If I am wrong and standing before the Christian God when I die, I will tell him off. I will tell him that he is a childish, self conscious, hateful, murderous being who is not worthy of my worship. I don't want to spend eternity in heaven worshipping that horrible monster.For non-believers here (or maybe ex-christians too), since you feel God is not real, what would your reaction be when you die and you stand before God? Mind you your destination after you see Him is already set and unchangeable.
I've always been curious of peoples response. BTW I don't want to hear "Nothing because Hes not real!". We already know you feel that way. But this is a "what if" question that you can take just to see what your reaction would be, indulge me. In the past when I asked people this the most common answers were they would swear at God and tell Him off or they would argue with Him about why they thought the way they did. Which to be fair I understand those replies because finding our He was real would make you mad because you realize you made the wrong choice.
Now just in case someone asks "What if you died and found out He wasn't real?". Well if there is nothing then it doesn't matter because I won't know. If there was something, I wouldn't care, I'm glad I lived my life how I did.
If I am wrong and standing before the Christian God when I die, I will tell him off. I will tell him that he is a childish, self conscious, hateful, murderous being who is not worthy of my worship. I don't want to spend eternity in heaven worshipping that horrible monster.
He provided zero evidence of his existence and no reason for me to worship him. He provided poor information and morals in the Bible (slavery, stupid laws, bad information on food, murdered the planet, etc.). Why would I waste my time worshipping a being who lets a majority of his creation suffer?
I'd take honest sadism over faked concern.
If I am wrong and standing before the Christian God when I die, I will tell him off. I will tell him that he is a childish, self conscious, hateful, murderous being who is not worthy of my worship. I don't want to spend eternity in heaven worshipping that horrible monster.
He provided zero evidence of his existence and no reason for me to worship him. He provided poor information and morals in the Bible (slavery, stupid laws, bad information on food, murdered the planet, etc.). Why would I waste my time worshipping a being who lets a majority of his creation suffer?
You would want to do that because the people who created that God have really good potlucks, you can tell them any old sob-story and they will give you money, you can kill people and they will still like you -if- you kill the people they don't like, which is nearly everyone, and all this only costs you two hours on Sunday morning and a few tax deductible donations to keep the pastor happy.
He shares this trait with many fictional beings.What about the death penalty?
As far as atheists are concerned, when you end a life
there is nothing afterward. And man's judgment
is severely lacking sometimes. God can judge, but he
can never judge unfairly or wrongly by definition.
He is God. He is not limited by anything you can imagine.
I couldn't see a fitting option, so I didn't vote...
My response would be akin to Hitchens'....I would ask him why he equipped me with this brain, capable of examining evidence and logical thought...and then be disappointed in me for using it...!
No, I don't believe in any god. Man is to blame for man's choices. I don't understand why people worship such a flawed god.So, you blame him for everything man has done. Honest.
I have blamed him before for many things. Hated him.
I dont think its possible to know how I'd feel.You die and stand before God as a non-believer...what do you feel?
So, you blame him for everything man has done. Honest.
I have blamed him before for many things. Hated him.
For non-believers here (or maybe ex-christians too), since you feel God is not real, what would your reaction be when you die and you stand before God? Mind you your destination after you see Him is already set and unchangeable.
Technically since God is perfect then we are the flawed ones. So its not people are believing in a flawed God, its flawed people aren't believing in a perfect God because its just to hard for them to accept He is perfect and they are flawed.No, I don't believe in any god. Man is to blame for man's choices. I don't understand why people worship such a flawed god.
If God is perfect, why did he make rules for owning other humans and how to properly beat your slaves? Those rules seem less than perfect to me, but what do I know, I'm no god.Technically since God is perfect then we are the flawed ones. So its not people are believing in a flawed God, its flawed people aren't believing in a perfect God because its just to hard for them to accept He is perfect and they are flawed.
How are they less than perfect? And what does perfection have to do with slaves? Which mind you were during a different time in history in the bible. Though that aside the real question is if Hes God, who are we to question Him? Are we going to somehow show Him whos boss by arguing with Him? As if He cares since Hes in charge. I never understood that.If God is perfect, why did he make rules for owning other humans and how to properly beat your slaves? Those rules seem less than perfect to me, but what do I know, I'm no god.