2007-02-19 07:51:33 · 18 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. It is very mind numbing. This is my first day on this site and I've seen and liked your' answers to a lot of questions. Love the use of the high vocabulary by the way!
2007-02-19 08:43:18 · answer #1 · answered by Christian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, many people who are anti-God are more likely anti-religion. Perhaps they've been burned by religion, or they hate the hypocrisy, greed, and cruelty shown by many religions. People have done terrible things in the name of God (which is that "don't take the Lord's name in vain" commandment you may have heard about), and maybe some people look at those acts and think, well, if they slapped "God" on it, then it must be sanctioned by God and God must be a real a sshole.
Which is unfair. Just because you claim something is God's will, it isn't. Anything that hurts, offends, or takes advantage of people isn't from God. Anything that is unfair, cruel, or abusive isn't from God.
People should a. stop claiming God sanctions evil actions and; b. stop assuming that everything claimed to be from God is actually from God.
If it's evil, it's not God. If people were aware what divinity is really like, I'd say they'd have a much better response to it.
But attacking people who are ignorant and hurt by those who take God's name in vain...YOU'RE wrong for being so judgmental. Why do you assume somebody who is hurt and confused is being arrogant? They might just be lashing out at injustice in general, assuming that God somehow is unjust.
You need to reflect God more in your assessment of "the enemy." God is love. So why don't you show some?
2007-02-19 16:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The unsubstantiated arrogance shown by those who claim to know what god thinks and wants is even more mind numbing.
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2007-02-19 15:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The unsubstantiated arrogance that some people show when they ignore science in favor of their fairy tale god is mind numbing no?
2007-02-19 15:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
So because I don't believe in your God, I have unsubstantiated arrogance and am insulting him?
2007-02-19 15:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Who is really the arrogant one? The one who claims not to know, and challenges beliefs and faith systems that are hateful and intolerant to others....
or people who are sure that their way is the right way...and others will be judged according to their system of morality?
You folks are the arrogant ones.
I'm just an ape with a beer.
You folks think you're too good to be apes.
Hey Don...by any rational standard....a God that punishes temporary mortal sin...ANY SIN...is an immoral jerk. The belief that people born Gay, or those with other belief systems...deserve eternal damnation is sick. I'm not arrogant. I don't judge people who don't judge others.
You're arrogant for your faith in something that is immoral. Would you want God to punish a Gay family member of your's to hell?
2007-02-19 15:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
I've never insulted the almighty.
2007-02-19 15:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what your definition of unsubstantiated is.
2007-02-19 16:00:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the arrogance is pretty well substantiated myself.
2007-02-19 16:20:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mind numbing? How would anyone notice?
2007-02-19 15:57:11 · answer #10 · answered by Murazor 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋