Why Don’t The Religious Ask Why?

[naomi24]

Pondering the posts here, Goodlife quotes from The Watchtower or his preferred version of the bible, Theland quotes from anything that agrees with his own views at any given time (even the much despised Billy Graham organisation if it suits the purpose), Khandro quotes philosophers and those he regards as men of wisdom… and so on… but not one of them ever appears to have an independent thought. They accept it all ‘religiously’ without ever asking ‘Why?’

Why, for example, if God is, as we’re led to believe, omniscient/omnipotent/omnipresent, did he err? Why, if he knew what the outcome would be, did he create man and then regret it? Why (as Idiosyncrasy claimed the other day).did God give Satan permission to rule the earth when that sort of rule wasn’t what God wanted at all? To me none of it makes sense - so it makes sense to ask ‘Why?’ ... doesn’t it?

Why don’t you?

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // I shall with your permission and that of the other atheists, concentrate on this thread. //

Get off your usual martyr schtick and address your appalling, nasty, not to say rampantly un-Christian post to Hans - why not start there.

[HansUrbancka]

Almost 4hrs without a peep from Theland.

Is it possible that he is unable to contact his headquarters about what to say next.?

https://thelandaurora.org/

Hans.

[Mamyalynne]

Happen he's gone to bed.

[HansUrbancka]

I think I need a new battery in my watch because it's more like eleven hours since Theland uttered a word., not four as I said above. ^^

Hans.

[Mamyalynne]

You don't know when he went to bed though ;-)

[nailit]

Theland @ 3:31 this morning
//I think He created Man with the capacity to freely love in obedience, but that came with the built in choice to err on the side of selfishness//

Having a creation that can 'freely' love or go his own way is one thing.
But you miss something out. If Bible God's creation err on the side of selfishness they end up been tortured for eternity. That's not a choice. That's an ultimatum! Love me or be tortured?
''Ive given mankind free will but dont use it or you'll be sorry''

What kind of nutter are you worshipping?

[Theland]

Nailit we are we are. What are you going to do about it?
Does your unbelief make God go away?

[nailit]

//Nailit we are we are. What are you going to do about it?
Does your unbelief make God go away//

EH?
What the hell is that ^^^

[nailit]

Weird or What?

[Theland]

Nailit , do you want God to exist, or would you be happy with definitive proof that he didn't?

[Atheist]

Theland; what is, is. Wanting life to be wonderful doesn't make it so. Wanting Santa doesn't make him exist. Look life in the face and find out what you can about it, don't give in to wishful thinking.

[Theland]

Naomi, what are you after? As Nailit? Proof that God does not exist?
You rummage around in the undergrowth and miss the big trees.

[nailit]

If God exists and he showed me that he exists, I would be extatic.

[HansUrbancka]

Theland....Have you got definative proof that God does exist.?

Hans

[HansUrbancka]

^^^^ You are leading me astray Theland the word is...Dif`fin´i`tive
Hans.

[nailit]

//Nailit we are we are. What are you going to do about it?//

No matter how many times i read it, I just dont get it?
Is it a question? A statement?

[nailit]

A threat?

[nailit]

//What are you going to do about it?//
OOOEEERRR...eternal hell fire awaits me for having freewill and rejecting an immoral God.

[Mamyalynne]

You couldn't make some of this up.

What about just living your life the best you can.

ps

That's not a threat either.

[nailit]

What about those that proffess to live a christian lifestyle read the christian literature and realise that you are actually living a human lifestyle?