Do you see God as bad ?

[stvdv]

Well, do you think that ordering ripping apart pregnant women with a sword, dashing kids against walls, etc. Is good, or bad?

Not at all. I asked if a God that is into slicing pregnant women in two is good or bad. That is a simple question. Many believe it was good, and many believe that that God is not the real one.

I can't prove to you anything about a God, who is into "slicing humans", because God seems to not have the habit to show up, let alone slice
BUT
I can prove to you that there is a man in Australia who enjoyed slicing men and raping women, and show the wives their sliced up husbands
The man just got released after 30+ years, totally no remorse, allowed to live among humans; click here to see the chainsaw at work

So, now we live in 2021, and there are men into slicing up other humans
Around 0400-0900 there were people called barbarians (just 1100-1600 years ago)
Asuming evolution makes people improve their "slicing pregnant women habits"
I think it is safe to assume, that around year "0000" it was not better than "0400"

It is known that people used to believe in Thor god of thunder
When around year 0000 they saw scenarios of slicing barbarians or worse
They must have shouted "Oh my God, no, don't slice my pregnant wife" etc
That is how such stories might have originated, or a storyteller with imagination

Anyway there is plenty of prove that there are humans slicing up other humans/animals
That is a fact. Talking about a God slicing up humans, seems more like a fairy tale to me

I have never been into fairy tales very much. I always try to understand how these originated

 

[Spirit of Light]

I think it is a matter of having moral standards. Those standards apply to Gods as well as humans. So, if God breaks those standards, then God is bad. If God is bad enough, then God is evil.

Personally i do not question Gods moral, I know my own morality could be better than it is. to me that is all that matter

 

[Polymath257]

Personally i do not question Gods moral, I know my own morality could be better than it is. to me that is all that matter

I try to improve my own morality, of course. But that doesn't mean I can't say that the promotion of genocide is evil. If God promotes genocide, I consider God to be evil.

 

[Koldo]

Thank God you made that comment.

Thank God you posted this!

Please do give me a 'like' if you do find that post to be impactful.

 

[stvdv]

but since that God is worshipped by billions, I think it is proper to ask.

I did come across a chainsaw wielding Nun, who was into the slicing business (click here to see God's work done)
So
Indeed it is proper to ask "why the Hell do billions worship a chainsaw wielding God?"

Before making the claim "billions worship a chainsaw wielding God"
We should make a poll on RF with this particular question

IF you are right, then at least 20-30% of the theist should answer "YES, I worship a chainsaw wielding God"
IF that is the case though THEN I will leave RF immediately,
I don't want to end up sliced, even if it is just virtual slicing

 

[McBell]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?

False dichotomy.
At least, outside the choir.

IMO gods are not good or bad.
They are merely excuses used by people to justify their beliefs, behaviour, etc.

Do you believe God should follow what you want him to do for you, or would you gain what you wish for if you chose to do as God ask of human beings?

Until god shows up in person to tell me what it wants....
I have absolutely no trust in what people tell me god wants, says, does, did do, etc.

 

[Audie]

I understand your view.
A reason why this OP was made is because of other OP`s that has been in the forum the last week, where people was able to critique openly different religious teachings. and some of the comments that was amed at God/Allah got me wondering about why even people who do not believe in God seem to think they know what a God should say or do.
But this OP is not a critique of those people, they were only the inspiration for this OP. I can not say what others should believe

BECAUSE-GOD- IS- A -CHARACTER -IN-A- BOOK

Literary criticism involves analysis of characters.

I'm pretty sure this has been explained,
besides being like totally obvious.

 

[Spirit of Light]

BECAUSE-GOD- IS- A -CHARACTER -IN-A- BOOK

Literary criticism involves analysis of characters.

I'm pretty sure this has been explained,
besides being like totally obvious.

You are of course welcome to have your view about God @Audie

 

[Audie]

You are of course welcome to have your view about God @Audie

You dont give or take privileges.

Did you understand the answer?
It is the exact reason.

Are you still confused?

 

[Spirit of Light]

You dont give or take privileges.

Did you understand the answer?
It is the exact reason.

Are you still confused?

I understood your view is different than mine, that should not lead to me telling you that you are "wrong" I dont have a reason to say your view is wrong.
Has nothing to do with wishing to take privileges for anyone.

 

[ecco]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?

Did you mean to write:
Are Gods bad...
or...
Is God bad...

If the latter, then you need to specify which god.

 

[ecco]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?

Why limit the question to just those two possibilities? There are many reasons why some people consider some gods to be bad.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Did you mean to write:
Are Gods bad...
or...
Is God bad...

If the latter, then you need to specify which god.

I believe in Allah, But if other want to answer for the God they know of, that is find for the OP.

 

[Vinayaka]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?
Do you believe God should follow what you want him to do for you, or would you gain what you wish for if you chose to do as God ask of human beings?

My idea of God (my God) is nothing at all like that. I couldn't even think of Him along those lines.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Why limit the question to just those two possibilities? There are many reasons why some people consider some gods to be bad.

I could have made a longer list, but it was the two points that i thought of when making the OP

 

[ecco]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?

That's like asking are Leprechauns bad because you disagree with what Leprechauns do, or because Leprechauns do not do what YOU want them to do (like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow)?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Are God bad because you disagree with what God does, or because God does not do what YOU want him to do?
Do you believe God should follow what you want him to do for you, or would you gain what you wish for if you chose to do as God ask of human beings?

IMO, every person's God is an expression of the person's values and idea of virtue. Yes, some are bad.

 

[Audie]

I understood your view is different than mine, that should not lead to me telling you that you are "wrong" I dont have a reason to say your view is wrong.
Has nothing to do with wishing to take privileges for anyone.

You still don't appear to understand
the anwser to your puzzlement.

Try to explain to me how "those who don't
believe in God.... ".

It's super simple.

 

[Spirit of Light]

You still don't appear to understand
the anwser to your puzzlement.

Try to explain to me how "those who don't
believe in God.... ".

It's super simple.

Those who do not believe a God exist, Atheists as an example

 

[Spirit of Light]

I am not sure people have understood the OP.
The OP is not about what I "Conscious thoughts" thinking about God or what God it is, or why some say God is bad. The OP is what you who read the OP believe or think.