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1. In the minds of men.

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Tue Feb 3, 2015, 05:38 PM

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where was your god when a guy is burning alive in a cage? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 OP

In the minds of men. love_me_some_pickles Feb 2015 #1

either there is no god or god is an asshole JI7 Feb 2015 #2

That's always been my conclusion, so I'm an atheist. nt Nay Feb 2015 #10

Or people did it. rug Feb 2015 #21

why didn't god use powers to stop it ? JI7 Feb 2015 #22

Why did people do it? rug Feb 2015 #24

yes. And that means there is no god JI7 Feb 2015 #26

Theology is a strange reaction to killing by fire. rug Feb 2015 #27

yeah. team sports is probably more of god"s thing JI7 Feb 2015 #31

So, this murder by ISIS leads you to denouncing a god that does not exist, and now football? rug Feb 2015 #32

i didn't believe in god even before isis JI7 Feb 2015 #38

How can you prove there is no god? There may be no god like man has construed him or her. kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #95

because God gave people free-will n/t btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #28

By that logic we shouldn't stop murder because that would undermine free will. Vattel Feb 2015 #41

we aren't God btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #43

I don't get your point. Vattel Feb 2015 #44

Since the concept of 'god' is inherently irrational, getting a rational answer from a believer cleanhippie Feb 2015 #45

Which is why large portions of this thread read like a Monty Python skit tkmorris Feb 2015 #51

"I could easily stop some asshole..." cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #46

I don't get your point. Vattel Feb 2015 #47

Because He chooses not to? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #49

Yeah, thats the problem, such a god would be evil. n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #55

Then that makes him a first-class asshole. cleanhippie Feb 2015 #87

That again, would not seem to constitute free will. btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #80

Anyone worshiping a god who would allow such atrocities phil89 Feb 2015 #52

Reacting to a war crime by calling religious believers disturbed is more than disturbing. rug Feb 2015 #61

Be careful, comments like that are sure to attract them. cleanhippie Feb 2015 #89

He was busy crafting his image in slices of toast and rust stains under viaducts. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #74

Or just busy making and playing in the larger scheme of things seveneyes Feb 2015 #39

Nowhere in this universe. hifiguy Feb 2015 #3

I love this marym625 Feb 2015 #5

You want God to zot out all evil instantly? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #9

Not all evil. i can understand not doing anything JI7 Feb 2015 #25

Only works for the sinless notadmblnd Feb 2015 #40

Those are some sick mother fuckers marym625 Feb 2015 #4

Historically the gods seem to like this sort of spectacle. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #6

Out playing golf with the rest of the CEO's LiberalArkie Feb 2015 #7

Making crickets. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #8

Finally, someone making a strong case for atheism. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #11

or a case for god being an asshole JI7 Feb 2015 #13

How can something that does not exist be an asshole? rug Feb 2015 #62

You think it makes sense to worship a god phil89 Feb 2015 #53

Letting people exercise their Free Will. MicaelS Feb 2015 #12

Shhhh....the weak need simple answers to difficult questions. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #15

Oh Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #73

why not intervene in cases where free will leads to such JI7 Feb 2015 #18

He already did a long time ago. That's why we have forgiveness and grace. btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #33

biggest crock of shit I ever heard! IMHOOC! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #42

Tell that to all the dead babies in the world tkmorris Feb 2015 #58

How did you go from this killing to dead babies? rug Feb 2015 #64

Thank you very much for that answer. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #90

Oh, I'm not trying to convert any one btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #92

+1 btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #29

It's his favourite form of entertainment - just look at the Inquisition... GliderGuider Feb 2015 #14

Come on, Lib, "everything happens for a reason" and "God has a plan for everyone" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #16

On the internet declaiming. rug Feb 2015 #17

deciding the outcome of Super Bowl XLIX. Terra Alta Feb 2015 #19

God? He (It?) was reading the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo. Yorktown Feb 2015 #20

At an XTC concert. Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #23

??? LWolf Feb 2015 #30

God is a kid with an ant farm, he's not planning anything. miyazaki Feb 2015 #34

God didn't do it. Evil people did it. bluestateguy Feb 2015 #35

Where is your evidence phil89 Feb 2015 #54

Are you claiming this murder was not the result of a free act? rug Feb 2015 #65

I'd rather argue against than for. zipplewrath Feb 2015 #68

Yes, it is easier. But if you win that argment, you'll then have to answer this question. rug Feb 2015 #70

Is it a free act if God tells you to do so? brooklynite Feb 2015 #75

No. rug Feb 2015 #76

"And kill them wherever you find them" brooklynite Feb 2015 #78

And? rug Feb 2015 #82

Upthread, the claim is that "God didn't do it" brooklynite Feb 2015 #85

10 bucks says you don't get a coherent answer to that. cleanhippie Feb 2015 #91

If God created everything then he created evil. NYC Liberal Feb 2015 #83

No. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #88

That premise doesn't follow. rug Feb 2015 #94

Planning the next tsunami: cpwm17 Feb 2015 #36

God receives no blame for evil committed by others from the religious types. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #37

Wow. This is either satire or shockingly simpleton-esque. flvegan Feb 2015 #48

Outrage is the chief form of DU currency, and each member has their personal outrage issue. kwassa Feb 2015 #57

Okay, stop it. flvegan Feb 2015 #59

I will blame the anti-vaxxers. kwassa Feb 2015 #72

What if you blamed them both? flvegan Feb 2015 #77

If I can't blame more than the pro and anti vaxxers, then my effort is truly weak. kwassa Feb 2015 #81

I don't think anyone that believes in fairy tales is wearing their big girl/boy pants tkmorris Feb 2015 #60

Depends on the "fairy tales" and who is invoking that label, considering. flvegan Feb 2015 #66

But I don't wanna put on my big boy pants. goldent Feb 2015 #67

Indeed. n/t flvegan Feb 2015 #69

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #50

Ever read the bible? madville Feb 2015 #56

Probably face palming because humans Jamastiene Feb 2015 #63

The one that always stuck in my mind was this one: freshwest Feb 2015 #93

Reading your 34,000 posts and laughing at you. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #71

You know who I like even less than god botherers? Ghoulish assholes who use tragedies LeftyMom Feb 2015 #79

I bet he was watching The Big Bang Theory. Dr. Strange Feb 2015 #84

I think the religious might argue that Ed Suspicious Feb 2015 #86

Another day, another anti-religion thread that isn't even posted in the right forum. n/t BlueStater Feb 2015 #96

Locking: Via the GD SOP: Raine1967 Feb 2015 #97