Quote Originally Posted by mfqr
I agree with you completely.

If God is good, and is so righteous, then why would he not stop the suffering? He has infinite power, and yet he cannot destroy Satan right away? And after he supposedly does destroy Satan, there's only going to be one thousand years of peace? Why one thousand years when it could be eternity? Why make people suffer? If he's all powerful, and does indeed exist, then I don't think he's a righteous God.
First you assume there is a Satan, and second you assume that the Bible God is responsible. I assume you too have been force fed these concepts by the flock?

Here are my thoughts: religion uses God and Jesus as tools to control the masses, and keep people under control. Religion is just as much bullshit as propaganda on cannabis. You're not supposed to be materialistic in nature, and yet those whom are high up in the "hierarchy" of churches are very rich, and have mansions and luxury cars. Sure, religion teaches morals... but we can have morals without religion. Catholic priests? If they're so in tune with God and religion, then why has it been known for them to molest little boys? If there is a God, I'm certain that it is a God we have never spoken of, heard of, or imagined.
I agree, but I would think that people experience God everyday. The Bible God has been turned into a sadistic diety, imo. I don't view God, or my idea of God, in that light. Humans created the Bible God with their mind, and gave him human attributes. God, if there is one, is nothing more, and nothing less than the creative force of this universe, as well as its opposite all rolled into one, imo.

I think God is the universal consciousness...

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