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In reply to the discussion: I fell that if someone believes in God, goes [View all]Matrosov
(1,098 posts)One major problem is that many different people have many different ideas on how their deity wants them to live their life. Including some Jews who think their deity wants them to treat gentiles like dirt, some Christians who think their deity wants every homosexual strung up, and some Muslims who think their deity encourages them to beat or kill disobedient women.
Another major problem is that these reprehensible beliefs are in the major holy books. Of course, that doesn't mean every Jew, Christian, or Muslim actually believes in them, but if those beliefs are in the holy books and the holy books all claim to be the divine word, are those Jews, Christians, and Muslims who don't believe in them actually Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
I can maybe respect the beliefs of someone who believes in a higher power but doesn't adhere to any organized religion. On the other hand, someone who believes in a deity that is supposed to be all-loving and all-powerful on one hand and created all people, and yet on the other hand, wants you to treat certain groups of those people with hate and spite?