wow! that was an interesting read about maltheism, i never knew that other people believed that way. i also find it interesting that they do not insist that theists give up what they believe, they only desire that theists do not shove their beliefs down the throats of people.
are you a maltheist?
some people have a problem with the god of the bible being cruel. they see that good things happen to evil people and horrible things happen to good people, they see a god that has no problem ordering the killing of innocent babies and children, they see the wholesale slaughter, in sometimes...
rhetoric??.......what i said you think is rhetoric? if what i say is rhetoric, what is what you say called? how do you define what YOU say should be the obvious?
there's 2 questions here.
what if there isnt life after death? that question is just as potent as yours.
attempting to scare a person to believe like you do should be a red flag moment to you that your arguement doesnt have legs of its own.
i dont know if i'm an athiest or not, but i do not believe in the god of the bible, unless it can be reasonably shown that he exists....ive heard all the typical christian regurgitation, and , like you, i dont care to hear more. i'm pretty sure most christians believe what they do because of a...
good answer..........i also dont believe the bible teaches eternal punishment in hell, or eternal punishment period . i believe some christian zealots concocted it, between 1300 AD and 1700 AD, with the design of having more power, and or influence.
monkeys went to the plains from the bush because there was better pickings? they just did it? there has to be thought to make this decision. and i'm told thought is the result of overcompensation of mutated genes? i really dont mean to offend anyone, and i'm truly thankful to all who...
because this seemingly simple answer opens up other complicated questions that just seem to bring one back to the same starting point of more complicated questions............and the hampster wheel never ends.