She may never take the time to read the bible- It's long and difficult to understand. At least she's shared the source of what's been polluting her mind... It's ironic- the "Humanist" who wrote the above would spend so much time shooting holes in the Bible; pointing out some of its more obvious contradictions; teaching that it's a dangerous book to read and that is written by the heavily unenlightened... but offering little or nothing in return. I've read the bible throughout and have never received one broken bone nor have I broken a single bone of another due to its teachings. The author's intent primarily seems to dissuade the ignorant from reaching any enlightenment on their own, but instead would rather his readers find great knowledge through his own writings. But what has he really offered besides the rhetoric that bible haters have already been spewing for decades? Remind me, How is enlightenment to be obtained from his words?
Would you or the "Humanist" who wrote this mind pointing to where exactly it says in the New Testament that God will punish with eternal torture all who disbelieve that Jesus is the son of God? Don't believe the rumors and lies spread by the Antichrist. Don't rely on someone else's interpretation of what has been said and taught. Learn for yourself.
You ask, "Why does God create all the suffering and not give all the knowledge?" If you've never experienced a cold and rainy night, then How could you appreciate a warm and sunny day? If you don't know what it's like to have pain, How could you ever experience any pleasure? The Chinese have been aware of this for millennium, but the vast majority of the ancient thinkers and their students never seemed appreciate that the pain and suffering were gifts given to us by a loving and merciful God. God gives us suffering so we can appreciate the joys. It would only make sense to appreciate what is given and say thanks. Instead you complain that it's stupid. Does this make you stupid?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do not think pain and suffering "were gifts to us by a loving god" That is stupid.
That's a good question. However, "we" did it- The genius scientist Alex Filippenko, says (and his constituents agree) that In the Beginning, the Universe expanded from something smaller than a dime to larger than a a galaxy in a the millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second. He also says that the Universe has been expanding faster and faster ever since. He will however also agree the Hubble constant is 48 miles per second per 3.26 million light-years. Keep in mind that a common galaxy is more than a 100,000 light years in diameter, and that a light year in miles is 5.878499 x 10 to the power of 12. TALK ABOUT CONTRADICTIONS!!!! And people just drink up this goofs vomit like it was holy water...
No I don't. You're agreeing they used the word God when all the time they wrote the words nature's god. Which is not the word God, and has never meant the same thing except to the ignorant and non-intelligent such as yourself. yeah, and how there were non when they wrote it up
In answer to your question, Yes there really is such a thing as an inalienable right. The philosophy behind them has been understood for millennia. The founders were expressing some. They are considered natural rights. Those which can be reasoned to derive from nature, corresponding to the very nature of existence itself. "A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate." Thomas Jefferson No, you haven't seen inalienable rights stripped from somebody. You've seen their rights violated by something called God, a King, a government or terrorists, whatever. Though perhaps what you haven't seen apparently, is the distinction between the meaning of removed the meaning of abused. Because you cannot exercise your human right doesn't mean it is no longer your right. With respect, if you can't grasp that much then there's plenty of room along side the other ET religious loons in the oversized red boots and silly pants area.