10 questions that every intelligent christian must answer

[florida.blanca]

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I am going to assume that you are an educated Christian. You have a college degree, and you have been trained to think logically and rationally about the world we live in. For example, you might be:

• - An Engineer or Scientist
  - A Doctor, Pharmacist or Nurse
  - A Teacher
  - A Manager or administrator
  - A Government employee
  - A Business owner
  - An Account rep
  - An Executive
  - A Lawyer
  - An Accountant
  - A person working in the Financial sector or Human resources
  - An Architect or Designer
  - A Software developer

In other words, you are a smart person. You know how the world works, and you know how to think critically.

If you are an educated Christian, I would like to talk with you today about an important and interesting question. Have you ever thought about using your college education to think about your faith? Your life and your career demand that you behave and act rationally. Let's apply your critical thinking skills as we discuss 10 simple questions about your religion.



Here is an example of the kind of thing I am talking about: As a Christian, you believe in the power of prayer. According to a recent poll, 3 out of 4 doctors believe that God is performing medical miracles on earth right now. Most Christians believe that God is curing cancers, healing diseases, reversing the effects of poisons and so on.



So here is question #1: Why won't God heal amputees?
It's a simple question, isn't it? We all know that amputated legs do not spontaneously regenerate in response to prayer. Amputees get no miracles from God.



If you are an intelligent person, you have to admit that it's an interesting question On the one hand, you believe that God answers prayers and performs miracles. On the other hand, you know that God completely ignores amputees when they pray for miracles.



How do you deal with this discrepancy? As an intelligent person, you have to deal with it, because it makes no sense. In order to handle it, notice that you have to create some kind of rationalization. You have to invent an excuse on God's behalf to explain this strange fact of life. You might say, "well, God must have some kind of special plan for amputees." So you invent your excuse, whatever it is, and then you stop thinking about it because it is uncomfortable.



Here is another example. As a Christian, you believe that God cares about you and answers your prayers.



So the second question is: Why are there so many starving people in our world?



Look out at our world and notice that millions of children are dying of starvation. It really is horrific. Why would God be worried about you getting a raise, while at the same time ignoring the prayers of these desperate, innocent little children? It really doesn't make any sense, does it? Why would a loving god do this?



To explain it, you have to come up with some sort of very strange excuse for God. Like, "God wants these children to suffer and die for some divine, mysterious reason." Then you push it out of your mind because it absolutely does not fit with your view of a loving, caring God.



Third question: Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible?


Look up these verses:

• - Exodus 35:2 – God demands that we kill everyone who works on the Sabbath day. - Deuteronomy 21:18-21 – God demands that we kill disobedient teenagers.
  - Leviticus 20:13 – God demands the death of homosexuals.
  - Deuteronomy 22:13-21 – God demands that we kill girls who are not virgins when they marry.
  

And so on… There are lots of verses like these.

It doesn't make any sense, does it? Why would a loving God want us to murder our fellow human beings over such trivial matters? Just because you work on the wrong day of the week, you must die? That makes no sense, does it? In fact, if you think about it, you realize that it is insane. So you create some kind of rationalization to explain these verses.



Question #4: Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?


You have a college degree, so you know what I'm talking about. You know how science works. You happily use the products of science every day: your car, your cell phone, your microwave oven, your TV, your computer. These are all products of the scientific process. You know that science is incredibly important to our economy and to our lives.



But there is a problem. As an educated person you know that the Bible contains all sorts of information that is total nonsense from a scientific perspective.

• - God did not create the world in 6 days 6,000 years ago like the Bible says. - There was never a worldwide flood that covered Mt. Everest like the Bible says.
  - Jonah did not live inside a fish's stomach for three days like the Bible says.
  - God did not create Adam from a handful of dust like the Bible says.
  

These stories are all nonsense. Why would an all-knowing God write nonsense? It makes no sense, does it? So you create some type of very strange excuse to try to explain why the Bible contains total nonsense.

Question #5: Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible?


Look up these Bible verses:

• - Exodus 21:20-21 – God says that it is OK to own slaves, and it is also OK to beat them. - Colossians 3:22-24 – Slaves need to obey their masters.
  - Ephesians 6:5 – Slaves need to obey their masters just as they would obey Christ.
  - 1 Peter 2:18 – Slaves need to obey their masters, even if their masters are harsh .
  

And so on…

And why do all intelligent people abhor slavery and make it completely illegal? You have to come up with some kind of weird rationalization to explain it.



Question #6: Why do bad things happen to good people?



That makes no sense. You have created an exotic excuse on God's behalf to rationalize it.



Question #7: Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence?


It's very strange, isn't it? You have created an excuse to rationalize it.



Question #8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?



Jesus is all-powerful and timeless, but if you pray for Jesus to appear, nothing happens. You have to create a weird rationalization to deal with this discrepancy.



Question #9 – Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood?



It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it? Why would al all-powerful God want you to do something that, in any other context, sounds like a disgusting, cannibalistic, satanic ritual?



And finally, Question #10 – Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?



Christians get married in front of God and their Christian friends, all of whom are praying to God for the marriage to succeed. And then they say, "What God has put together, let no man put asunder." God is all-powerful, so if God has put two people together that should seal the deal, right? Yet Christians get divorced at the same rate as everyone else. To explain this, you have to create some convoluted rationalization.



So, we have looked at 10 fascinating questions. In order to believe in God, you have had to create all sorts of strange rationalizations and excuses. If you are an intelligent, college-educated person, all of these excuses and rationalizations probably make you uncomfortable. If you think about it honestly, using the critical thinking skills that you learned in college, you have to admit that your answers to these questions make no sense at all.
Now, let me show you something remarkable. What if you instead assume that God is imaginary? A funny thing happens: the answers to every one of these questions make complete sense. Just look at all ten questions as an intelligent person:

• 1) Why won't God heal amputees? Because God is imaginary, and he doesn't answer any prayers. Every "answered prayer" is actually a coincidence. All scientific evidence supports this conclusion. 2) Why are there so many starving people in our world? Because God is imaginary, and he is therefore unable to answer their prayers.
  3) Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible? Because God is imaginary, and the Bible was written by ridiculous, ruthless men rather than any sort of loving being.
  4) Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense? Ditto. Primitive men wrote the bible, not an all-knowing being.
  5) Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery? Ditto.
  6) Why do bad things happen to good people? Because God is imaginary and bad things happen at the same statistical rates to everyone.
  7) Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the Bible leave behind any evidence? Because God is imaginary, and Jesus' miracles are myths.
  How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you? Because God is imaginary.
  9) Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? Because God is imaginary, and this bizarre ritual came from a pagan religion.
  10) Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians? Because God is imaginary.
  

Do you see what has happened here? When we assume that God exists, the answers to these ten questions make absolutely no sense. But if we assume that God is imaginary, our world makes complete sense.

It's interesting, isn't it? Actually, it's more than interesting – it is incredibly important.
Our world only makes sense when we understand that God is imaginary.



This is how intelligent, rational people know that God is imaginary.



When you use your brain, and when you think logically about your religious faith, you can reach only one possible conclusion: the "god" that you have heard about since you were an infant is completely imaginary. You have to willfully discard rationality, and accept hundreds of bizarre rationalizations to believe in your "god."



Now, let me ask you one last question: why should you care? What difference does it make if people want to believe in a "god", even if he is imaginary?



It matters because people who believe in imaginary beings are delusional.
It matters because people who talk to imaginary beings are delusional.
It matters because people who believe in imaginary superstitions like prayer are delusional.
It's that simple, and that obvious. Your religious beliefs hurt you personally and hurt us as a species because they are delusional. The belief in any "god" is complete nonsense.



You are a smart person. It is time for you to use your intelligence to free yourself from these delusions. It is time for you to begin thinking like a rational human being, rather than clinging to imaginary friends and childhood fantasies.



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[yiennahs]

If you are an educated Christian, I would like to talk with you today about an important and interesting question. Have you ever thought about using your college education to think about your faith? wa ko kagets hehehe

[LeeLeePot]

non sequitur with feelings!!!

if you finish college, it doesn't mean you're smart and you already know how the world works....
if you finish college, it means you're up for the next course, that is, knowing how the world works...

i, daresay, am not yet reaching even 25% of what i should know. i even don't know what things to know. i'd just later realize what i should know when it already came to pass. and everytime these moments happens- moments of being clueless on what's going on- i hang on to my faith in Him because He will make it alright for me and He won't give this to me without any reason at all. And that reason is TO KNOW--TO LEARN.

if people's prayer's are unanswered, if the battles that are being fought are not won, if there are still sufferings in this world, it is because they haven't learned on letting go of the life they used to live. they haven't turned their heads yet on the what was waiting for them on the other side. Failures in life are given because it molds them to become better and prepares them for something that is to come. I just wonder why people don't stop asking Him questions and instead, LISTEN to what He is trying to show.

okay, so if you are not believers of His existence, a good excuse for this sufferings would be the Theory of Relativity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every suffering, there will be a price to pay. You'll just need to stop whining and asking questions and protesting about how life is unfair and turn the other side to see what's waiting.

[nowpress*]

non sequitur with feelings!!!

if you finish college, it doesn't mean you're smart and you already know how the world works....
if you finish college, it means you're up for the next course, that is, knowing how the world works...

i, daresay, am not yet reaching even 25% of what i should know. i even don't know what things to know. i'd just later realize what i should know when it already came to pass. and everytime these moments happens- moments of being clueless on what's going on- i hang on to my faith in Him because He will make it alright for me and He won't give this to me without any reason at all. And that reason is TO KNOW--TO LEARN.

if people's prayer's are unanswered, if the battles that are being fought are not won, if there are still sufferings in this world, it is because they haven't learned on letting go of the life they used to live. they haven't turned their heads yet on the what was waiting for them on the other side. Failures in life are given because it molds them to become better and prepares them for something that is to come. I just wonder why people don't stop asking Him questions and instead, LISTEN to what He is trying to show.

okay, so if you are not believers of His existence, a good excuse for this sufferings would be the Theory of Relativity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every suffering, there will be a price to pay. You'll just need to stop whining and asking questions and protesting about how life is unfair and turn the other side to see what's waiting.

mas mature og mas honest ni nga tobag.

kning mga blame game og reklamo symptom ni siya sa osa ka immature ka tao.

[yiennahs]

geez im not that educated but i'll try to answer this kay murag paghiskul we have this kinds of question man guru or ambot where to hehehe

Why won't God heal amputees?

The question is "what kind of healing are you talking about?"
So you want them not to be amputated? Is that it?
I guess my POV maybe shallow, but here is what i can say...
their kind of life maybe hard, unbelievable or even tragic.
God made them with a purpose (yes, i know, that maybe too annoying for you but God made all of us with a purpose)
Life is a journey and it is temporary.

Now, being an amputee has no difference from being normal. Yes you may not be able to walk (or not being able to use your amputated part) but that does not end there. Usually, people with disabilities have special talents compared to the normal people (maybe due to compensatory mechanisms). These talents are the ones they have to use for them to pursue their purpose. Yes, it is really hard, but life is not easy. Normal people have problems too. We all do. What is the use of being normal but addicted or a criminal?
You are not just a liability, you can be a model, an inspiration especially to those who are normal yet find themselves useless.

God made you for a purpose and God won't tell you what it is, you have to find it yourself. Once you find it, you will be healed. I know, sounds cheap huh? but your life doesn't really have to depend on what others say about you. If you surrender now, then it just means that you have not really understood your existence. I tell you, you are not alone, there is always someone who will show you care and love. God will give you reasons to move on and strenght to continue your journey.

It's just like asking, why am i born poor?
You have to wake up. It depends on you on how percieve the world. It always starts with acceptance you know. You have to accept that you don't have this capability but you have to know that that specific capability is not hindering you from living. You have a lot of capabilites here on earth. Why do you have to blame anyone? Since when did blaming anybody became a solution?

God was born poor. He lived poorer and he died the poorest. Make Him an inspiration to continue living. If you just wake up and stop sympathizing youself, you will see that there are a lot of people just like you. Try this guy for a change.

[florida.blanca]

If you are an educated Christian, I would like to talk with you today about an important and interesting question. Have you ever thought about using your college education to think about your faith? wa ko kagets hehehe

magamit ba nimu ang imung college education para sa imung faith?

non sequitur with feelings!!!

if you finish college, it doesn't mean you're smart and you already know how the world works....
if you finish college, it means you're up for the next course, that is, knowing how the world works...

sir, if you finished college, it means you are well trained to think logically and critically. you are well trained with the help of your mentors and your colleagues on how the world works

i, daresay, am not yet reaching even 25% of what i should know. i even don't know what things to know. i'd just later realize what i should know when it already came to pass. and everytime these moments happens- moments of being clueless on what's going on- i hang on to my faith in Him because He will make it alright for me and He won't give this to me without any reason at all. And that reason is TO KNOW--TO LEARN.

yet another excuse, clingin on faith to something that is uncertain to you as human. wala ka karealize nga ikaw mismo, ang nagbuhat sa imong kapalaran niining kalibutana?

if people's prayer's are unanswered, if the battles that are being fought are not won, if there are still sufferings in this world, it is because they haven't learned on letting go of the life they used to live. they haven't turned their heads yet on the what was waiting for them on the other side. Failures in life are given because it molds them to become better and prepares them for something that is to come. I just wonder why people don't stop asking Him questions and instead, LISTEN to what He is trying to show.

christian doctrine. ask and you'll receive, seek and you'll find, knock and the door shall be opened.

isn't it too ironic? a lot of people ask god to be healed from a nonsense disease. yet, a lot of people die. a lot of prayers were unanswered. abi nako, whatever you ask, you shall receive? so unsa man, another fake teaching of jesus? you christians will create another alibi nga "maybe it's God's will, that's why you weren't able to recover from such disease". and you end up not thinking about it, coz you know it's uncomfy.

a perfect, loving god, would have a heart to listen, and answer prayers of his followers. but the way i see a lot of patients die of horrible diseases, makes me firmly believe there is no God

okay, so if you are not believers of His existence, a good excuse for this sufferings would be the Theory of Relativity. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every suffering, there will be a price to pay. You'll just need to stop whining and asking questions and protesting about how life is unfair and turn the other side to see what's waiting.

and a good excuse if you theists gets an unanswered prayer would be "god's will"

why should you still pray to a God if you realize things are God's will? now that makes sense. it's a waste of time praying to an invisible man in the sky.

[yiennahs]

magamit ba nimu ang imung college education para sa imung faith?

okies, i'll answer it one by one, nice questions :P

[florida.blanca]

mas mature og mas honest ni nga tobag.

kning mga blame game og reklamo symptom ni siya sa osa ka immature ka tao.

who's blaming? me?

ngano mamasol man ko ug Ginoo nga dili makit.an?

i'm not delusional! unlike theists.

[SioDenz]

In any discussion we should have a common ground to base with. If we are going to talk about the works of God especially whats written in the Bible, we should agree first that we Believed that there is a God and we Just don't like some of his works.

[glennbraynalonzo]

...Questions are made because we are interpreting the Bible by word. Of course it may sound impossible. But what it means and the values that we get is really what God really wants to teach us.