Ronin

The credulity of theists never cease to amaze me with that beauty.

They simply never stop to consider the 'innocence' factor that ju'iblex poses regarding their fable, nor the blatant culpability of an all-powerful and all-knowing deity that would intentionally choose, of the entire vastness of the Universe, that particular place to plant such a notorious tree.

scombrid

Yes you too can shed those ugly pounds of guilt. This is the new and improved ephedra free Jesus guilt-loss pill. It works wonders.

Faith and superstition have done little for the world. Or is faith responsible for developing the carbon fiber that my kayak paddle is made of like your bike frames? Faith didn’t invent the anti-biotics that eradicated a post-surgical infection in my knee or did it?. We’re straying a bit from the OP aren’t we, sorry mods. I’m playing his game. I’ll stop now.

scombrid

QUOTE]Originally posted by Radorth
"We skeptics think for ourselves, but a good God would have made us so we could not. We are free agents and take personal responsibility for our mistakes, but if God exists, we don't have to because he let us choose evil."

Are my ears working?

Rad [/QUOTE]

Perhaps the theists have done a poor selling job. The Christian god does not want us to think for ourselves according to pastor takeyourpick. We are to follow him like sheep. Some of my holy roller buddies think that god controls their every thought and the he’ll do the same to me if I just accept Jesus into my heart. But you tell us that's not our nature. Is it fair for a god that loves sheep to create foxes and get mad at the foxes for being foxes?

Also, you say that we are to unload our baggage on god but chastise us for saying that if god exists he's responsible for sin. Your picture of jesus painted here:

is such that god is taking responsibility for our sins. Shoot, what a guy. Can you prove it? Instead of a burning bush maybe my coffee mug could catch fire and talk to me.

wade-w

I am out of warnings. Since the personal sniping has continued despite several posts asking for civility, I am closing this thread.