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Originally Posted by willravel
This is an interesting one. Back when I was being indoctrinated, I always figured that God tested us for our benifit.
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Nope, doesn't work. Sorry
How do you explain severely retarded people? What benefit do they get from being unable to grasp the benefits?
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but in order to help their followers reach a more enlightened state, being aware of all the facets of their self.
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An all powerful god can bestow the same end conditions (enlightened state) without torturing his subjects.
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How do you know how faithful you are? Well, God asks you to go murder your own son in cold blood for no reason. Yes, God comes off as a sick son of a...well sick, but Abrraham was able to place his faith ahead of his family and even reason.
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Exactly my point. God supposedly designs us with brains that can reason and then says we must not reason, rather accept everything on faith and do whatever he supposedly tells us even though there's no reasonable explanation for it. That simply doesn't make sense. If god wanted a race of enlightened beings, then he's going about it the wrong way. Enlightened beings are capable of thinking for themselves and critically analyzing facts to reach their conclusion. Following the bible demands the exact opposite. It simply doesn't make sense.
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If you're ready to kill your kid for God, youir faith is pretty much unshakable.
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Or you're a total psychopath and/or idiot who puts the demands of a cruel, twisted being above the welfare of your children.