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JRLeft

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5. If God was nice he would have made earth a paradise and allowed people to

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 12:31 PM

Dec 2015

live in happiness for eternity.

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If God knows everything, then we do not have free will. Why does he create people [View all] JRLeft Dec 2015 OP

He created people because he needs money in the collection basket. Hoppy Dec 2015 #1

I've always wanted to know why he needs so much money. JRLeft Dec 2015 #2

COMPLEX THEOLOGY!!!!1!!!!! uriel1972 Dec 2015 #3

Why does he create a guessing environment, either pick the right religion or go to hell. JRLeft Dec 2015 #6

If I were god and could make the laws of physics be anything at all... Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #4

If God was nice he would have made earth a paradise and allowed people to JRLeft Dec 2015 #5

But he did whatthehey Dec 2015 #40

There's a Grand Plan, ours is not to question, mysterious ways, blah de freakin' blah ... Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #7

Gawd I hate that answer, God killed my kid I guess it's all part of God's plan. JRLeft Dec 2015 #8

Yep, such bullshit. And then there are those who say things like Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #9

Yep, I always ask people about innocent baby deaths, and their response is JRLeft Dec 2015 #10

There's Biblical support for that idea. Mariana Dec 2015 #43

How sick of God do such a vile thing. JRLeft Dec 2015 #45

That particular god has done a lot of vile things Mariana Dec 2015 #47

That makes 2 of us. JRLeft Dec 2015 #49

The unforgivable sin is not believing in God. If you don't believe, you can't ask forgiveness. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #79

Yeah like when I was 10 and someone said mountain grammy Dec 2015 #24

Why does God need anyone, he can do whatever he wants right? JRLeft Dec 2015 #28

My mother died on thanksgiving day 1981 awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #54

That's because no one actually reads the bible, and if they fid I believe most would become JRLeft Dec 2015 #59

"Mysterious" means "This is nonsense, but I don't want to admit that even to myself." n/t Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #33

You there are a lot of people who have doubt, but choose to JRLeft Dec 2015 #37

Great questions. Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #11

The creators of religion have done mankind a huge disservice. JRLeft Dec 2015 #12

No shit! nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #13

Religion is a plague on the planet, the sooner it is eradicated the better. JRLeft Dec 2015 #14

Good luck with that. Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #15

That rationale still exists. If I can't explain, only God can. JRLeft Dec 2015 #16

Not necessarily Warpy Dec 2015 #36

Great questions. I got nothing. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #18

Agreed. JRLeft Dec 2015 #21

Read up on child abuse and it reveals a lot about religion. Freelancer Dec 2015 #17

Think of God as an old surfing instructor AlbertCat Dec 2015 #19

LOL. Think of it as Chewbacca, or Jiminy Cricket if you like... Freelancer Dec 2015 #31

I've heard the battered wife analogy. JRLeft Dec 2015 #23

I've seen that expressed another way. onager Dec 2015 #42

That's the best one yet. JRLeft Dec 2015 #50

That's a good one. I'll use that someday. -- nt Freelancer Dec 2015 #53

Perfect. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #55

That's a fascinating comparison. trotsky Dec 2015 #62

Here's another good question.... AlbertCat Dec 2015 #20

Maybe God was bored? JRLeft Dec 2015 #22

Yes, and why wait 14 billion + years Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #25

When we anti-theists make sense, theists get frustrated and JRLeft Dec 2015 #29

Maybe the closest thing to what we've called God is the living part of the Earth Freelancer Dec 2015 #32

Yep we are still evolving. JRLeft Dec 2015 #38

"We're stooges for Jehova, he loves to knock us over" arcane1 Dec 2015 #26

"As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods. They kill us for their sport." Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #35

Epicurus once asked the same things: beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #27

^ right JRLeft Dec 2015 #30

None of the above, because... NeoGreen Dec 2015 #34

Exactly! JRLeft Dec 2015 #39

Here's a related one to ponder. trotsky Dec 2015 #41

I thought some Sophisticated Theology might help. onager Dec 2015 #44

It has been said that one of the great pleasures of Heaven Mariana Dec 2015 #48

Watch people suffer like it's a TV show for God's enjoyment. JRLeft Dec 2015 #51

Yup, I have met several of those kinds of Christians. trotsky Dec 2015 #63

Can you explain to me how, Jesus freaks cannot see how immoral their God is? JRLeft Dec 2015 #65

It is all part of the "humans cannot comprehend the mind of god" nonsense. trotsky Dec 2015 #66

Turn a blind eye to the evil shit, in order to accept the religion as a whole. JRLeft Dec 2015 #71

The ones who thinks it's fine and dandy now Mariana Dec 2015 #72

Well they think it's find and dandy, because their fiction book JRLeft Dec 2015 #74

Won't they all be surprised when they wake up on Riverworld! CrispyQ Dec 2015 #80

The SyFy channel just did a series based on edhopper Dec 2015 #46

Sounds more realistic. JRLeft Dec 2015 #52

I liked it OriginalGeek Dec 2015 #69

I usually piss off weird believers when I tell them. "When this God stops somebody from.. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #56

You're moral compass is far superior to their God's. JRLeft Dec 2015 #57

I like it. Iggo Dec 2015 #68

Mysterious ways. DetlefK Dec 2015 #58

The Bible was written by primitive men. JRLeft Dec 2015 #60

The Argument from Free Will is as insipid as it is stupid. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #61

God was created by time traveling atheists sent back to save the future. Freelancer Dec 2015 #73

LMFAO! JRLeft Dec 2015 #75

Glad somebody read it, and had a little fun. Thanks! -- nt Freelancer Dec 2015 #77

That was hilarious, but it also shows how absurd the whole idea of religion is. JRLeft Dec 2015 #78

You're asking the wrong people. mr blur Dec 2015 #64

And here's the perfect soundtrack for that visit... onager Dec 2015 #70

To.Fuck.With.Us. Iggo Dec 2015 #67

If you ask a theist he does indeed exist, the Bible is proof. JRLeft Dec 2015 #76