Dad, why did God make people?

[cleanhippie]

For the jury: This is posted in a protected, safe-haven group.

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[valerief]

1. Ha! Yep, that's just how I learned that shit.

[trotsky]

4. The biggest "WTF" in my life...

was when I put those pieces together too.

[RussBLib]

2. Dad is quite the cynical believer

Son, you're old enough to know: there is no God.

[Arugula Latte]

3. How would you like to be a missionary trying to sell this cockamamie tale?

I mean, most religious myths are pretty silly, but this one is particularly nonsensical.

[onager]

5. "Of all the mass religions, Christianity...

"...made the most effective use of these principles. Possessed of the tightest organization, the most bewildering logic, the most impressive sacred literature, and the most fanatical spirit of any, it captured the Principate...

This, however, happened long after classical science had withered in the sirocco of a resurgent supernaturalism, of which Christianity at first was but a small part.

It withered because few paid any attention to science any more. Who wanted to spend years in pursuit of some obscure natural law, or pay somebody else to do so, when by joining one of the new cults you got drama, passion, mystery, a feeling of superiority to all non-members, and a promise of eternal bliss in Heaven?"

--L. Sprague de Camp, "The Ancient Engineers"

[AlbertCat]

6. the most impressive sacred literature

Not even close!

Abrahamic ancient texts are the most boring, unoriginal prattle ever!

It's a mish-mash of stuff from everyone else.

I'd rather do Greek Mythology any day! Hinduism has much more interesting (tho' in many cases equally ridiculous) ideas. The Tao makes more sense than all Abrahamic lit put together.

[BlueJazz]

7. Solo: "He'll fuck you up"...Group: He'll fuck you up"

Love that song

[awoke_in_2003]

8. Has anyone heard the old country song

I'm My Own Grandpa? It has 100 times more logic than the trinity story.

[uriel1972]

9. Saw the Muppet version...

Times were different back then.

[mr blur]

10. Also . . .