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Mariana

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23. If there's only one god, there's no reason whatsoever

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:07 PM

Mar 2019

to jump to the conclusion that it must be at least mostly good. If there is one god, it's just as likely to be mostly evil. If a god exists and it's evil, I wouldn't worship it, even if I had good reason to believe it's real.

The idea that much of the Bible is metaphorical and allegorical is interesting, and it may even be true, but we always come back to the same question: How does one determine which parts to take literally, and which parts are fiction? We never seem to get a straight answer to that.

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So, 31% of All Americans Are Unsupportive of LGBTQ People's Rights [View all] MineralMan Mar 2019 OP

What a strange finding, huh? trotsky Mar 2019 #1

I know. It's a shocking result from those surveys. MineralMan Mar 2019 #3

It helps that atheists don't have a book that recommends stoning homosexuals marylandblue Mar 2019 #10

To be fair Mariana Mar 2019 #14

Command is a metaphor. My kid doesn't take my commands literally either. marylandblue Mar 2019 #16

The comfy pillows? Iggo Mar 2019 #17

Yes the comfy pillows! Monty Python skits are really documentaries. marylandblue Mar 2019 #21

We are also constantly reminded of how theists are so tolerant Major Nikon Mar 2019 #8

All trumpsters I am guessing. AJT Mar 2019 #2

Well, I try not to judge, see, without specific data... MineralMan Mar 2019 #4

Trump's base redstateblues Mar 2019 #5

That could well be. And most of Trump's base is religious, too. MineralMan Mar 2019 #6

And in other news: guillaumeb Mar 2019 #7

Yeah, whatabout China? Major Nikon Mar 2019 #9

I honestly don't think anyone in this group is familiar enough with China or polling practices there marylandblue Mar 2019 #11

Given that some here regularly give their opinons about theists everywhere, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #18

Well this is the religion group, not the China group or the Communist group. marylandblue Mar 2019 #19

Talking with the atheists here might give me insight into those particular atheists. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #20

But you seem to think Chinese politics gives you insight marylandblue Mar 2019 #22

When humans in every country behave in the same way, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #24

Humans behavior is astonishingly diverse. marylandblue Mar 2019 #25

The diversity is superficial. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #27

"You ignore all distinctions as superficial, then make an even more superficial statement, like marylandblue Mar 2019 #28

Humans are capable, as individuals, of a wide range MineralMan Mar 2019 #29

However, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #30

That does not have anything to do with my statement. MineralMan Mar 2019 #31

"we are all humans and we react as humans" trotsky Mar 2019 #33

#Whataboutism trotsky Mar 2019 #32

But, those are inconvenient numbers, see. MineralMan Mar 2019 #34

I had to deal with that while growing up. LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #12

Is God fundamentally good? That really is the big question. Mariana Mar 2019 #13

The Bible is a mess. LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #15

If there's only one god, there's no reason whatsoever Mariana Mar 2019 #23

Whatever society thinks is not the point...being LGBTQ has nothing to do with being accepted or ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #26