7 -- What the Followers of an Evil God Would be Like

This video imagines what the followers of the ultimate evil god might be like.

Here is a list of source data for the claims mentioned in the video:

Virtually all life and Earth scientists accept evolutionary theory as true: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA111.html

AiG and CR's mission statements:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/about/faith and
http://creation.com/about-us

Problems with prison statistics on religion:
http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/sapient/atheist_vs_theist/4149

Intelligence and religiosity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence#Studies_comparing_r....

The link between low IQ, conservative beliefs and prejudice
http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudice-180403506....

Intelligence and criminal behavior:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403000143.html

Healthiest nations:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/

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[metalsusa1]

God loves you so much that if you don't love him back he has no option but to condemn you to everlasting eternal torture because he is a just God. Lol.

But of course it's your fault your going to hell not Gods. Why does God blame you? Because he can, what are you going to do about it asshole?

That's how much God loves you.

[Underlings]

@metalsusa1 Listen to any love song while keeping God's love in mind. It'll come out sounding really creepy.

[Underlings]

@occultdude17 I'd read that. Feel free to write it! :-)

[occultdude17]

@Underlings Even better, we throw in casual references to the barbarities committed in God's name and make a joke around it. Accomplishes both goals simultaneously, but also forces people to stop and think about the biblical text without us having to take sides at all.

[Underlings]

@occultdude17 Not a bad idea. But I think I'd prefer to write a fantasy-style novel being entirely faithful to the original text enough to make it a true horror story. ;-)

[occultdude17]

@Underlings It's because they change the wrong things. Translators try to twist specific passages to make the Biblical authors seem less stupid, without stopping to consider if the overall message should be preached to little kids.

When I get the time, I intend to re-write the Gospels in the style of a fantasy novel, making them readable, Jesus relatable, and ensuring that it's the sort of stuff we WANT kids to read about, without being too unfaithful (pun intended) to the original text.

[Underlings]

@occultdude17 Agreed, most Christians are decent people. Just as are most atheists. Religion doesn't have an impact on that...although few zealots are decent people, I would say.

Bible versions do change a bit with time...but alas not nearly fast enough to keep up with reality.

[occultdude17]

@occultdude17 (cont.) and remove the Author Filibusters in favour of them showing us through example. Not only will it make a far more satisfying read and generate enough controversy to sell billions of copies, but it will be truer to the beliefs most Christians hold.

[occultdude17]

Christianity has flaws, but most Christians are decent people. With that in mind, the Bible needs to be re-written.

It's time we replaced it with a different book that doesn't blackmail people with Hell, condemn gays, deny Evolution, or advocate the stoning of rape victims who didn't scream loud enough. Let's combine all the Gospels together into one consistent plot, add just enough backstory to provide context, make it more focused on the characters and their interactions, (cont.)