kitler53 said: just because i don't believe a god created this world and watches over us judging whether i'll spend an afterlife in heaven or hell doesn't mean the only alternative thought is we're a bunch of meaningless chemical reactions with predetermined results. |
The issue with this is that it makes a few contradictions. A common atheist argument against the existence of a god is that they generally follow the policy that in the absence of any additional evidence, the simplest explanation works i.e. The universe runs in a cause and effect, not a omniscient being created these laws of nature and ordained them. Free will is an exception to that since we cannot explain free will. It also opens other can of worms like do other beings have free will, how can we tell and what causes free will. The simplest explanation is that we don't have free will, but most cannot accept that as it does make them feel less important so they take the obtuse route and leave those questions unexplained.
I wouldn't say that Christian philosophy is without contradiction but a lot of it can be attributed to selfishness and interpretation.
on the topic of the thread, I really don't like when "false" christians misinterpret the Bible to persecute certain group when that clearly contradicts the Bible. It misrepresents the Christian community and being a Christian in name-only doesn't absolve them from going to Hell.
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