Why won't God heal amputees?

[ElNono]

point being, the flying spaghetti monster is as "real" as god. you need as much faith to believe in either, so they can be used interchangeably without a problem.

[ElNono]

Well, seeing that believing in god leads to him doing things like causing you to lose an arm/leg in an effort to "test your character", I'd say believing in the flying spaghetti monster does more for you than believing in god.

How do you know the flying spaghetti monster doesn't have "tests of character"? I mean, it ain't healing amputees either, so he's probably an asshole too.

[ElNono]

That said, I probably need to consult the flying spaghetti monster scriptures to see if he has any healing powers...

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is why Olive Garden offers the never ending pasta bowl

[baseline bum]

Sun-worship is the only religion that really makes sense. For one, the sun exists. For two, it provides life. For three, lol @ the thought of punk-ass Jehovah sending a flood against nuclear power.

[redzero]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster promises His followers stripper factories and beer volcanoes once they get to heaven. The choice is clear.

[mingus]

whatever. i like believing in God, okay? as long as i'm not hurting anyone i shouldn't have to take the sort of criticism i'm getting. i can tell you that if i didn't believe in God i probably wouldn't be alive right now.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

If I didn't believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I would have never known how good spaghetti and meatballs tasted.

[redzero]

If 19 people didn't believe in God, 3000 people would be alive right now.

[mingus]

If 19 people didn't believe in God, 3000 people would be alive right now.

if Martin Luther King wasn't a Babtist, you'd probably own a slave. we can play this stupid game all day.

[ElNono]

whatever. i like believing in God, okay? as long as i'm not hurting anyone i shouldn't have to take the sort of criticism i'm getting. i can tell you that if i didn't believe in God i probably wouldn't be alive right now.

You're free to believe in whatever you want. AFAIK, nobody was mocking YOU for what you believe in. That doesn't mean the same courtesy needs to be extended to your deity.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I didn't know Martin Luther King freed the slaves.

[ElNono]

Abraham Lincoln is rolling on his grave right now...

[mingus]

i don't believe in a particular God, just a higher purpose. something beyond the material. is that really worth mocking? am i really a fool for believing that?

don't bother answering. i'm done with this thread. in fact i'm done with all religiously-related threads. you guys are a lynch mob. a religion of your own.

[mingus]

my bad you'd still have segregation. dont know what i was thinking lmao

[ElNono]

Anyways, surprised nobody brought up the "we all descend from aliens" angle...

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

We Are



THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER!

[redzero]

my bad you'd still have segregation. dont know what i was thinking lmao

Lyndon Baines Johnson would take offense to that.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You've basically defined faith.

I still don't see why it's a copout. Not everything is or is supposed to be rational. For example: try talking to a woman.

There is blind faith and then there is trust.

[Blake]

i don't believe in a particular God, just a higher purpose. something beyond the material.

no particular God?

where did you get your random purpose from?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

if Martin Luther King wasn't a Babtist, you'd probably own a slave. we can play this stupid game all day.

i do not know if i necessarily agree with that. the brand of Christianity taught to slaves was all about being humble because you are a wretch that deserves your fate. Who is to say that a similar leader would not have arisen out of a different culture other than the slave morality.

[AFBlue]

Agreed tbh

Plus the flying spaghetti monster doesn't do weird stuff like make people amputees to test their faith. All he does is provide delicious meals

Actually the reason given for a flawed earth is that the flying spaghetti monster drank heavily before he created it. So there was causation.

[Wild Cobra]

I'm surprised this thread is so popular.

[Wild Cobra]

Has anyone else ever wondered if Jesus had a twin brother?

[Wild Cobra]

If 19 people didn't believe in God, 3000 people would be alive right now.

Will you show me the part in the Qur'an that allows them to do what they did please.