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23. Why would a person who doesn't believe in any gods respect a god?

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 01:44 PM

Dec 2015

Yeah, that's a tough one.

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"Why would an atheist respect the Calvinist God?" [View all] Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 OP

Has he considered the explanation skepticscott Dec 2015 #1

A quick visit to the Amazon page suggests that's not the case. Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #2

If you accept those reviews as authoritative skepticscott Dec 2015 #5

What about you personally? Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #6

Maybe the people he's whining about skepticscott Dec 2015 #7

I don't "respect" anyone's version of "god" in the least skepticscott Dec 2015 #8

Amazon sales rank 2084669 Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #9

That's cool. :-) Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #4

I don't respect any form of religion. Promethean Dec 2015 #10

Do you respect humanity? Leontius Dec 2015 #11

You say you don't respect any form of religion. Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #12

So this is all based on edhopper Dec 2015 #13

Well, you know how those Calvinist gods can be... pokerfan Dec 2015 #15

LOL trotsky Dec 2015 #16

And it is quite literally the dumbest argument in the apologist arsenal. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #18

"Evil exists because god must allow us to have free will!" trotsky Dec 2015 #19

Oh, but child rape is just an unfortunate consequence of free will. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #20

In a way, sure. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #21

Why would a person who doesn't believe in any gods respect a god? Iggo Dec 2015 #23