tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post1142585504853319167..comments2023-09-02T07:14:49.753-04:00Comments on Atheism And The City: Disproving The Unfalsifiable Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-15808424692749715302013-08-01T15:40:06.210-04:002013-08-01T15:40:06.210-04:00There is a lot of seemingly arbitrary suffering me...<b>There is a lot of seemingly arbitrary suffering meted out in the Old Testament. Why?</b><br />Because it was written by men in a barbaric age.<br />They were trying to explain the indifference of nature in terms of an agent, and wind up describing a capricious being - certainly not one worth worshipping as good, but possible one that, if it existed, would be worth placating.<br /><br /><b>Who am I to question God?</b><br />You're a person who is able to think and judge. It seem wicked of you to insist on worshipping a being that you realise is capricious and barbaric.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021810579773953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-57403031890614666352013-07-26T09:31:52.849-04:002013-07-26T09:31:52.849-04:00Frank, why worship a being like your God, who coul...Frank, why worship a being like your God, who could alleviate suffering but chooses not to?Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021810579773953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-74996493018716335312013-07-22T21:45:37.426-04:002013-07-22T21:45:37.426-04:00Well, I'm with you on this one. I don't b...Well, I'm with you on this one. I don't buy their arguments either. But that doesn't undermine my belief in God.Frank Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118227330790264088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-87492430598050209442013-07-22T20:36:46.767-04:002013-07-22T20:36:46.767-04:00The problem with Christians is that each Christian...The problem with Christians is that each Christian has their own personal theology it seems. You ask 5 different Christians about Christianity, and you get 5 different versions that can differ greatly in meaning.<br /><br />This argument is a response to a very specific theological viewpoint about god that is centered around claims that his divinity as a maximally great being, is incompatible with gratuitous suffering. That is shared by many Christians. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-87860679339119634482013-07-22T18:26:24.524-04:002013-07-22T18:26:24.524-04:00Your argument hangs on the premise that God desire...Your argument hangs on the premise that God desires to prevent the suffering of all conscious beings, or to compensate their suffering through life in the hereafter. I've read the Bible, and that's not the impression I was left with. There is a lot of seemingly arbitrary suffering meted out in the Old Testament. Why? Who am I to question God?Frank Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118227330790264088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-10612881746544682212013-07-20T18:13:49.990-04:002013-07-20T18:13:49.990-04:00Keep plugging away at him, Thinker! Doing a fine j...Keep plugging away at him, Thinker! Doing a fine job!Jonathan MS Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281228447185474180noreply@blogger.com