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If god and Jesus want us to believe they actually exist, why is there no verifiable evidence to support that scenario? Making their existence merely a matter of faith is crazy in the extreme, and cruel if lack of faith has consequences! So many dogmas, doctrines and sects have sprung up attributed to Christianity, some more bonkers than others. People make assertions about what god and Jesus are thinking, when the truth of the matter is they can have no idea, lacking any evidence to back up their claims.
The most credible explanation is that god has never existed in reality, but was created by humans, and is continuously reinvented by those with vivid imaginations.
As for Jesus, who supposedly popped up to heaven after his resurrection and has stayed out of sight ever since, it is much more likely when he was executed he stayed dead! The guy's death was very unpleasant if he was crucified, but he was a bit of a WUM, where the religious mafia of the day were concerned. It is strange his family didn't seem to rate him much according to the gospel of St John.
So why would a 'loving' god not ensure that no one had any doubt that it existed?
Hehe...
Well, yanno...there's this book...
I know, I know. Going for the cheap laugh is lame, but it's early.
If sheeple are willing, what does God have to "pick?"
If God picks, why do sheeple have to be willing?
Aren't the willing then mindless?
Fundamentalists should realize it is a waste of time trying to covert nonbelievers. Leave us alone, it has been predestined that we are not part of your god's heavenly plan. I have no desire to practice ancient superstitions, and I'm not worried about any future fictional locations that promise an afterlife.