16th April 2003, 1:19 PM
Cuz tehry all silleh bois n grrlz! lol :love:
You mentioned hell before, and how you wouldn't be going because you love and believe in God. You also use the scenario of parents wanting love from their children...
Well, how about this scenario: while raising children, I think we can agree that a good parent should be understanding when their children go through those awkward stages in adolescent, with rapid emotional and physical changes, and sometimes feeling anger or hostility towards their parents. Well, why isn't this spooky invisible supreme being understanding enough for his own children being 'misguided', especially with how his supposed existence is distorted through different religions and cultures?
Not to mention that parents are tangible. I mean... how does 'god' justify letting certain people to suffer and leading others to the promised land simply for believing, based on paths that he apparently, heh, set for us? How could he create us and chastise us with, ahem, a pretty harsh punishment, simply for questioning his existence when he doesn't bother to show himself or speak to us directly, even individually? I never got a message from god, didn't get a phone call, didn't get a fax, didn't get an e-mail... so what concrete evidence to I have to base on his existence in the first place?
Quote:Why must it be that way? We're God's children, and He is our Father. Thus, he's not looking for worship, per se. He just wants our love. Is it selfish for a person to have a child and want that child to love them? Is it because parents have inferiority complexes? And while the love between human parents and children is shared by family experiences, it's hard to play a game of catch with the Almighty. So, we pray to show our love for Him. He gave us life and intelligence, we give him a few simple prayers. Objectively I'd say it's us humans that get more out of it.
You mentioned hell before, and how you wouldn't be going because you love and believe in God. You also use the scenario of parents wanting love from their children...
Well, how about this scenario: while raising children, I think we can agree that a good parent should be understanding when their children go through those awkward stages in adolescent, with rapid emotional and physical changes, and sometimes feeling anger or hostility towards their parents. Well, why isn't this spooky invisible supreme being understanding enough for his own children being 'misguided', especially with how his supposed existence is distorted through different religions and cultures?
Not to mention that parents are tangible. I mean... how does 'god' justify letting certain people to suffer and leading others to the promised land simply for believing, based on paths that he apparently, heh, set for us? How could he create us and chastise us with, ahem, a pretty harsh punishment, simply for questioning his existence when he doesn't bother to show himself or speak to us directly, even individually? I never got a message from god, didn't get a phone call, didn't get a fax, didn't get an e-mail... so what concrete evidence to I have to base on his existence in the first place?