I'm not Christian, but I like Christianity. God gave free will. He has to allow things to happen, or he'd be a hypocrite. If he micromanages everything, there would be no freewill. The bad that happens in the world isn't his fault, it's the result of man's poor decision making. Try to contemplate the philosophy of Christ before just jumping to conclusions abot the Bible
2007-03-09 04:46:29 · 22 answers · asked by Mike K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you Mike, I could not have said it better.
The Skeptical Christian
Grace and Peace
Peg
2007-03-09 04:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The GENERAL ideas of Christianity are fine...their also foreshadowed by Plato.
Have you ever read the Old Testament? I haven't read the WHOLE thing but rather large sections. Plus, you'll find that many, many theologians and philosophers with years of Biblical study who've read the Bible several times, find many faults with a monodeity. According to almost any philosophy, there are always at least two sides to everything. Therefore 'Satan' would have to be the equal of God, and that's not written as such. The thought of a single, masculine creator deity is insulting. You have no idea how offensive that is.
I believe Jesus & Mary Magdalene were very close-each represented certain aspects. The only problem I have with Christianity is it's claim that the Bible is w/o error, when it has many.. Some books that point them out: 'The Jesus Mysteries', 'Misquoting Jesus'. Both are written by well-educated theologians but the second's author focuses on The New Testament and spent several years at very conservative schools. He even learned Greek and Hebrew in order to understand/read the books of the Bible better. There are also several websites that point out the errors/contradictions in the NT.(ffrrf.org, americanatheist.com, etc...)
To get the real teachings, there's more to it that's not known or taught in todays church.
2007-03-09 05:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How is the fact that millions of animals every day are torn apart and eaten by predators, suffering unimaginable agony in the process, a result of "man's poor decision making??"
And what kind of half-arsed 'creation' is humanity if it continues to make these poor decisions? Seems to me that reflects poorly on your so-called 'creator' more than anything else.
By the way, Bible critics don't jump to their conclusions; they are the result of serious scholarship, something that is very rare among believers who swallow the most outrageous claims whole without making the slightest effort to understand why.
Religious logic - the ultimate oxyMORON!
2007-03-09 05:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes...believe it or not, as an atheists, I know more about Christianity than most Christians. I used to be a Christian and studied the Bible quite a lot...that is how I ended up an atheist. I can still whoop the average Christian in a Bible quiz though.
2007-03-09 04:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Captain Jack 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your presumptions are all Christian, and too numerous to go into here, but one of them is that atheists haven't thought through Christian theology/philosophy. The same encouragement could be made about you.
By the way, exactly what free will is involved in bad things such as an earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, or tornado?
2007-03-09 04:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Proverbs 26:2
"As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,
so the curse causeless shall not come."
A curse, without a cause, does not happen. Your enemy does not have the right to oppress you just because he's out there. Somebody has to open the door and invite him in. He didn't have access to this planet until Eve invited him in, and Adam agreed. In your life, the evil one does not have the right to oppress you; he only takes that right because you give it to him, many times through ignorance or lack of knowledge.
2007-03-09 05:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nice points. Why not give up the facade your keeping for whatever reason. Repent and get right with the Lord. Theres something holding you back dont let it be your pride. Someday this all will be gone. I know people hate this saying but oh so true. What good is it if a man inherits the whole world but yet he loses his soul. Loose paraphrase. Come and join the family of God He wants you. Amen and Peace out.............
2007-03-09 04:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by powerliftingrules 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes, sweetheart, I assure you that every Atheist has heard that a thousand times.
2007-03-09 04:59:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now THAT is what I call a logical, unbiased thought process. Not only that, but you were able to efficiently contemplate the possibilities of life outside of the physical limitations of space-time. Well done.
2007-03-09 04:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
jesus said some great things...but peoples bad decision making turned his words into something evil...and they continue to make god look bad ...that's why there are atheists....they are getting sick of religion...I'm agnostic...so don't think i don't believe in a higher power...
2007-03-09 04:53:43 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋