Could you become a Catholic Preist

[Kidlicious]

You said that you would kill your family if god told you to do so - how do you know that the suicide bombers weren't told to become suicide bombers by god?

If they were then fine. We are all assuming the were not told that, correct?

[Kidlicious]

Why is it taking so long? God seems to enjoy taking his sweet time to help starving children.

If God helped all the starving children then what good would you have to do?

[loinburger]

Ok then God is powerful.

It just seems very disingenuous for you to try to justify (what others call) injustices in the world when all it really boils down to is that god gets to do whatever he wants and you worship him because he's powerful.

Random Person: I've got cancer
Kidicious: It's for the greater good
Random Person: What's the greater good?
Kidicious: I have no idea

compared to the much more honest

Random Person: I've got cancer
Kidicious: God wanted you to get cancer
Random Person: Why?
Kidicious: Who cares? As long as I'm going to heaven I don't give a ****

[giblets]

If God helped all the starving children then what good would you have to do?

So I should be glad there is suffering in the world because it gives me a chance to feed my ego and feel proud about myself?

[rah]

If God helped all the starving children then what good would you have to do?

Helping all the sick ones that he ignored also.

[giblets]

The government should tax the poor and give the money to the rich, because that would give rich people more opportunities to donate to charity and be better people.

[loinburger]

If they were then fine. We are all assuming the were not told that, correct?

I believe that even if they thought that god ordered them to murder somebody then they should conclude that the order was clearly immoral and hence couldn't have come from god - therefore "god told me to do it" is never a justification for an immoral action. However, I would have expected you to empathize with the suicide bombers since you too would commit murder for god.

[Kidlicious]

It just seems very disingenuous for you to try to justify (what others call) injustices in the world when all it really boils down to is that god gets to do whatever he wants and you worship him because he's powerful.

Random Person: I've got cancer
Kidicious: It's for the greater good
Random Person: What's the greater good?
Kidicious: I have no idea

compared to the much more honest

Random Person: I've got cancer
Kidicious: God wanted you to get cancer
Random Person: Why?
Kidicious: Who cares? As long as I'm going to heaven I don't give a ****

I do not talk like that. That's horrible.

[Kidlicious]

So I should be glad there is suffering in the world because it gives me a chance to feed my ego and feel proud about myself?

Be glad that you have choices to make. We judge the angels.

[rah]

I do not talk like that. That's horrible.

But it was funny.

[Kidlicious]

I believe that even if they thought that god ordered them to murder somebody then they should conclude that the order was clearly immoral and hence couldn't have come from god - therefore "god told me to do it" is never a justification for an immoral action. However, I would have expected you to empathize with the suicide bombers since you too would commit murder for god.

How can God be immoral?

[loinburger]

How can God be immoral?

By acting immorally

I suspect you're about to reply that god defines morality, but that's a completely useless definition of morality. How the hell are you supposed to use that definition to discern right from wrong in all (or even most/some) situations? It's also a completely self-centered definition of morality, because your only concern is seeking reward and avoiding punishment - the only reason you're worshiping god and not satan is because god's got the better carrot / bigger stick. It's a definition of morality that was dreamed up by a narcissist.

[giblets]

Be glad that you have choices to make. We judge the angels.

If the angels also make choices, why would we be the ones judging them?

[Kidlicious]

By acting immorally

I suspect you're about to reply that god defines morality, but that's a completely useless definition of morality. How the hell are you supposed to use that definition to discern right from wrong in all (or even most/some) situations? It's also a completely self-centered definition of morality, because your only concern is seeking reward and avoiding punishment - the only reason you're worshiping god and not satan is because god's got the better carrot / bigger stick. It's a definition of morality that was dreamed up by a narcissist.

No. I don't worship Satan because he's evil, not because he isn't powerful. I'm just saying he's evil, and a loser.

[Kidlicious]

If the angels also make choices, why would we be the ones judging them?

They don't choose.