Why are athiests so hated in the USA?

[101A]

So why go to the trouble to create earth, complete with pain and suffering?

Companionship

[clambake]

universal salvation. lol

love the way this story gets upgraded through time.

[Blake]

don't you look forward to mingling with your taliban brothers?

Could you imagine moving in next door to and being neighbors with Charles Manson for eternity

[redzero]

Yes.

Then ultimately it is he who decides to send people to , right?

[redzero]

Companionship

For?

I never understood why a perfect being would create anything in the first place. I never understood why a perfect being would create humans and care about whether they love it or not. Seems insecure to me.

[Blake]

Companionship

He could have had us as companions in heaven.

Why earth?

[Borat Sagyidev]

I think it's interesting how so many Christians have their own view of what God and Jesus is, and at many time all pushing that moral line towards justifying killing and immoral practice.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Mohandas Gandhi

[clambake]

For?

I never understood why a perfect being would create anything in the first place. I never understood why a perfect being would create humans and care about whether they love it or not. Seems insecure to me.

he likes to judge.

[JoeChalupa]

I never push my beliefs on anyone and one should not question God.

[redzero]

one should not question God

Yeah, following something without questioning it seems like a smart idea.

[clambake]

I never push my beliefs on anyone and one should not question God.

why are you pushing your belief that i should not question god?

[Blake]

I never push my beliefs on anyone and one should not question God.

Can I question you about God?

[JoeChalupa]

why are you pushing your belief that i should not question god?

damnit

[JoeChalupa]

Can I question you about God?

Lettuce pray

[clambake]

damnit

[101A]

I never push my beliefs on anyone and one should not question God.

"Question everything; keep what is good" [1 Thes . 5.21]

[Blake]

Lettuce pray

If we are to pray that Gods will be done, then why bother praying?

[Blake]

"Question everything; keep what is good" [1 Thes . 5.21]

If we are all going to end up in heaven any way, why didn't God skip us on ahead past the earth part?

[DarkReign]

Ironic this.

I am religious, go to church every week; same one for 6 years.

Have NO friends from Church.

The majority of my friends are Atheists/Humanists or Agnostic.

We DO discuss religion regularly; we all respect each other's beliefs (as far as I know; they might very well mock me when not in my presence; but I don't think so). A couple have even shown up on Sunday morning to see what's going on....neither returned.

They are good people; generous with their time and possessions. I am a Christian, and I believe JC to be the savior of me and all of mankind. That said, MY God doesn't send MY friends to (nor DR, for that matter).

I honestly dont know many religious people, except my in-laws. Like I wrote in that post, that characterization was specific to the people I know.

I know youre believer but youre not like any believer I know IRL.

[Wild Cobra]

In your unbiased interpretation, where does the Bible say believers in other gods go when they die.

Book and verse, please.

My recall of passages in the Bible is pretty limited. I will say however that the English versions of the Bible are poorly translated, and slanted to give the ruling class authority over others. It takes some research to figure out what a passage actually means as you have to go the the original writings known.

[Wild Cobra]

He created , did he not? He made the rules, did he not?

God(s) didn't create anything. They formed what already existed.

[z0sa]

Awesome quote Zosa. I've paraphrased nearly the exact same words, but of my own beliefs. I was pretty sure that someone else had coined the idea first though. Nice to know who that is. I'll have to tuck this quote into my mental memory bank.

The way I see it personally, 10,000 generations have died before me. Wherever my father and grandparents went when they died, if anywhere, I will go as well, along with every other human.

Perhaps one day I will see you there, brothers and sisters

[Winehole23]

John 3:16 clear as day states the contempt that God has for the non-believer.

Where does Christianity get converts?

[mouse]

Can I question you about God?

I thought you already had all the answers?

[Blake]

My recall of passages in the Bible is pretty limited. I will say however that the English versions of the Bible are poorly translated, and slanted to give the ruling class authority over others. It takes some research to figure out what a passage actually means as you have to go the the original writings known.

So you can't back up your claim.

Shocking.