To atheists, God is a character in a book....a character that billions of people actually believe is real and devote their very lives to. So, even if the character is fake, there are real consequences. Doesn't that make it okay to call God out on murdering all the humans and animals and unborn babies on earth in a flood (except Noah's boat), and calling for the murder of babies in their sleep, and allowing Satan to torture Job and kill Job's family for no reason?
2006-12-14 04:52:37 · 35 answers · asked by dissolute_chemical 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
a true atheist is a person who does not believe in the existence of god. he does not choose the path of confrontation nor does he show interest in convincing others to follow his path.a true atheist, who is armed with rational thinking and scientific temper never pokes his nose in to the religious beliefs of others. he believes that every person has his own beliefs and another person should not interfere in the affairs of other people.in ancient India, theists and atheists coexisted peacefully and there were no blood baths because of beliefs in god and atheism.that is the greatness of ancient India.
2006-12-14 05:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 20⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can, they can also condemn the actions of famous characters like Captain Ahab and Freddy Kruger. Does it make it right? Well that is a personal issue. If characters are said to represent the emotions of the writer then why not? What do people have against independent thought? They especially have the right to think critically about holy books, being that it is likely they live in a country where the majority of people hold said book in high regard. In short, their is nothing wrong with thinking critically, especially about religious issues. The definition of right and wrong, or okay varies from person to person because of their personal histories and unique perspective. We should respect the right to free speech as well.
2006-12-14 05:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by pinacoladasundae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
>> actions of God
Which are really actions of people who believe in god...
>> Doesn't that make it okay to call God out on murdering all the humans and animals and unborn babies on earth in a flood (except Noah's boat), and calling for the murder of babies in their sleep, and allowing Satan to torture Job and kill Job's family for no reason?
Not really, since we all know none of those things *actually* happened. Although, just as the Captain points out above, we sometimes will assume those things *did* happen, just to draw out a contradiction or an absurdity. (Formally called an "reductio ad absurdum" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum ).
2006-12-14 04:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a fine line there. It's the line between criticizing people who believe in something you consider absurd and criticizing the thing they believe in. It's fine to criticize God as a literary figure. People do that all the time with fictional characters, like criticizing Hamlet for hesitation which made a bad situation worse. But when you start criticizing God for actual occurrences, you can't really say you don't believe in him anymore. You just don't agree with him.
2006-12-14 07:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that an atheist condemning the actions of God is very hypocritical. It would make more sense to condemn the followers of God for believing that God had anything to do with it in the first place.
2006-12-14 04:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Evergreen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't happen. It's a rhetorical position. If someone asks me what I think about the Book of Job and I say that such a spiteful, petty god isn't deserving of respect, let alone worship, I'm entering the hypothesis to comment from within. Acknowledgeing the existence of the idea isn't to acknowledge the existence of the entity.
2006-12-14 04:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how can there be real consequences if the character is fake? that's like saying if you believe in lenny, in the book of mice and men, you have to choke puppies to death...pretty ridiculous isn't it. i don't condem ppl for believing in god. i don't have proof any of it existed, the religion didn't originate on this continent, it's not a part of my native frame of reference. i won't blindly follow a doctorine that has no proof behind it, and where it's "leaders" have to use condemnation and fear in order to keep their flock in line...i think for myself and look inside myself for guidance and accountability in my life...you can look back throughout history, and identify all the "men of god" who've been very creepy human beings. you have reinforced my non-belief with your odd statements.
2006-12-14 05:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only God could answer that. Ask him when you die. If there is no such thing as God then those things never happened. Are you mad or something? Those are big words to call the Alpha and Omega.
2006-12-14 05:12:13 · answer #8 · answered by Cloud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is okay...there is no law against it.
I can also criticize the actions of Col Nathan Jessup or Michael Corleone, two more fictional characters I don't really believe in.
2006-12-14 05:02:16 · answer #9 · answered by Captain Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any Atheists that say, "Your god did this..."
I hear, "if your god was real, WHY would he do this..." or "your bible talks about an evil god...why would you worship this"
I think you are sadly mistaken that we actually condemn him. We just use those arguments when people shove an "all-knowing, all-loving" god in our face to prove that while HE DOESN'T EXIST, their logic and reasoning is flawed.
Much like yours.
2006-12-14 04:59:26 · answer #10 · answered by Heck if I know! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the world as our generation knows it is incredible we unlike past generations have acess to unlimited knowledge of history the one true religion of man..... ,the apllication of science, that fact that only a few including ours know for a fact that we live in a solar system surrounded by stars just like our sun with planets that could be just like earthand that there are at least 400 billion mapped galaxy's just like our milky way galaxy that humans have found that is profound an not to mention we know that life in outerspace is acheivable and going on today in our life time i like to say the universe is to earth as earth is to a flea ...... .......history teaches mankind has endurered valleys of sorrow and madness like World Wars , disease , natural disasters and many human beings infested among us ......., humans alike have faced missery and some say evil here on earth and if viewing so has not affirmed and concreted ur faith that when u die u will stand infront of our lord and he will ask what have u done for ur fellow man.......and have u repented ur sins . depending on ur anwser ur fate will be determined...god bless our men and women in arms fighting for our freedom ..
2006-12-14 05:22:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋