose Hell...But the thing is...It does not have to be that way...and the choice is up to you...And why I say, I hope, and pry there is no Hell...And everyone makes it...So you can also call me irrational for that thinking...But again, if a God is real...It would be for the benefit, of everyone who would be going...Or people we think would be...So I am more than happy to say that, and sound irrational....Because I hope it is true...
And I won't say...Well then I just hope, that God is not real...Because I have seen enough, that tells me, he is...But he also tells me, no one will burn forever...And The Church says, every prediction by a prophet, must come to pass...And if I am wrong, and am a False Prophet...Then I would hope...That for having Faith, God would allow me to Go to Heaven...Even if I have to burn, till everyone is free....For saying something, that is not true....
That is all I am gonna say, as this is gonna be along ass post anyways...