
Originally Posted by
Khanstruct
Holy crap. I really shouldn't post my comments here, but I simply can't resist. First of all, "god" never picked up a pen in his life. And saying that all the people that wrote the bible were inspired by him is an absolute cop out.
Second, genetics has shown that the human race originated in three areas of the earth. One was from Africa (which branched out and also became Europeans), one was Asia (which also became native americans) and one was Middle Eastern.
Science has already proven much of the claims of the bible to be lies (primarily Genesis). For instance, the earth and the universe have been proven to be MUCH older than the bible claims. And I won't even go into how the bible disproves itself. But just a quick note, Cain was banished, wandered west and stumbled upon the city of Nod. Where did all of those people come from!? I thought Adam and Eve's family were the only ones created.
Anyway, you can call me the devil or say I'm being controlled by some demon; I won't be losing any sleep over it. I also don't expect to change anyone's beliefs here. I find it hilarious that zealots are always the one's claiming to be open minded.
God was created because the idea that we are in control of our own lives and that we are accountable to ourselves is intimidating. People don't want to take responsibility for the world and therefore made up a father figure. You have your church, my son sucked his thumb, we all have our security blankets.
On an interesting note, however, I am actually a very spiritual person. However, I think that to give the infinite power of creation in the universe a human face, human emotions and essentially human characteristics as whole is wildly insulting. You are not the center of the universe. What you call god, doesn't know you, doesn't have an opinion about you and certainly doesn't look like you. Get over yourself.
And I'll close with this little question. When you die, what will you call yourself? Your face is made of skin and bone. That's rotting in the earth. Your emotions are electrical charges and chamical releases in your brain. We can stick an electrode to your frontal lobe and trigger any one of them, as well as memories and dreams. Guess where your brain is. Right! Rotting in the earth. The fact is, everything that you know to be "I", or "me" is worm food. Yet you think that some mystical version of yourself will walk around in an equally mystical land called heaven.
I know that the idea of losing your identity is frightening. People don't want to think about the fact that they will no longer exist in this egocentric form. But those are the facts. You will die. Your thoughts, hopes, dreams and emotions will all die with you. So here's an interesting thought. Why does the bible always refer to the "sins of the flesh"? The truth is, you haven't even come close to the part of yourself that's spiritual; because you still arrogantly think that its you. And that, my dear friend, is what your faith calls, the devil's work.