If a god can just kill people for "sin" in a magic flood and that doesn't bother claims of free will, then why doesn't it just kill child abusers as soon as they even think of acting?some random pics below, a good many of the building ones are from here: https://www.boredpanda.com/abandoned-beauties-pics/
Tag: free will
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – oh look, excuses by a Christian on why their god does nothing
A Christian commenter on this blog, "Alexander Phaethon" has written this set of excuses for why his god does nothing at all when it comes to children being killed. I've added some paragraphing so it's not one block of text. "I am, most likely to annoyance of most, going to cite free will here. It’s … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – oh look, excuses by a Christian on why their god does nothing
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – an excellent essay about morality, gods and mass shootings
Dr. Darren Slade over at the Global Center for Religious Research has written an excellent essay about the excuses that theists, especially conservative Christians, give when it comes to mass shootings. In case you might not know, "miso" means "hate" and yes, one can do that even for imaginary characters. "God and Mass Shootings: A … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – an excellent essay about morality, gods and mass shootings
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that pesky free will
A fellow I’ve corresponded with on Facebook gave me a link to bible verses he claimed supported the idea of free will. I’m bored, so I went through and looked at all of them. My usual readers will recognize quite a bit of this, no reason to waste your time again. Okay, let’s look at … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that pesky free will
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – my favorite dead horse to beat on: free will and predetermination
Christians often want their free will but to also claim that everything is their god’s will and that predestination is in play. We can start off with the common definitions of both terms. Free will: “is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded” Predestination: equivalent to predeterminism: “all events are determined completely by previously existing … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – my favorite dead horse to beat on: free will and predetermination
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – free will not working out well
I've been chatting with a pastor here. It's about free will and this is a good succinct discussion showing how free will fails pretty quickly for Christians. I'm expecting this all to vanish on his blog. Here's how things have been going (the pastor's quotes are in italics): "exactly how is it just to kill … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – free will not working out well
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
(Today is March 8 and the Miltary Religious Freedom Foundation has called upon people to protest the United StatesAirForceAcademy’s action of using a malicious homophobic amateur website as a source for information on Jewish holidays. They had no problem in using a neutral website like about.com to use as a link for Christian holidays. It … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who you are is where you were when, and that can get you damned
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