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papamudd said: 1) If there was proof, or scientific fact the proved the existence of God what choice would we have to believe? Whether we believe something to be true or not doesn't change what is true or false. Believing in God is about CHOICE and FAITH, and if we didn't have choice we wouldn't have free will. Sure we can blame God for whatever happens that we don't like or agree with, but ultimately we would just be using God as a scapegoat rather than taking responsibility and doing something about it. 2) Also the poll question is flawed because it assumes that it is God's responsibility to prevent terrible things from happening. The responsibility for care of this world belongs to us humans and us alone. 3) We all make choices on what to believe mostly based on what sounds good to our ears, and too few are actually open minded enough to humour ideas or concepts that go along with what sounds good to believe / agree with in our heads. These discussion are always fruitless as everyone always seeks to make their point of view heard, rather than trying to understand and respect other peoples point of view. I know if I posted a picture like that above in relation to a console or fan base I'd get banned, but its okay if its discriminatory against or mocking Christians... |
1) Are you saying that all people who got contacted by God in the Old Testament entered heaven by default since God appeared before them? Are you saying that those people didn't have a free will and were unable to disregard God's will and message?
2) With great power comes great responsibility. Are you suggesting that the government shouldn't prevent people from committing crimes since the criminals should be free to choose evil? Isn't a person evil simply by wanting to commit crimes, even if he never actually executes it?
We don't need evil actions to be carried out in order for people to be evil/enter hell, and the good people don't need to be casualties. God, if anyone, should know this.
3) No, not all of us. I shape my beliefs from whatever seems more reasonable; regardless if it is sounds 'good' or not. Trusting the content of a thousands of years old book sounds less reasonable to me than trusting a system based on results that can be recreated today and in the future. I also find it hard to understand and respect the views of certain people, that disrespects other people (be it LGBT individuals, religious people, Sony fans or whatever).
And yes, I agree that the Spiderman image was inappropriate.
