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Originally Posted by Darkland
I would also like to add this about the "God" as described by all religions. The key is in his description which is always "Omnipotent".
Omnipotent:
1. almighty or infinite in power.
2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.
NOW... If there is such a being as this, he has NO need of our money yet he requires a weekly donation of 10% or more.
If there is such a being as this, he is BEYOND "human" emotions like sadness, anger, vengeance, pity, kindness, etc. These are things that "man" or "humans" possess.
If there is such a being as this, why would it be cowed into proving its power with the answering of prays for a creature (humans) of no significance or equality to itself.
If there is such a being as this, why would it care if one nation did bad things to another nation and seek vengeance in bloodshed, the murdering of children, genocide, plaques, etc. as listed countless times over in the bible?
I could go on but if you possess any intelligence at all, you can see the point and logic I am pointing out.
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Ever see the documentary 'Religulous' buy Bill Maher? In one scene he is asking the guy if he has ever directly experienced a miracle of God. The nut replies that at a party, he stuck his hand out the window and prayed for it to rain and all of a sudden it started to rain. Maher pointed out that this could merely be a coincidence. Of course the idiot took it as a miracle from God.
Now, if there is a God who does things like this, things that serve no purpose other than to stoke the ego of a believer, and will ignore the fervent pleas of a mother at the bedside of a dying child, then he is not the kind of God I ever want to know, let alone worship of give my money to. It is thins kind of god that these religious kooks believe in. Fortunately for the world, however, there is more empirical evidence for the existence of Santa Claus than there is for YHWH.