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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:27 PM Original message |
Why would anyone worship a god who believes in torture? |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. excellent quote. I just look at these crackpots and point out that their god is a psychopath. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. I also like this quote from Epicurus: |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Great quote! nt |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. I'm an atheist, but I think the Book of Job has the best |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Or the answer is that "God" is a made-up fiction designed to control people |
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Ninjaneer (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. And what of the people who're the victims |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. I think Job shows the staggering nastiness of the Biblical god quite well. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It's a myth, just like the myth of Zeus or any other BCE culture. If you |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Man's free will did not create malaria. nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. That is exactly the reason I cannot believe in a personal diety. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. because they are sadistic |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because IMO religion is severely flawed. n/t |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh, I thought this was going to be about Bush's followers. |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well actually the Jesus Camp people worship both |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yep!!! Them too!!! |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree with that statement. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because they give you awesome powers. |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
13. This question was thoroughly discussed by the apostolic fathers. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. right on, unfortunately |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. fear |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. Why would anyone believe there is a god who believes in torture? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Because of Hell |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's Dante's fault. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. It's also Jesus' fault, as well as the authors of various books of the Bible, |
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Sal316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yeah, you can blame Dante |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Then explain the many quotes in the Bible that describe Hell |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Dante relied heavily on the Christian apocrypha for his scenes. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Well that and the countless examples of divine torture in scripture |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. "... I set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life ..." Deuteronomy 30:19 |
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AlecBGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. well said |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:34 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I disagree. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. God has been interpreted by man through all his trials and tribulations |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. That is the most unintentionally comedic description of the phenomenon |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. no, because I don't care what you think. I'm |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Of course you don't, because I don't go to your church, |
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Sal316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Wow...that's rich. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. It's not hypocritical at all if you'd stop for 2 seconds to think about it. |
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