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NOGO · 06-18-2002, 02:42 PM

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If I were God, I'd just flick every non believer off the planet with my finger. That sounds like good ol' godlike fun.

That is a strange statement. To think that some people believe that Yahweh is God then if I were God I would flick them first.

Come to think of it, if God made himself known non-believers would vanish instantly. They would automatically believe while Yahweh believers would go on thinking that God is Yahweh. Then God would try and convince them that is not so. But they have their "word of God" to prove it.

One of the last sane · 06-18-2002, 03:45 PM

If I were God I would have created the same diversity in form, function and color in mammals as I had done in fish.
As it is, every time I go to an aquarium I end up reflecting that if there was a god who created the world, he ran desperately low on imagination somewhere between creating fish and creating mammals.

spurly · 03-30-2003, 08:30 PM

If I were God I would keep things pretty much the way they are. It seems to me like he did a great job. It's us on the other end that mess things up royally.

Kevin

Queen of Swords · 03-30-2003, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by spurly
If I were God I would keep things pretty much the way they are. It seems to me like he did a great job.

He certainly did... a great job of letting the serpent infiltrate the garden, a great job of mass drowning, a great job of child massacre, etc. And let's not forget the hell to which he sends people. When it comes to death and suffering, no one does a better job inflicting it than the God of the bible.

It's us on the other end that mess things up royally.

Please provide evidence that it's "us on the other end" who have caused leukemia or natural disasters such as earthquakes.

lpetrich · 03-31-2003, 12:35 AM

Leukemia is not likely to leave much fossil evidence, but there are some cases of fossil tumors, like at this Pliocene site.

And most earthquakes are caused by continental drift; there is evidence that continents have been drifting for the last 4 billion years.

And if one looks back 4 billion years, the only life was early hot-spring bacteria and the like -- what terrible sins could such bugs possibly commit?

Given how the creator and ruler of the Universe is supposedly obsessed with sex, was it something like injecting one too many fellow bacteria with snippets of genetic material?

Taffer · 03-31-2003, 05:35 AM

I would make a comfy couch for me to sit on, a sleepy cat to sit on me, a Bowl of Infinite Divine Popcorn With Just the Right Amount of Butter plus a Glass of Ever-Bubbly Celestial Cola (I'd try the Limitless Bottle of Holy Pepsi, but I wouldn't like the taste as much).

Then I would make a Television Set of Intelligent and Wholesome Entertainment.

Then I would create the physical sensations required to enjoy all these, if you want to be nitpicky.

Beats me why the Christian God even bothered with this universe thing.

happyboy · 03-31-2003, 06:16 AM

i'd create a universe exactly like this one, but leave ten seconds after creating it.

what? why burden my creation with religious claptrap?

happyboy

meritocrat · 03-31-2003, 07:25 AM

If I were God I would reveal myself to ALL, so humans can have rational choice of whether to believe in me or not.

braces_for_impact · 03-31-2003, 07:46 AM

If I were god, I'd make farts smell like fresh cinnamon rolls coming right out of the oven....mmmmmm.

Beetle · 03-31-2003, 08:51 AM

I'm not sure what I'd do, but I'd definately try to avoid giving birth to a daughter through my skull. Ouch!

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06-18-2002, 03:45 PM	#12
One of the last sane Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: hereabouts Posts: 734	If I were God I would have created the same diversity in form, function and color in mammals as I had done in fish. As it is, every time I go to an aquarium I end up reflecting that if there was a god who created the world, he ran desperately low on imagination somewhere between creating fish and creating mammals.

03-30-2003, 08:30 PM	#13
spurly Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 710	If I were God I would keep things pretty much the way they are. It seems to me like he did a great job. It's us on the other end that mess things up royally. Kevin

03-30-2003, 09:05 PM	#14
Queen of Swords Contributor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Canada. Finally. Posts: 10,155	Originally posted by spurly If I were God I would keep things pretty much the way they are. It seems to me like he did a great job. He certainly did... a great job of letting the serpent infiltrate the garden, a great job of mass drowning, a great job of child massacre, etc. And let's not forget the hell to which he sends people. When it comes to death and suffering, no one does a better job inflicting it than the God of the bible. It's us on the other end that mess things up royally. Please provide evidence that it's "us on the other end" who have caused leukemia or natural disasters such as earthquakes.

03-31-2003, 12:35 AM	#15
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Leukemia is not likely to leave much fossil evidence, but there are some cases of fossil tumors, like at this Pliocene site. And most earthquakes are caused by continental drift; there is evidence that continents have been drifting for the last 4 billion years. And if one looks back 4 billion years, the only life was early hot-spring bacteria and the like -- what terrible sins could such bugs possibly commit? Given how the creator and ruler of the Universe is supposedly obsessed with sex, was it something like injecting one too many fellow bacteria with snippets of genetic material?

03-31-2003, 05:35 AM	#16
Taffer Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bern, Switzerland Posts: 348	I would make a comfy couch for me to sit on, a sleepy cat to sit on me, a Bowl of Infinite Divine Popcorn With Just the Right Amount of Butter plus a Glass of Ever-Bubbly Celestial Cola (I'd try the Limitless Bottle of Holy Pepsi, but I wouldn't like the taste as much). Then I would make a Television Set of Intelligent and Wholesome Entertainment. Then I would create the physical sensations required to enjoy all these, if you want to be nitpicky. Beats me why the Christian God even bothered with this universe thing.

03-31-2003, 06:16 AM	#17
happyboy Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the border between here and there, WV Posts: 373	i'd create a universe exactly like this one, but leave ten seconds after creating it. what? why burden my creation with religious claptrap? happyboy

03-31-2003, 07:25 AM	#18
meritocrat Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,608	If I were God I would reveal myself to ALL, so humans can have rational choice of whether to believe in me or not.

03-31-2003, 07:46 AM	#19
braces_for_impact Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a nondescript, black helicopter. Posts: 6,637	If I were god, I'd make farts smell like fresh cinnamon rolls coming right out of the oven....mmmmmm.

03-31-2003, 08:51 AM	#20
Beetle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts State Home for the Bewildered Posts: 961	I'm not sure what I'd do, but I'd definately try to avoid giving birth to a daughter through my skull. Ouch!

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