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DamagedGoods

I'm going to regret this.

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DamagedGoods
, May 1st, 2012 at 05:08 AM (4211 Views)
But seeing as I can't seem to respond on my own blog anyway, I can just ignore anyone I manage to piss off.

In the name of full-disclosure I will note I am atheist. What I am about to write is personal to me, and I don't mean to undermine what anyone else thinks or feels. It's not that I'm necessarily afraid of offending anyone, it's just that it's not my intention. This time. I also don't know why I feel the need to explain this. On with the show.

I have been told that the bible is the unerring word of God. I have also been told that God is omnipotent, perfect and created everything.

If all of nature is God's direct creation; in that it was formed directly by his hand with no middle man, why on earth would I take what the bible says over what I am able to discern by my own God-given intellect from nature and life itself?

Shouldn't that which was made by him alone be more trustworthy than that which was given to us through other human beings, particularly given the belief that ALL humans are inherently flawed. Isn't trusting man to better convey the word and mind of God better than God's own creation rather arrogant sacrilege?

Anyone can say that God told them something. And anyone can re-write it to their own ends.

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  1. Kitty's Avatar
    To each his own, unless it interferes with me and mine, and a willingness to agree to disagree is my feelings on it.. I also believe the bible is avery nice but morbid bit of classical literature.
  2. DamagedGoods's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by AngelFire
    I used to question the same things, where did God come from. What was he doing before creating us? I was told that I shouldn't question it, that I should accept it. As a kid that didn't make sense. If God created me and is responsible for my intelligence and my inquisitive nature, then why can't I ask these questions? Why do I just have to "accept"? It told me one of two things, either the info is some sort of brain washing, or the person I asked didn't know the answer themselves.
    This was another thing that lead me away from mass religion, the demand that you just accept all the crazy stuff. What kind of petulant deity, supreme over all of creation would be so petty as to demand you just carry on blindly? What kind of God would be threatened by the questions of a mere human?

    If you're bored one day I highly recommend this blog:

    http://brucegerencser.net/

    It's written by Bruce Gerencser who went from being a fundamentalist Baptist for over 50 years, 25 of which spent as a well-respected pastor to being an atheist. It details his struggle with his decision, and the many little things made him change his outlook.

    Very powerful stuff, and very well written.

    It seems that many Evangelical/Fundamentalist Christians think the less you know the better off you are. Just today I was told I have become an intellectual elitist. My retort was “should I be an ignorant elitist instead?”
    And a clip on his marriage:

    The way we lived for so many years robbed my wife of the ability to make decisions for herself. Even though she has been set free from the way we used to live, 40+ years of such a lifestyle leaves deep scars.It is an issue I talk with my counselor about often. I feel so guilty about the past and how I depreciated my wife and treated her as chattel property. I can excuse it by saying I didn’t know any better or that I was only doing how I was taught but it doesn’t change the fact that I did do the things that I did.
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