Chris
Just a note: Although I basically agree with what is attributed to me
below, it was really from someone else.
>Chris Cogan wrote:. Stephen's dogma is inconsistent with the major claim
>of Christianity that God is good. A being who could condemn people to
>eternal torment just for
>not believing in him, especially when he gives no clear evidence of his
>existence, would be utterly evil. Even if I believed in a god, I would not
>believe a dogma that contained such a massive self-contradiction.
>Silk again: And the gullible nit wit says "just look! I was sick & god
>made me well, healed me!" I say "sure but "it" made or allowed you to get
>sick in the first place, so what? Besides what does the creator get out of
>all this suffering?" And the gullible says "god has his reasons". Fine I
>say "what are they?" The gullible retorts "that is not for us to know". I
>challenge & ask "why not? And by the way how do you know that it's not for
>us to know, who told you this?" He responds "I just know!" You see Mr. &
>Mrs alien this is what logic & reason are up against here on this planet
>much to the delight of the "haves"! Humans prefer yes & no answers as
>explanations confuse them. They easily swallow the elephant & choke on the
>gnat.
>
>This "god" is a hypocrite! Allowing or rather causing catstrophes such as
>earth quakes, floods & drought. "It" idly stands by while diseases such as
>cancer, malaria & AIDS take their toll,"it" is totally indifferent to the
>one billion humans on this planet literally starving to death! Have you
>any idea how many helpless innocent children die every second from one
>ailment or another? Only a sadist would allow such goings on. If you are
>objective & honest with yourself you should be wondering where in the hell
>is there evidence of this gods love & compassion! That misery & torment
>abound no honest soul can deny! And "its" got the audacity to expect you
>to live by he ten commandments! Are you so demented & overcome by some
>awesome fear that you have bought into & been brought to the brink of
>accepting that it, the creator, is so ignorant & juvenily vain that "it"
>created mankind so as to have its own "fan club",you being one of the "god
>groupies", so faithful & obsequious, who if obedient will get to heaven?
>Yes, Mr.& Mrs alien this is man as his "given" mentality reacts with its
>own blind psuedo observations & unsubstantiated conclusions to form
>absurdity. Santa Claus; A comforting "concept", A silly fable children
>soon discover the falseness of though enjoy the myth for the "presents" it
>presents. "God", a similiar fable adults, unlike children, refuse to see
>the falseness of & let go of for the "presents" "it" promises to present.
>"You better not pout you better not cry, you better be good I'm telling
>you why......." Lets be fair & let them have their day in court!
>
>Religion (god) is not something that can be proven in the conventional
>scientific sense (what ever thats worth) a true follower believes without
>"proof" its called "faith" & after all science is about as far away as
>it's ever been from "proving" where everything that is came from & does
>what it does? Put that in your pipe & smoke it "peer
>review" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! chao/silk
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