Agreed..And I'm not going to worship anything that would create such a place as hell anyway, and forgive people who have done terrible things, like murder,rape and child abuse. But said creator won't forgive me, a person who has not done those terrible things. Makes no sense.
I always find this quote from Tracie Harris highly appropriate:
You either have a God who sends child rapists to rape children or you have a God who simply watches it and says, ‘When you’re done, I’m going to punish you.’If I could stop a person from raping a child, I would. That’s the difference between me and your God.
Agreed. And yet I see believers (Christians and Muslims alike) constantly asking questions that ultimately end up being a rephrasing of Pascal's Wager. So I make a point of showing how easy it is to refute.
In the age of technological advancements being made on an hourly basis, the internet to communicate them, and the world of science that is ever more committed in helping us understand our surroundings... Religions these days are having a hard time keeping people engaged when there is an infinitely more interesting world out there one can engage in. I feel bad for those who hold back.
There are lots of reasons why people believe, most of them a priori assumptions taught to them as axiomatic principles. When you grow up hearing that there's a god watching over you, you just assume that everyone believes it by default. There's a growing body of research also demonstrating a link between the triple threat of poverty, income disparity and poor education with religious devotion. I'm pretty sure I published a snap or two on the topic already.
This almost feels like an exercise in pointing out how ridiculous it is in the first place, not just in the "worship anyway" scenario.
Agreed..And I'm not going to worship anything that would create such a place as hell anyway, and forgive people who have done terrible things, like murder,rape and child abuse. But said creator won't forgive me, a person who has not done those terrible things. Makes no sense.
I always find this quote from Tracie Harris highly appropriate:
Agreed. And yet I see believers (Christians and Muslims alike) constantly asking questions that ultimately end up being a rephrasing of Pascal's Wager. So I make a point of showing how easy it is to refute.
In the age of technological advancements being made on an hourly basis, the internet to communicate them, and the world of science that is ever more committed in helping us understand our surroundings... Religions these days are having a hard time keeping people engaged when there is an infinitely more interesting world out there one can engage in. I feel bad for those who hold back.
There are lots of reasons why people believe, most of them a priori assumptions taught to them as axiomatic principles. When you grow up hearing that there's a god watching over you, you just assume that everyone believes it by default. There's a growing body of research also demonstrating a link between the triple threat of poverty, income disparity and poor education with religious devotion. I'm pretty sure I published a snap or two on the topic already.