Ask a Christian a question...

[Nam]

We are surrounded by Christians.  I used to be one.  You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Christian.  Actually, you should put this time to better use and straighten out your misconceptions about atheists.

Why's it always dead cats? Why not live ones?

-Nam

[Hakurei Reimu]

Yes. How do you decide what is good or what is evil?

Harm and equity. I don't like harm to myself, and I don't like causing harm to others. I like to treat everyone I meet with the same respect that I would like to get from them. It really all begins from there.

Does the lack of an after-life frighten you?

Not any more than the lack of a before-life frightens me.

How do you cope with death since you do not believe in an after-life?

The same way I cope with birth as I don't believe in a before-life. The important part comes now, in the time between the time I am born and the time I die.

Does lack of punishment for doing evil hinders you from doing the right thing in life?

No. If anything, it means doing right in the now, because there's no time after death to make up for a lousy life. The legacy I leave behind is the only thing that will be worth anything after my death.

If there is evidence that God exists beyond doubt, will you worship Him?

Probably not. A good god would not want to be worshiped. An indifferent god would not care. An evil god would not deserve it.

[Hydra009]

Both God and men. God inspired, men dictated.

Oh honey...

*checks off seriously nutty column*

[Nam]

What's a god?

It's that veiny purple looking thing in cow shit.

I cowshit you not.

-Nam

[Hydra009]

How do you decide what is good or what is evil?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality_without_religion#Consequentialism  A little of column A, a little of column B, a little of column C...

Does the lack of an after-life frighten you?

About as frightened as I am of the boogeyman.  Death is by definition the end of life, so logically there cannot be an "after"life.  And it's hard to be afraid of something that doesn't exist. 

How do you cope with death since you do not believe in an after-life?

Dunno.  But apparently I'm coping better than the religious.  Go me.

Does lack of punishment for doing evil hinders you from doing the right thing in life?

You mean the whole cosmic justice thing?  Or criminals that aren't punished for wrongdoing by the courts?  Either way, no. 

If there is evidence that God exists beyond doubt, will you worship Him?

Would such a God be worthy of worship?  Would such a God require worship?  Seems like the sort of thing that only someone with a frail ego would demand.

So no, probably not.  But if a God was actually shown to exist beyond reasonable doubt, I would accept that such a God exists.  Everything else is conditional on which sort of God it would be.  But let me hazard a guess, the Christian one, right?  I must be psychic.

[Hydra009]

Yes, like giving good gifts to people. Beside being brutally executed, God gave sunlight, food and sense of taste and touch to men.

I know, right?!

And there's also beetles, and ants, and dolphins, and polar bears, and I forget what they're called...oh, I remember, Cordyceps.

Goddidit!

[Poison Tree]

Does lack of punishment for doing evil hinders you from doing the right thing in life?

Never heard of prison?

If there is evidence that God exists beyond doubt, will you worship Him?

Kim Jong-il was real; never felt any desire to worship him.

When I was a non believer, I always knew I was going to hell for my sins,

Then you were not a nonbeliever.

If everyone is a homosexual, the world will end.

If everyone were a teacher we'd all starve to death.

Homosexuality is against nature.

Odd that it occurs naturally, then.

[PickelledEggs]

Hey cj. Have you accepted your sacrament from the church of Shrek is love, Shrek is life?

Sent from your mom.

[christy starseeker]

Why do you believe in god? i don't want a predictable "cuz its da truth" answer,i want to know your genuine reasons for believing. if it involves fear and want of reward then yeeerrrrr out champ.

[Nam]

Yes. How do you decide what is good or what is evil?

Who gets to decide what is "good" or "evil"? In your case Biblegod. Let me ask an indirect question about "evil"  that somewhat correlates with this subject:

Do you hate yourself? Do you hate your mother? Father? Brother? Sister? Do you hate us? If you say "no" then you must hate Biblegod because you have to hate all those people, including yourself, to love Biblegod. The Bible says so (Luke 14:26). So, answer me this: isn't that, in of itself, "evil"? And if not, how is that "good"?

Does the lack of an after-life frighten you?

Does Gullom from Lord of the Rings, frighten you? Of course not! And, why? It's made up.

How do you cope with death since you do not believe in an after-life?

Very well.

Does lack of punishment for doing evil hinders you from doing the right thing in life?

What "evil" do I do? Did you know you're doing "evil" right now just conversing with us? (2 Corinthians 6:14)

If there is evidence that God exists beyond doubt, will you worship Him?

Your Biblegod? No. Any god? No.

-Nam

[Jason78]

I believe the bible is true.
I believe Mark 16:18 is true.
I will not drink bleach to prove my faith.

Then I don't believe that you have the courage of your convictions.

[frosty]

chongjasmine, all I see is you making unsubstantiated claims based on anecdotal belief systems. You claim that the deity you believe in did this, did that, and it sounds great, but you have not provided a single shred of evidence for what you claim.

I'll give you a hint: This is the problem. You come on this forum and say "god did X, Y AND Z" and all I see, literally, is you presenting the claim to us. I see no evidence. No research. No data. Just you making a claim in text that something happened. That's it.... literally.

So yeah, if we can get past the point of you, literally, just making empty claims, then we can get a real discussion going here. If we can't get past that, then you will not be taken seriously. I am warning you now before other people here start to criticize your very obvious lack of objective evidence for anything you are saying.

[hrdlr110]

Rosie O'Donnell, Phyllis Diller, Oprah.

Marry one, fuck one, kill one.

Go.

Oprah to fuck marry and kill, in that order. Only because Rosie o'donnell is unfuckably irritating. And is Phillis diller still alive???

[PickelledEggs]

And is Phillis diller still alive???

No. she died 2 years ago. you still have to include her in one of the options. Play by the rules!!!!

[SGOS]

Why's it always dead cats? Why not live ones?

-Nam

I suppose dead cats just swing easier.  I've never actually tried to swing a live cat, but it could be problematic.