If you look at the miriad of religions and the 100s of deities that millions of people have worshipped throughout history, I assert that the existence of that history PROVES:
1) many people have an deep psychological need to assign spiritual meaning to life and death
2) to meet that need people can, and do, invent religious godheads and symbols to worship
3) people invented religions prior to and after Jesus Christ.
@AthosAmo Now, you know full well in your heart that anything other than EYE for an EYE is NOT fairness, because it is NOT equality. Hence, the standard for the just Creator is high indeed, requiring blood for criminals to be punished according to what we have done. Now... the ONLY way the Divine can save us, which he must do being GOOD, knowing that he made beings who would be condemned for eternity if he didn't save them, is by the Divine taking our place as if he were the criminal. Yashua.
@Nebuli2 Now, the key here is the justice of the Divine. Since clearly God is good, letting us enjoy much in life, though there is much suffering due to -according to the Hebrews- disobedience to God, then God must be just. For God to be just, and yet also care for us enough to make the earth and the cosmos for us, he must be willing to save us from the punishment we deserve, since we have all caused injustice, except for babies and most toddlers. Continued.
@Nebuli2 Since you insist, I will skip to the running, as it were. The only valid explanation to explain this bittersweet reality of great suffering and yet also great pleasures, is the Jewish Scriptures', because it accounts for the good in life as being due to the good of the Divine; and for the bad in life as being due to -directly or indirectly- disobedience of man and fallen angels, which is the inevitable consequence of giving us "free will," given so we could choose to be with God. Conti.
@AthosAmo I understood completely what you said. Also, how do you know that the Flying Spaghetti Monster isn't real? How do you know that the Invisible Pink Unicorn isn't real? Just please just explain you reasoning for that and explain why that same reasoning for some some reason or other cannot be applied to your God.
@Nebuli2 In my video proving macro-evolution to be unscientific, I point out that Karl Poppler among others has said that a hypothesis as well as a theory in science, must be falsifiable. Besides, think about it: if an idea has to be falsifiable down the line, it should be falsifiable from the get-go. Otherwise, the unfalsifiable Flying Spaghetti Monster could be a scientific hypothesis.
You made me laugh with the: "I in no way want to run with you." You know what I mean, surely.
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If you look at the miriad of religions and the 100s of deities that millions of people have worshipped throughout history, I assert that the existence of that history PROVES:
1) many people have an deep psychological need to assign spiritual meaning to life and death
2) to meet that need people can, and do, invent religious godheads and symbols to worship
3) people invented religions prior to and after Jesus Christ.
4) collective brainwashing is real and it works.
drankin2112 5 days ago
@Nebuli2 Let me hear your questions or objections.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@AthosAmo Now, you know full well in your heart that anything other than EYE for an EYE is NOT fairness, because it is NOT equality. Hence, the standard for the just Creator is high indeed, requiring blood for criminals to be punished according to what we have done. Now... the ONLY way the Divine can save us, which he must do being GOOD, knowing that he made beings who would be condemned for eternity if he didn't save them, is by the Divine taking our place as if he were the criminal. Yashua.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@Nebuli2 Now, the key here is the justice of the Divine. Since clearly God is good, letting us enjoy much in life, though there is much suffering due to -according to the Hebrews- disobedience to God, then God must be just. For God to be just, and yet also care for us enough to make the earth and the cosmos for us, he must be willing to save us from the punishment we deserve, since we have all caused injustice, except for babies and most toddlers. Continued.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@Nebuli2 Since you insist, I will skip to the running, as it were. The only valid explanation to explain this bittersweet reality of great suffering and yet also great pleasures, is the Jewish Scriptures', because it accounts for the good in life as being due to the good of the Divine; and for the bad in life as being due to -directly or indirectly- disobedience of man and fallen angels, which is the inevitable consequence of giving us "free will," given so we could choose to be with God. Conti.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@AthosAmo I understood completely what you said. Also, how do you know that the Flying Spaghetti Monster isn't real? How do you know that the Invisible Pink Unicorn isn't real? Just please just explain you reasoning for that and explain why that same reasoning for some some reason or other cannot be applied to your God.
Nebuli2 1 week ago
@Nebuli2 And don't take that literally either. I didn't call you Shirley.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@Nebuli2 In my video proving macro-evolution to be unscientific, I point out that Karl Poppler among others has said that a hypothesis as well as a theory in science, must be falsifiable. Besides, think about it: if an idea has to be falsifiable down the line, it should be falsifiable from the get-go. Otherwise, the unfalsifiable Flying Spaghetti Monster could be a scientific hypothesis.
You made me laugh with the: "I in no way want to run with you." You know what I mean, surely.
AthosAmo 1 week ago
@AthosAmo A hypothesis doesn't need to be falsifiable. I'd recommend that you learn what a hypothesis is. Also, I in no way want to "run with you."
Nebuli2 1 week ago