why do people hate God if they dont belive in Him

the problem many people like myself has with GOD is that if one believes in God or a certain set of beliefs there in no room for ideas outside of that religious belief system... God and religion represents absolutes. Nothing is grey everything is black and white. This world is not black and white. I think more people have a problem with religion not really God.

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Originally Posted by Polymirize

Here's what I'd say...
I hate god for being such an insufferable prick all the time.
I hate god for being an ace in the hole for all the religious crazies out there who think it's a great idea to have 8 kids and get them all an SUV.
I hate god for giving doctrine to his followers that allows them to not only target and exterminate people of other creeds, colors or backgrounds, but to feel morally superiour while doing so.
I hate god for trying to make all the nuts think that life will be so much better after they're dead.
I hate god for making this earth a pale shadow of the garden, just so everyone feels ok about destroying it.
I hate god for promising us an endtime, because all of a sudden current events such as war, hunger and pollution seem much less pressing.

And lastly, I hate god for making the platypus for nothing more than his own sick amusement.


All the above and more. That's why I'd hate god if I thought he even existed. As such, I think it's the just mindset that blows...

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You misunderstand...You don't hate God my friend, you hate people who use Him to justify their misdeeds. The amount of bloodeshed and suffering meted out in the name of God throughout human existence would probably make Him sick. I have a feeling he is sorely disappointed at our performance...

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Originally Posted by Matt the Funk

You just have it. Everything can think. Just a lot of things think differently, and most rely on instinct. It's called evolution dude. Maybe God gave YOU the right to think, but I was born with it. NO ONE GAVE IT to me. As a living creature I have the ability to think, because thats jsut how shit works, I don't know why, and never will. No one understands exactly what happens when we think. Anyways your arguement basically is trying to say there is God because I exist......And no I don't hate "God" I hate mass populas conformity.

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your faith is greater then mine, if you belive in evolution, your saying that something came from nothing, that is great faith. but deep down in side I
think you are smarter then that.

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Originally Posted by jdmarcus59

your faith is greater then mine, if you belive in evolution, your saying that something came from nothing, that is great faith. but deep down in side I
think you are smarter then that.

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There is actually some proof of evolution....I haven't seen too much proof of "god".....Now it depends on what you refer to as "god". You see, I have faith in a "god" but not in the basic way that most people do. What I have "faith" in is life. I know what my sense's tell me. I know what is real to me. I can question shit and go crazy,accept that I will never know, or believe in "god".....I choose the second....

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Originally Posted by LaidZeppelin

the problem many people like myself has with GOD is that if one believes in God or a certain set of beliefs there in no room for ideas outside of that religious belief system... God and religion represents absolutes. Nothing is grey everything is black and white. This world is not black and white. I think more people have a problem with religion not really God.

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I think that your right people do have a promblem with religioun, I do to.
religioun is mans way of reaching towards god, trying to be good enough
to work your way into heaven or wherever, but christ did away with all
that, God is on your side, even if you dont belive, He does not want to
hit you over the head, He wants only to bless your life...

Oh my god. You guys are right, I am just talking about man. Freewill, what a beautiful concept.

So, wait, here's where I get confused, if it's all my choice to make, and I alone am responsible for the consequences of my own actions, where does god fit in? Isn't belief in god completely extraneous? Like an appendix, something that we've totally evolved beyond now?

Or will believing in God grant me some special power? Can I call down lightning on the unbelievers or unleash plagues?

You're saying that a belief in god yields precisely the same outlook as an atheistic humanitarian ethos, when properly applied... So why bother?

As I said in my other thread...I don't know if there is a god. If there is Great!...if not..then great too. I am just going to live and be with that. Whatever happens, happens. I am not a bad person and if god is so great, then he will forgive me for what I have done. If not, then I dont want him to be my god. Did that make sense? I just got dont smoking a fattie:rasta: . LOL

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Originally Posted by Matt the Funk

There is actually some proof of evolution....I haven't seen too much proof of "god".....Now it depends on what you refer to as "god". You see, I have faith in a "god" but not in the basic way that most people do. What I have "faith" in is life. I know what my sense's tell me. I know what is real to me. I can question shit and go crazy,accept that I will never know, or believe in "god".....I choose the second....

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if I could prove to you that God is real, would you belive and follow Him?
are would you still go your own way, and belive what you want?

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Originally Posted by jdmarcus59

it seems to me that there is a lot of anger, and misunderstanding that goes on here, God does not force Him self on any one, He gave you the freedom
to belive are not belive. And the light came into the world, and this light was
the life of men..

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Are you familiar with the term... 'Jehovah's Witness'?

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Originally Posted by Beano

Are you familiar with the term... 'Jehovah's Witness'?

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I know there faith very well, they have promblems with there faith, I have
spoken with many of them..