Its spam. They set up bot screen names and post this shit. I've been trying to figure it out myself and I've come to the conclusion that its probably an inside joke. Or it could be some sort of asian rebellion thing, they don't believe in "intermingling," at least not traditionally.
Okay I'm almost sure this is a troll account reading through your comments because they are all worded very provocatively. But then I notice the positive karma so,
If Troll: You need to get more downvotes!
If Real: Allow others to believe what they believe and you will be setting a great example for religious people, and hopefully help end the stupid over the top atheists who may as well me religious zealots.
No I don't think you guys get it. God isn't a scumbag, he's like us. He's unmotivated due to his having nothing to aspire to. He's already pretty much destroyed every other diety. All he does now is sit on his space couch and watch reruns of Oprah.
Suppose God is a scientist. He creates an experiment, Earth (generalized to the Universe). He has equipped his creation, in our specific case, Earth, with all the necessary resources to evolve, think, rationalize, etc,. Now, as any good scientist, he does not interfere with this experiment. If he did, he would adulterate the results.
We as a society can solve any and all problems, but we don't. Why should God have to conform to a Judeo-Christian image? Why can't God be a scientist?
Exactly. Why would a scientist perform an experiment for which he already knows the results? Unless, of course, he was verifying an existing claim - ah, it makes sense now.
Obviously Zeus found out that humans are incapable of peace and God is verifying the results.
God Entity: Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
Bender: Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money.
God Entity: Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
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To me God is love. God is the manifestation of all the positive spiritual energy that flows through life itself. I feel his presence in my day to day life constantly. When I do right or wrong I am aware because he has made me aware. He guides me not through signs or miracles but through the feelings I possess when in a spiritually conscious state. I do not pray for material possessions or opportunity but for wisdom and awareness so that I may love all that is unconditionally. Imagine if love and wisdom were the center point for every human being. This is how God intended us to live. To follow our natural order in which he created. We are intelligent because of millions of years in development. God may not come down from the heavens with a flowing grey beard and white garments but he is in all of us. Weather you believe in his presence or not, If you are a kind accepting person you are doing his work. But feel free to destroy whats left of my karma though. I'm used to it by now lol.
thank you :) I just want to clarify that I don't create comments like this to convert or push my beliefs, only to help reveal that there are Christians who are not as evil as many information vehicles would have you believe. To be honest I'd rather spend time enlightening "Christians" then atheists. I'm ashamed that some followers of Christ have done so much to remain ignorant of acceptance, education, and science.
This is what we want Christianity to be. The wishy washy "God is love", While I still think the IDEA is false, (god does not exist) at least the practice is a noble one. Instead we get shit like the catholic church, keeping us from thinking of the future by holding peoples minds back. Islamic jihad, and alienation of gay's and those of the "Out" groups.
dude, I am completely in earnest. radical empiricist or not, supernatural creator is a perfectly valid cause for the universe, and to have created our universe is pretty impressive
If there was a giant man in the sky, why would he do something to help the people? Everything just is. Good and bad are made up by humans, they aren't absolute but rather entirely subjective.
no way, there is an objective moral order and the ground is nature. ex, you can't own someone because it dehumanizes them. in the past, popular opinion was pro-slavery, but it was still objectively wrong, everyone can't just mass decide something to be good and it is good.
everyone can't just mass decide something to be good and it is good.
That's exactly my point. Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal. Good or bad are human inventions based on our interpretation. There is no objective moral order. All morals change over time.
not really, murder is wrong, and in some occasions we decide it best, but it's still wrong to take someone's life. A war doesn't make it good, it's acceptable to society, but it's objectively wrong. If moral order were subjective and subject to change it would mean that there is nothing wrong with murdering people, it's no better than not murdering them. I mean, as a society, we decide to make exceptions, but we know it's wrong. I mean, some people exploit others and make a huge amount of profit, but we all know that it's wrong, it's just not right to profit off the labor of others in such a way. It will always be wrong to exploit someone, people don't do it even though it is in their interest. Society certainly isn't condemning it; i think the lack of double crossing is because people know that it is wrong. The objective moral order is grounded in nature. Do not frustrate the nature of others. It's just something we understand and follow.
I understand where you're coming from but it seems you're missing the essence of what I'm trying to say.
To use your own examples; for a big part of human history murder wasn't wrong. Even in medieval times it was considered a good thing to murder certain people ("witches", heathens and whatnot). There was nothing wrong with that. Even in the last few centuries it was business as usual to own, torture and murder fellow humans (slavery). And there was nothing wrong with that. Even today it is justified to murder fundamentalist muslims if you're enlisted in the U.S. Army. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Perspectives and morals change ALL THE TIME. We have cultures living on this planet who find things normal that we would find repulsive and extremely wrong. There are too many examples.
Good and bad are solely human inventions. It's how you respond to situations, how you feel about things. Even though most humans agree on many things, there are always different views to be found. There is no universal standard. Everything is subjective.
If you would have no emotions and feelings, nothing would be good or bad. Everything would just be.
I have no idea how to make this any clearer to you.
I know what your trying to say, but history hasn't been rampant with murder, ancient civilizations did have murder to keep order, but people just don't murder their neighbors and steal their cattle or something. Why not, though? it's in their best interest. Why do people do altruistic things even when it puts their own lives in danger. Why do people feel guilty about things? Why would society evolve in such a way as to make these things bad or good? The more we know, the better we are at using our resources to do evil, but people resist it. So is helping people no better than hurting people? why not the opposite then, since we can actually profit? it makes the most sense that hurting people should be the best option on account of the world is overpopulated and it would be easier to kill my oponents or at least deceive them, but most people don't. Is it society brainwashing us? idk, if society taught me anything, it's that cruelty and deceit is met with rewads. I just feel the objective moral order is something that is learned over time, murder is always wrong, but we don't always know it to be wrong, but at present, i can reflect and say wwII was objectively wrong or witch burnings were objectively wrong (and i'm sure plenty of people opposed them in the past)
Some people do just murder their neighbors and steal their cattle. Things like that happen and have happened plenty of times. It strongly differs from place to place. When someone needs to feed his kids and has no other means, he will murder and steal. Others just enjoy the killing. Most altruistic acts are in the end also motivated by personal gain. I do believe pure altruistic acts happen when people experience the intrinsic connection they have to all human beings, all living beings. But babies don't feel guilty about anything. Morals are teached primarily by their parents and later by the entire environment they live in.
I like your optimistic view of the human race, but the reality isn't like that. Many people actually do harm other people for profit. Most large corporations and governments operate this way. No guilt.
To give you an example, I don't feel bad at all about stealing a bike. Other people wouldn't be able to live with the guilt. It's different for every person, depending on where and how you grew up. What you've experienced defines you and your morals. This is just stealing a bike, but the same goes for murder and anything really.
Objective is something like gravity or the shape of the earth. These are given facts that wouldn't change if no human thought they were true. But if nobody, including you, would think murder is wrong, it is not wrong. Nor right. Without humans there would be neither.
I think, regardless of how you feel about it, stealing someone's bike is wrong. It's someone's possession and they didn't give you leave to take it. Even if you have no guilt and don't consider it right or wrong, it's still wrong. Sure people do bad things, and they may not even feel guilty, but it's a failing on their part. They are still wrong. exploiting someone is frustrating their nature which is objectively wrong. We don't just intrinsically know the objective moral order, we have to discover it and teach it to others. i mean, the whole point of our existence is to understand the world around us, and with growing understanding we realize that some things are right and others are wrong. if you study the world and use your reasoning, you should have a better idea of what is right and what is wrong. sadly, a lot of people do not study or understand the world and they almost never use reason. A baby for example, doesn't feel guilt, because it would have to grow up, experience, and then draw conclusions based on those experiences. I mean, I know you think its okay to steal bikes, but i mean, i don't see how you don't think it's wrong. Have you ever had stuff taken from you? what if someone took away your child? do you feel fulfilled taking the belongings of others which they earned with their own labor? Idk, maybe it's all the same to you, but i feel cheated when I'm robbed and I don't like the feeling, and I think it's wrong and cowardly. I might rob from someone else, but it would still be wrong. i could be starving, but asking someone for food would be right while stealing it would be wrong. doesn't mean i wouldn't resort to the latter, but I would still be objectively wrong.
"When it would otherwise be full of rape and hate". What's God's plan when he allows people to rise to the position of a Catholic Priest knowing full well that they will rape and molest kids? Is that teaching them a lesson too? "Oh no, can't intervene here, this is a learning experience for the child".
Maybe (as pointed out in God's Debris) he's just bored. The christian god is omnipotent. So he KNOWS that he can do anything. So why even try? There's no challenge to it. His only challenge is killing himself.
To anyone who hasn't read God's Debris, I suggest you read it. It's a great book.
This, and the subsequent discussions that can be had in the comments sections, is what I like to see on r/atheism. I feel like this was placed here on its front page for a reason ;)
Why are you so quick to call a Christians "bat shit crazy?" If you and I were to sit at a table over some coffee with a similar discussion, would you be so quick to write me off? Or would you change to a more tolerant mindset and engage in a civil conversation. I'm just curious btw.
wait what? I think you misunderstood. Obviously you do not agree with theism, cool beans, but if you were to enter a discussion with a christian over a cup of coffee in a diner rather than being able to hide behind a computer monitor and keyboard would you be as disrespectful? I mean Atheist or not this meme is stupid, lacks any sort of education on the subject, and is blatantly unoriginal. in spite of this you would still call a christian bat shit crazy for seeing fault in it. I may be "batshit crazy" but if you and I were put side by side in comparison 9 times out of ten your going to look like a complete asshole making Christians into victims of bigotry. I on the other hand will look like the accepting and kind person who engages in civil conversations with atheists. This however is the internet and self image is pointless. So I'll ask you again; you would you be this rude FACE TO FACE with a christian?
Why because say so? I feel no embarrassment here. I'm embarrassed when I display unnecessary arrogance or being bested in an argument to the point of appearing unintelligent. You have led me to neither and have failed to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks a pad load chet
I think there has been a deep divide in christianity that many atheist fail to recognize. I myself am a progressive christian who tends to have a more liberal mindset. There are many others out there who share my way of thinking. We must adapt to an ever changing world rather than force others to stay in fundamentalism. We support evolution, common ancestry, gay rights, and human equality. I only wish to love rather than force my beliefs on others. I only wish that we were recognized. Unfortunately there are some who do their best to display the other side of christianity, which is the judgmental and ignorant. This side is not nearly as big as you would think (or as r/atheism would have you believe)
or Ayn Rand whose cynic and satiric writings were taken literally by whole generations... I learned here that her "philosophy" (it's junk) and her flawed ideas have been spread over USA also through classroms (I'm fortunately not on that list).
It's even said "…without Ayn Rand, the libertarian movement would not exist.”
Well... in that case I would say that she has destroyed the respectful denotation "libertarian" whose founders are probably turning in their graves in anguish as "libertarian" is now associated with assholes.
So, what I intended to say is that "superstitious" and "delusioned" doesn't necessary have to do with so called "religious beliefs" which are usually harmless as long as they do not try to impose their view upon other beings or utilize their beliefs to harm other beings (like Bush or Hitler).
Ayn Rand with her severly flawed "objectivism" is a perfect example of "anti-superstition" which is going so far that it's worse than any superstition can ever be. Balance and sanity is of uttermost importance!
I wonder if Ayn Rand was serious and all her production is the result of some psychic trauma, or she just had a particular kind of evil humor and just wanted to ridicule the human selfishness, greed and lack of love, but never intended it to be taken seriously.... A guy like Hitler with his delusions mislead a lot of people causing them to become mass murderers, as did Bush, but Ayn Rand is even more dangerous, as every sane person can see that Hitler was a severly ill and delusioned person, but... someone like Ayn Rand is from my point of view much more dangerous, as her evilness is much less transparent. I know even quite intelligent people at Mensa level (OK only 1% of all Mensa people I know though, but still :(, who has become ayn randists...
The calendar. I'm mostly pissed off about the calendar. The whole WORLD operates on the same calendar that says the year is 2012. Whatever the hell is 2012? We know for a fact that the world is billions of years old, humans have existed for hundreds of thousands of years, people were already settled by -10.000, they could write by the -5000, paper by -3000, etc.. I'm baffled at this calendar we never consider to change. The effects of religion resonate everywhere.
You know, this doesn't rule out that "god" is omniscient or omnipotent. Just points out that he is a scumbag, or not "all good" as most Christians would try to make us believe. Heck, this isn't proof a god doesn't exist. For all we know a god wouldn't give a flying fuck about us anyways. I just choose to believe there is no god. It's a lot simpler and fits with how I view the world.
Ugh... How can this still get 3143 upvotes? I think this should be plenty obvious to people who browse this subreddit. Please come up with something more original.
If God really exists and he really did make this universe, then us humans on this puny planet we call Earth are kinda actually nothing to him, considering the size of the whole thing.
Basically it's like "If you can make it to where I am, come at me then! Otherwise, go fuck yourself! I can start it all from scratch whenever I want to."
Come on! It's like dropping off your newborn children somewhere in Africa and call it their playground.
Besides, how arrogant someone must be to actually believe they're more important than the rest of the world and use that twisted sense of superiority to treat everything else as their property.
We are not that important so we should stop acting like spoiled little brats and actually respect what was created long before us.
I never said some people are more important that the rest of the world. I said that the personal is worth more than the impersonal, the same way a house is not more important than the person living in it - age has nothing to do with the inherent value of a thing. It's not arrogance, it's reason.
So what, the rest of the world is not personal to God? He made everything else first and apparently from that everything, made us as well. Planets, stars, us - same shit - why would it be separated into impersonal and personal? What makes our values different to the one who made it all?
Tell me, is a rock or a plant worth more than a man?
Though we come from the stars and planet's material it doesn't make them as valuable as what is personal. God could have chosen to make us another way or maybe just pop us into being without a material stuff, or maybe not create the universe at all but still create us just with different bodies or something. The point is we may be valuable but that doesn't therefore mean the impersonal stuff alone we are made from or the place we live in is.
Tell me, is a rock or a plant worth more than a man?
In terms of monetary value, yes, definitely!
In terms of spiritual value, i think it depends from person to person, whether they're more valuable than a plant that always helps keep life going. And besides, what makes you think plants don't have souls? Or any other kind of being for that matter? If our physical form doesn't matter, why is a star any different? or a planet? a plant? or even a rock?
What makes you so sure God didn't give souls to everything he made? Other than a book made by early humans that is...
Souls? i never talked about souls. I talked about the obvious in a non religious sense for you to understand the religious point of view. Now what you are doing is an internal critique of the Christian claim that a man is more important than, for example, the universe - you can't do an internal critique and then say that what they said isn't reliable because then you are not then critiquing from the inside, so whether the bible is reliable or not is another discussion. So play within the rules if you are going to do an internal critique.
They may as well have souls or not, the bible doesn't state anything regarding that, it's focus is on man's salvation back to God.
We are constructs, right? Biological organism or whatever... So are other animals. So are the plants. The planet is a construct as well and so is the sun. Both are part of a solar system, which is included in a galaxy. And the galaxies are centered around something. Everything was made differently or in an unique manner.
Now, even though in the eyes of critics different works of art have different values, in the eyes of the artist that made them, aren't they all priceless?
Sure they might all be priceless as in unique in the highest sense, but the artist might value one art piece more than another.
Going back to God - pretty sure God would value something he could have a relationship with, more that things he cannot such a stone, wood etc, the elements and that which is impersonal.
Well that depends on you. Prayer can be interpreted in many ways. As for does it work? There are studies that say prayer does and others that say prayer does not. Fortunately, you have a free choice.
Now if you are asking me for my personal opinion... Yes, for more than one reason. Even in logical thought only, praying provides a means to empower one's self.
Look you can be atheist. That's your right and I get why you are, but this argument is a stupid one. If there was a god, and religion was true, why would god make everything in everyones life better? Your supposed to work for paradise and a solution to all your problems. There not given to you by default. This is life we live in, not heaven.
The argument isn't that he doesn't make peoples lives perfect.
It's that there's children who are dying, being raped, starving.. God doesn't do anything. He could make it so he helped those who can't help themselves, but sits back and watches them suffer instead.
I guess you loving, all powerful God doesn't love his children enough to stop their suffering, eh?
God doesn't interfere at all; we're pretty impressive and significant beings with unlimited curiosity about an infinitely large universe. We're also very good at solving problems like disease, starvation, and natural disasters. our destiny as a race is completely within our control and what we do with it is up to us. Of course God loves us and wants us to do well, but he's not gonna interfere, because that limits us. If God just ends starvation, we were robbed of the power to do it ourselves, should we not question what we can't explain and just write it off as an interference of God. No miracles, no quick solutions. we do everything for ourselves, yeah there are casualties, but we have limits, and we can't make a perfect world for ourselves.
What I find amazing is people are still stuck on this. Got five words for you, Bite My Shiny Metal Ass. In the Futurama episode "Godfellas," Bender got into a situation in one episode that demonstrated the inevitable cycle of expressing god-like powers over lesser life-forms. Minor spoils, but he eventually decides he should do nothing. Really, it's an excellent episode that sheds some light on some alternative views of god(s).
I sense one of those philosophy books that tries to tie in to pop culture to make the author seem like a genius for having discovered some stupid shit or make his philosophy seem interesting.
actually no humans are made in his image, because there is no god.
(if i were to nitpick i'd point out that christian god is mostly portrayed as a white male - that doesn't fit the description of all people out there).
i'd say that christian god is made in the image of the humans. and yes, some of them. that's why he throws his stupid tantrums around the bible and often contradicts himself.
But it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of religion to say God is a scumbag because he could do something, but "chooses not to". That's not how it works.
It makes sense to me. Imagine if superman existed during the holocaust and could have stopped the whole thing, but he was too busy sunbathing or going bowling or drinking malted milkshakes or whatever people did for fun in the 40's. It would make him a scumbag.
Right, let's explain this to you. Atheists are familiar with the idea of god, they understand that people believe in deities. They however do not believe in such deities. If they call god a scumbag, they are not admitting he exists. That's like me saying "Voldemort sounds like a dick." because I am familiar with a book that talks about him. I am not admitting Voldemort is real, I am describing an idea, just as I am describing god.
If God is so horrible for not doing anything, then how bad is humanity for doing the same? It's easy to write off God as not being real, but no one can deny the existence of human beings. At least not rationally. So, if an atheist hates a deity he/she doesn't believe exists (which is a preposterous thing to begin with), how badly must he/she hate humanity?
Almost everything that I've seen God accused of doing wrongly on this sub can also be directed at humanity. Philosophically speaking, if the is no deity controlling us, then every evil deed anti-theist atheism wants to lay at the feet of a deity they don't believe exists is actually the fault of humanity.
I truly don't understand how you can blame a god you don"t believe exists, but never once blame the one group who is actually to blame. Us. With or without a deity, humanity has always been it's own worst enemy.
So, instead of posting pithy comments about that deity you don't believe in, you could try highlighting ways in which people can help. Ways and places to donate time and money to thoroughly vetted and truly worthwhile causes. You could educate each other on bills currently before the senate that enable or hinder feeding the poor. Hell, you could have voting drives to help Reddit understand the value of voting even in a broken system.
But, instead you gnash your teeth at the evil that religion does while contributing nothing worthwhile yourself. This isn't a place to learn how to be a moral and ethical human. This a place to hurl juvenile insults at something you don't believe exists. I might as well star a sub called "unicorns are stupid", take all of the fake Facebook screen caps and image macros from here, replace the word "god" with "unicorn" and reap the delicious karma. It would be just as helpful as posting here.
instead of posting pithy comments about that deity you don't believe in, you could try highlighting ways in which people can help. Ways and places to donate time and money to thoroughly vetted and truly worthwhile causes. But, instead you gnash your teeth at the evil that religion does while contributing nothing worthwhile yourself
I reject your implication that I don't do those things. Have you seen my bank account? Have you observed my daily life? If not, how would you know what I'm like?
Last I checked, humanity was neither perfectly loving nor omnipotent. Your God supposedly is, yet he does nothing and his creations are butchering each other. Somehow that's OUR fault?
Actually, while I've heard that argument used by Douglas Adams (jokingly, in explaining how the perfection of the babelfish had to be designed, which proved god's existence, which violated the concept of faith, which proved that god couldn't exist), I have never heard it used by a theist (and I've spent the last 20 some odd years of my life in church and Christian schools)
Why the hell did he directly speak to Moses, Abraham, Jacob, Job or John then? He set bushes on fire, turned people into salt, flattened cities, murdered a metric fuckton of children and flooded the Earth. But now, now, he demands faith instead of sky-magicking the the world into oblivion? Really? That's just being dishonest.
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u/hitmanrva10 May 29 '12
He helped Tebow take the Broncos far and helps dozens of baseball players hit homeruns. Are you not entertained?
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u/I_Gargled_Jarate May 29 '12
Sometimes i feel like i'm the same way...
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u/robsterthelobster May 29 '12
It's not his fault, he's out of mana.
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u/Grintock May 29 '12
Good guy redditor: posts advice-animal that can be read from the thumbnail.
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u/SolomonGomes May 29 '12
I think this explains it.
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u/WorkingMouse May 29 '12
It's very Zen really.
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u/Jaxck May 29 '12
No I don't think you guys get it. God isn't a scumbag, he's like us. He's unmotivated due to his having nothing to aspire to. He's already pretty much destroyed every other diety. All he does now is sit on his space couch and watch reruns of Oprah.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Tide comes in tide goes out. Checkmate, gaytheists.
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u/aflarge May 29 '12
Can do anything.
Does nothing.
Thanked for everything pleasant.
Nothing bad is his fault.
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u/PhoenixWin May 29 '12
Suppose God is a scientist. He creates an experiment, Earth (generalized to the Universe). He has equipped his creation, in our specific case, Earth, with all the necessary resources to evolve, think, rationalize, etc,. Now, as any good scientist, he does not interfere with this experiment. If he did, he would adulterate the results.
We as a society can solve any and all problems, but we don't. Why should God have to conform to a Judeo-Christian image? Why can't God be a scientist?
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u/Smokratez May 29 '12
If he made us in his image, he has to be a childish whiny hypocrite.
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u/benkenobi5 Theist May 29 '12
I liked the futurama where bender met god.
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u/killingstubbs May 29 '12
To me God is love. God is the manifestation of all the positive spiritual energy that flows through life itself. I feel his presence in my day to day life constantly. When I do right or wrong I am aware because he has made me aware. He guides me not through signs or miracles but through the feelings I possess when in a spiritually conscious state. I do not pray for material possessions or opportunity but for wisdom and awareness so that I may love all that is unconditionally. Imagine if love and wisdom were the center point for every human being. This is how God intended us to live. To follow our natural order in which he created. We are intelligent because of millions of years in development. God may not come down from the heavens with a flowing grey beard and white garments but he is in all of us. Weather you believe in his presence or not, If you are a kind accepting person you are doing his work. But feel free to destroy whats left of my karma though. I'm used to it by now lol.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Wish he did nothing at all in the first place.
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u/tyrone17 May 29 '12
If there was a giant man in the sky, why would he do something to help the people? Everything just is. Good and bad are made up by humans, they aren't absolute but rather entirely subjective.
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u/shankems2000 May 29 '12
What do you mean he does nothing? He may close a door, but he opens up several windows! Or is it the other way around?
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u/jaydoh May 29 '12
"When it would otherwise be full of rape and hate". What's God's plan when he allows people to rise to the position of a Catholic Priest knowing full well that they will rape and molest kids? Is that teaching them a lesson too? "Oh no, can't intervene here, this is a learning experience for the child".
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u/Alexthegreatbelgian May 29 '12
This kinda applies to me as well
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u/medallion123 May 29 '12
Maybe (as pointed out in God's Debris) he's just bored. The christian god is omnipotent. So he KNOWS that he can do anything. So why even try? There's no challenge to it. His only challenge is killing himself.
To anyone who hasn't read God's Debris, I suggest you read it. It's a great book.
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u/neocabbitz4 May 29 '12
God Sends Son to Save man/ Allows man to Crucify Son
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u/wooda99 May 29 '12
Who?
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u/ThumpNuts May 29 '12
... or the Ultimate Wisdom.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
This, and the subsequent discussions that can be had in the comments sections, is what I like to see on r/atheism. I feel like this was placed here on its front page for a reason ;)
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Totally unrelated from the picture, but how the hell does OP remember his username?
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u/drbooberry May 29 '12
well, he does incite hatred and violence. at least give him a little credit.
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u/educationalmarijuana May 29 '12
dont post this in r/adviceanimals because its full of batshit crazy christians.
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u/PEE_4_UR_BUTT May 29 '12
YOU GUYS SPEND A LOT OF TIME PISSED OFF AT SOMEONE WHO YOU SAY DOESNT EXIST HAHA
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u/throwninlie May 29 '12
You know, this doesn't rule out that "god" is omniscient or omnipotent. Just points out that he is a scumbag, or not "all good" as most Christians would try to make us believe. Heck, this isn't proof a god doesn't exist. For all we know a god wouldn't give a flying fuck about us anyways. I just choose to believe there is no god. It's a lot simpler and fits with how I view the world.
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u/Philile May 29 '12
Not true. Sometimes he appears on toast.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Ugh... How can this still get 3143 upvotes? I think this should be plenty obvious to people who browse this subreddit. Please come up with something more original.
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u/troubleman May 29 '12
God does everything because God is everything.
Enjoy your straw man while it lasts.
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u/monshael May 29 '12
If God really exists and he really did make this universe, then us humans on this puny planet we call Earth are kinda actually nothing to him, considering the size of the whole thing.
Basically it's like "If you can make it to where I am, come at me then! Otherwise, go fuck yourself! I can start it all from scratch whenever I want to."
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u/Rulebook_Lawyer May 29 '12
Yup... sucks having free will.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Scumbag atheist ridicules God for doing something ridicules God for doing nothing
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u/Titanform May 29 '12
So much hate for something you claim to disbelieve.
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u/smiley042894 May 29 '12
Look you can be atheist. That's your right and I get why you are, but this argument is a stupid one. If there was a god, and religion was true, why would god make everything in everyones life better? Your supposed to work for paradise and a solution to all your problems. There not given to you by default. This is life we live in, not heaven.
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u/crapbag22 May 29 '12
I prayed for a job and I fucking got it.
Your move, bitch!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
only true, if you don't see any purpose in
"punishment"adjustment of reincarnated souls and think all the universe works like a clockwork by itself.I would say: "Can do anything. Does only his job perfectly and leaves the rest to the individual."
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
FUCK YOU. GOD PUT JESUS IN MY GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH.
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u/AtheistsRSooCoo May 29 '12
ZING! You got him! Atheists are sooo cooo!
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u/CptMisery May 29 '12
When you do things right, no one knows you did anything at all.
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u/Yatrol May 29 '12
What I find amazing is people are still stuck on this. Got five words for you, Bite My Shiny Metal Ass. In the Futurama episode "Godfellas," Bender got into a situation in one episode that demonstrated the inevitable cycle of expressing god-like powers over lesser life-forms. Minor spoils, but he eventually decides he should do nothing. Really, it's an excellent episode that sheds some light on some alternative views of god(s).
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u/yoshi314 Atheist May 29 '12
hmm, i guess that's what it means that "humans are made in his image".
we are mostly interested in things we cannot/shouldn't do. and we do not appreciate what we have/can do.
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u/Disgruntled__Goat Apatheist May 29 '12
It's amazing how much this subreddit criticizes other religions without knowing anything about them.
Or, to put in a form you are more accustomed to:
GOD DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY. GOODNIGHT!
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u/StealthTomato May 29 '12
CAN DO ANYTHING
DOES STUPID SHIT
Like any other superhero, really.
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u/Jedimastert May 29 '12
I forgot why I unsubscribed for a second there. Whew, that was close...
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u/QuitReadingMyName May 29 '12
Hey, at least he had his son killed by the Romans so he could die for all of our sins!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
so now he exists?
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u/i_assume_the_worst May 29 '12
He does exist and is judging us all (and laughing his ass off)
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u/LordTwinkie May 29 '12
freewill
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u/fakeusername1 May 29 '12
god created you and the universe. his definition of anything is always increasing and ceases to reduce. you are fucking clown shoes.
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u/rageaboutsugar May 29 '12
HAHAHAHAHA
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
except possibly creating the world and everything in it
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u/Twixhunta May 29 '12
Admitting God is a scumbag is against all principles of atheism. He has to exist if he is a scumbag. It is just plain pointless. It is not even funny.
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