Lots of bashing for the belief of God....

[Scoobes]

DélioPT said:

For some reason i can`t quote now...

1. "You're given the freedom to choose whatever he wants you to choose, else he'll send you straight to hell."

That`s like saying freedom is having no freedom. Just because something has consequences it means there is no freedom? It`s still a choice.
In a world of right or wrong, one is accepting God, the other is rejecting, so what do you expect?

“And he makes sure to punish anyone who doesn't listen to him, no?”
As before, what do you expect? When you reject Him would you still like anything good to happen to you? How can that happen if you don`t accept Him in the first place.
It`s like breaking a rule, being punished for it and compleining about being punished.

2. “And here is a perfect example of the oppressive rules I'm talking about. THERE IS NOTHIGN WRONG WITH HOMOSEXUALITY. Homosexuals can't help being homosexual, like heterosexuals can't help being heterosexual, and homosexuals should not be demeaned because they are the way they are, nor should they be denied the right to be happy in homosexual relationships. Your religion ruins lives regarding this issue, and people like you don't realise all the harm you're causing.”
There`s nothing for someone who doesn`t have a belief in God. Every single person on this planet faces temptations, even harder ones like drug addictions and alcohol. And that`s something that people can fight if they want to.
Just because they aren`t hurting anyone else phisically or spiritually, doesn`t mean there`s nothing wrong with it.
If it`s not homosexuality it`s something else that people will claim that it`s their hapiness doing this or that, but religion doesn`t work like that. I am sure some people even get mad as i said, it`s nor personnal, it`s something that religions see as being wrong and therefore they can`t aprove.

1. Isn't that just blackmail. You have freedom, choice and the ability to hold opinions... but you must share and follow my opinions or else I'll make you suffer...

That sounds more like a bully and dictator to me. I think this is where the view that Saphi had of not following god (if he exists) comes from. There is no benevolence in this attitude. A person doesn't need to believe in god to be morally just, yet they would be punished regardless? Do you honestly think that an atheists have less morals than a believer?

2. You aren't born addicted to drugs or alcohol. Homosexuals are born gay. Would you be against homosexuality if it wasn't in the bible? Aren't your moral values being dictated to?

And again, why does not believing automatically equate to there being "nothing" for them.