Q: I really do believe in Jesus, but sometimes I wonder if it’s all too good to be true. What I mean is, how can God possibly love us and forgive us when we treat Him so badly? If I were God, I don’t think I’d bother with the human race, let alone let us [...]
Archive for the ‘Problem of Evil’ Category
Too Good To Be True
Posted in Absurdity, Inconsistency, Irrationality, Problem of Evil on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Devil Belief
Posted in Problem of Evil on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q: I’ve always said I don’t believe in the devil, but we had a terrible case of murder-suicide in our town a few weeks ago and I’m beginning to wonder if maybe the devil is real after all. What happened just didn’t make any sense, and I can’t find any other explanation for it. — [...]
Oh, Won’t You Stay Just a Little Bit Longer, Oh, Please, Please Stay Just a Little Bit More
Posted in Problem of Evil, Rationality on January 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Q: Why didn’t Jesus stay on earth longer? It seems to me that He could have done a lot more good if He’d lived a long time. After all, He could have avoided getting arrested and put to death, couldn’t He? — N.N. A: If Jesus had existed and was a benevolent god, he certainly [...]
Good Times
Posted in Oppression, Problem of Evil on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Q: Will God give us a second chance after we die to believe in Jesus and go to heaven? I sure hope so, because I’m having too good a time now to bother with God, but I admit I don’t want to go to hell. — D.H. A: As I mentioned just last Friday, heaven [...]
Repentance
Posted in Absurdity, Problem of Evil, Rejecting Belief on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q: If Jesus was without sin, then why was He baptized by John the Baptist? I thought baptism was a sign of repentance and our faith, but Jesus didn’t need to repent, did He? — S.C.T. A: This is another example of the muddled logic and plot of the bible. It is possible to view [...]
People in Heaven
Posted in Problem of Evil on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q: Do people in heaven know what happens on earth? If so, wouldn’t it make them sad to see all our suffering and evil? Isn’t heaven supposed to be a happy place? This puzzles me. — J. McF. A: As I said before (here, here, and here), there is no rational reason to believe that [...]
The Jesus Problem
Posted in Absurdity, Problem of Evil, Rejecting Belief on November 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Q: I believe in God, but where does Jesus fit into the picture? Why do I have to believe in Him, in addition to believing in God? — C.L. A: There are many problems with the Jesus story as told in the Christian bible. In addition to the large number of internal inconsistencies there are [...]
Love God?
Posted in Absurdity, Freethought, Problem of Evil on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Q: I fear God (which is what the Bible says we ought to do, doesn’t it?). But I can’t say that I love God. After all, how can you love someone if you’re afraid of what they might do to you? — J.D. A: This is a great question, and there is not a logical [...]
The Problem of Evil
Posted in Freethought, Problem of Evil on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Q: Where did the devil come from? I suppose God must have created him, since God created everything that exists. But I have a hard time understanding this, since it would make God the creator of evil, wouldn’t it? Or has the devil always existed? — F.R.L. A: This is a very good question and [...]
Blogroll
Archives
- May 2010 (1)
- April 2010 (2)
- March 2010 (14)
- February 2010 (20)
- January 2010 (21)
- December 2009 (23)
- November 2009 (22)
- October 2009 (24)
- September 2009 (13)
Categories
- Absurdity (20)
- Behavior (12)
- Compassion (5)
- Family (19)
- Fear (11)
- Forgiveness (5)
- Freethought (43)
- Heaven (2)
- Hell (2)
- Inconsistency (8)
- Irrationality (6)
- Morality (15)
- Oppression (4)
- Peace (1)
- Prayer (6)
- Problem of Evil (9)
- Rationality (30)
- Rejecting Belief (27)
- Uncategorized (3)
RSS Feed
-
