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To Trust The God of The Bible ... (Original Post) ItsjustMe Apr 2022 OP
As I age, I have less tolerance for religion PJMcK Apr 2022 #1
I have learned to keep my mouth shut about my lack of religion Chainfire Apr 2022 #2
While I slip into the "I'm not religious" closet when I'm seriously outnumbered Warpy Apr 2022 #3
Bravo !! Duppers May 2022 #4

PJMcK

(21,923 posts)
1. As I age, I have less tolerance for religion
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 08:00 AM
Apr 2022

Religious beliefs make no sense at all.

If god (whatever) is omniscient, then why didn't it know that it had created flawed humans? Why didn't it know how the world would turn out?

If god gave humans free will, then how can it dictate all aspects of our lives? How can we have choices for our lives if our fates are already determined?

If god is omnipotent, then why does it need humans to do its work?

If god is omnipresent, then why do humans have to do good works?

If god so loved the world, why has it killed countless people throughout history? Why does it allow atrocities such as those we're seeing in Urkraine?

The contradictions in religion are so numerous that it's a impossible to reconcile.

Thanks for your memes, ItsjustMe!

Chainfire

(17,312 posts)
2. I have learned to keep my mouth shut about my lack of religion
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 10:31 AM
Apr 2022

Where I live, Christians will accept a Nazi, but will attack an Atheist.

Warpy

(110,916 posts)
3. While I slip into the "I'm not religious" closet when I'm seriously outnumbered
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 03:40 PM
Apr 2022

more often I say "I just don't believe a word of it. I tried when I was a kid, but I couldn't." Then I change the subject and most people move on. If they don't, they often regret it.

Duppers

(28,096 posts)
4. Bravo !!
Mon May 16, 2022, 03:22 PM
May 2022

Thanks, IJM, for posting these quotes; they are so damn logical!

(Met & chatted with Lawrence Krauss at the first Reason Rally held on the DC Mall in 2012. Nice guy but very flirty.)

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