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MineralMan

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4. I've never seen a deity at all.

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 08:59 PM

Aug 2018

Have you? I've read about some, though, and they always seem to be striking down someone. One I read about was supposed to have killed off everyone, except one family and some animals.

I've never seen a deity though, and never met anyone who had, either.

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A deity that doesn't immediately strike down those who [View all] MineralMan Aug 2018 OP

Indeed. I figured that out when I was about 7 years old; I'm what they call a "natural Nay Aug 2018 #1

I haven't seen any diety that strikes down people have you. wasupaloopa Aug 2018 #2

God killed 42 children for making fun of Eliseus' bald head Major Nikon Aug 2018 #3

Mean, huh? MineralMan Aug 2018 #5

God killed about 2 million people in the bible that we know about Major Nikon Aug 2018 #6

Hmm... MineralMan Aug 2018 #7

Satan killed those 10 with God's blessing, so to speak. Mariana Aug 2018 #9

Yep, god was an accomplice or a conspirator at best Major Nikon Aug 2018 #10

I've never seen a deity at all. MineralMan Aug 2018 #4

Perhaps the Creator disagrees with your framing. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #8

I just spoke to Him on the red phone Major Nikon Aug 2018 #12

:shrug: at overuse of the word, "framing." MineralMan Aug 2018 #16

Since the Creator has saw fit not to show up... Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #19

He was subpoenaed, but failed to show marylandblue Aug 2018 #21

I don't think anyone has seen "The Creator" since he mooned Moses. MineralMan Aug 2018 #22

I can see why people would fear that deity, if they believed in it. The Genealogist Aug 2018 #11

He only punished half the descendants really Major Nikon Aug 2018 #13

Well, she is the one who gave the fruit to the man The Genealogist Aug 2018 #14

You'd be surprised how many Abrahamic adherents subscribe to that very theology Major Nikon Aug 2018 #15

Something something free will. trotsky Aug 2018 #17

Suffer, little children! MineralMan Aug 2018 #18

It's not like stopping evil from taking place violates free will anyway. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #20

the problem with the established Dieties...(Dietys?) qazplm135 Aug 2018 #23

What is a Diety? An aficionado of weight-loss programs? MineralMan Aug 2018 #24