Bill Mechlenburg
2005-05-30 19:33:38 UTC
Most people live and control their lives based on their religious God
beliefs. Should the most important life decisions be based on hearsay and
myth?
There are thousands of God beliefs and tales. Which, if any, is the real
God? Which are fakes?
What objective evidence is there as to which is the real God? If there is a
real God, why does he not tell us directly that he is the real God and all
the rest are fakes? God, being omniscient knows precisely what would
convince me of his existence. And being omnipotent, it would cost him
nothing to provide that proof, and since he loves me he's motivated to do so
Why doesn't God permit any of our dead friends or loved ones to tell us
directly about the real God and grandeur of heaven and the pain of hell?
If God exists, why does he need errant and contradictory interpreters such
as priests, preachers, clergymen and shaman to speak for him? If man can
communicate with the whole world via TV, radio and telephone, why doesn't
God have his own TV network ( or communicate direct from heaven ) to answer
our questions or at least confirm that he is the "real God"
Why does only a small fraction of mankind claim to hear God speak and then
from different Gods? Are these claims based on fantasies from mentally
deranged people or from selfish motivations? There is NO OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE
that anyone has actually talked with God or any of the billions of deceased
mortals. There are only a relatively few "claims" of these conversations.
Why would an all powerful God permit different scriptures, tomes, texts and
religious beliefs, replete with differences and contradictions, to fuel the
ravings of numerous sects, branches, churches and rites?
There are many different religions and literally thousands of God beliefs.
There are major religions such as Judaism, Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus,
Muslims, Shintoists, Confusions, Christian Scientists, Mormons, Protestants,
Catholics, Evangelicists, Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, etc.
There are a plentitude of ancient religious documents that proclaim the
validity of these many Gods.
Major sacred texts and documents;
Baha'i Sacrid writtings
Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon
The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone.
No originals of the old or new testaments exist.
The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints
The Analects - Confuscianism
The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs
Wicca - Neo paganism of Greece and Rome over the centuries
Bhagavgita and Rig Veda - Hinduism
Qur'an - Islam
The Tanakh - Jewism
Tao-Te-Ching - Taoism
Nag Hammadi - Gnostics
Zhuan Falun - Falun Gong
And many more less popular religious beliefs.
Of all these different Gods and belief systems which is the true one, if
any, and which are fakes? Non of these documents are objective evidence.
They are all documents written, copied, modified and further copied, over
the centuries, by errant men with their own personal selfish motivations.
There is no way to determine authenticity or accuracy. The objective
evidence is that they are a mixture of history, myth, folklore and legends.
Which is the true religion and the real God? If there is a real God, why
doesn't he clearly declare he is the real God and correct belief system and
that all the others are fakes? Certainly if man can effectively communicate
with the whole world any real god could accomplish this.
Christian's favorite evidence for the existence of their God is the old
canard that the Universe could not just happen but had to have a
designer/creator. If it was designed/created by some god, this god has to be
even more complex than the Universe, and using this same logic, would
require that god would also have to have a creator. Who or what created god?
Many religious types claim the Intelligent Design of the Universe is proof
of God.
Intelligent design!? Consider reality. The Universe shows no evidence of
intelligent design!
Why does this all powerful creator, all loving and caring intelligent
designer, create Plagues, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Volcanic Eruptions, Wars,
cancers and hundreds
of debilitating diseases and serious body malfunctions? Why does he permit
millions of both young and old to starve to death?
Why does this all powerful and caring god permit totally innocent children
to die at birth? Or worse, be born lacking eyesight, a fully developed
brain, deaf and dumb, missing limbs etc.? Why are some born idiots and
others with super intelligence? Why are some born into wealth and others
pauper poor? Why are his human creations designed to deteriorate into a
miserable and devastating old age?
Why did this all powerful and loving creator create things like sharks,
jelly fish, octopus,
lions, tigers, rhinoceros, poisonous snakes, stinging and poisonous insects,
poisonous plants etc.? Why did this caring benevolent God create animals
(including man) that need
to kill and eat other animals to survive?
World War I claimed 9,000,000 lives of people of many religious faiths.
World War II indiscriminately claimed over 20,000,000 lives of people of all
religious
faiths, plus a vast destruction of property and more millions maimed
for life.
The recent Asian Tsunami has claimed 270,000 lives; men, women and innocent
children of all religious persuasions. 100,000 of these were totally
innocent children!
There were three major epidemics of the Bubonic Plaque - in the 6th, 14th.
and 17th centuries. The death toll was over 137 million men, women and
totally
innocent children.
The influenza of 1918-1919 killed at least 25 million men, women and
innocent
children indiscriminately.
Diseases like malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, etc. maim and kill millions
indiscriminately every year. More millions die of starvation and
malnutrition.
These afflict the young and old, atheists and those of all religious
persuasions.
It would appear that this loving and caring God must actually be a cruel,
heartless, mean and torturing tyrant.
If he treats us so cruelly during life, why do you think he will let us
enjoy peace and happiness in his eternal Heaven after death?
If there is a God that created the Universe, he is obviously not an
all-caring and benevolent God. Nor is he an "Intelligent Designer".
The objective evidence is that, if there is a god creator, he has no concern
about the welfare of the creatures on Earth.
This is understandable because the Earth is but a speck of dust in the vast
Universe, of billions of Planets and Stars, that is over 20 BILLION LIGHT
YEARS across.
It would appear that ALL the Gods are mythical creations of man and do not
actually exist.
Does anyone have objective evidence or proof that their God is real and
actually exists? The many ancient and contradictory documents of these many
religions are not objective evidence or proof, they are merely the
unsubstantiated and contradictory opinions, myths, fables and tales of other
mortals. There is no objective evidence that ANY of these documents are the
word of any real God. The god beliefs are about as credible as belief in the
Wizard of Oz
The objective evidence is very substantial that NO GOD CREATED MAN but that
MAN CREATED GODS!
beliefs. Should the most important life decisions be based on hearsay and
myth?
There are thousands of God beliefs and tales. Which, if any, is the real
God? Which are fakes?
What objective evidence is there as to which is the real God? If there is a
real God, why does he not tell us directly that he is the real God and all
the rest are fakes? God, being omniscient knows precisely what would
convince me of his existence. And being omnipotent, it would cost him
nothing to provide that proof, and since he loves me he's motivated to do so
Why doesn't God permit any of our dead friends or loved ones to tell us
directly about the real God and grandeur of heaven and the pain of hell?
If God exists, why does he need errant and contradictory interpreters such
as priests, preachers, clergymen and shaman to speak for him? If man can
communicate with the whole world via TV, radio and telephone, why doesn't
God have his own TV network ( or communicate direct from heaven ) to answer
our questions or at least confirm that he is the "real God"
Why does only a small fraction of mankind claim to hear God speak and then
from different Gods? Are these claims based on fantasies from mentally
deranged people or from selfish motivations? There is NO OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE
that anyone has actually talked with God or any of the billions of deceased
mortals. There are only a relatively few "claims" of these conversations.
Why would an all powerful God permit different scriptures, tomes, texts and
religious beliefs, replete with differences and contradictions, to fuel the
ravings of numerous sects, branches, churches and rites?
There are many different religions and literally thousands of God beliefs.
There are major religions such as Judaism, Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus,
Muslims, Shintoists, Confusions, Christian Scientists, Mormons, Protestants,
Catholics, Evangelicists, Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, etc.
There are a plentitude of ancient religious documents that proclaim the
validity of these many Gods.
Major sacred texts and documents;
Baha'i Sacrid writtings
Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon
The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone.
No originals of the old or new testaments exist.
The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints
The Analects - Confuscianism
The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs
Wicca - Neo paganism of Greece and Rome over the centuries
Bhagavgita and Rig Veda - Hinduism
Qur'an - Islam
The Tanakh - Jewism
Tao-Te-Ching - Taoism
Nag Hammadi - Gnostics
Zhuan Falun - Falun Gong
And many more less popular religious beliefs.
Of all these different Gods and belief systems which is the true one, if
any, and which are fakes? Non of these documents are objective evidence.
They are all documents written, copied, modified and further copied, over
the centuries, by errant men with their own personal selfish motivations.
There is no way to determine authenticity or accuracy. The objective
evidence is that they are a mixture of history, myth, folklore and legends.
Which is the true religion and the real God? If there is a real God, why
doesn't he clearly declare he is the real God and correct belief system and
that all the others are fakes? Certainly if man can effectively communicate
with the whole world any real god could accomplish this.
Christian's favorite evidence for the existence of their God is the old
canard that the Universe could not just happen but had to have a
designer/creator. If it was designed/created by some god, this god has to be
even more complex than the Universe, and using this same logic, would
require that god would also have to have a creator. Who or what created god?
Many religious types claim the Intelligent Design of the Universe is proof
of God.
Intelligent design!? Consider reality. The Universe shows no evidence of
intelligent design!
Why does this all powerful creator, all loving and caring intelligent
designer, create Plagues, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Volcanic Eruptions, Wars,
cancers and hundreds
of debilitating diseases and serious body malfunctions? Why does he permit
millions of both young and old to starve to death?
Why does this all powerful and caring god permit totally innocent children
to die at birth? Or worse, be born lacking eyesight, a fully developed
brain, deaf and dumb, missing limbs etc.? Why are some born idiots and
others with super intelligence? Why are some born into wealth and others
pauper poor? Why are his human creations designed to deteriorate into a
miserable and devastating old age?
Why did this all powerful and loving creator create things like sharks,
jelly fish, octopus,
lions, tigers, rhinoceros, poisonous snakes, stinging and poisonous insects,
poisonous plants etc.? Why did this caring benevolent God create animals
(including man) that need
to kill and eat other animals to survive?
World War I claimed 9,000,000 lives of people of many religious faiths.
World War II indiscriminately claimed over 20,000,000 lives of people of all
religious
faiths, plus a vast destruction of property and more millions maimed
for life.
The recent Asian Tsunami has claimed 270,000 lives; men, women and innocent
children of all religious persuasions. 100,000 of these were totally
innocent children!
There were three major epidemics of the Bubonic Plaque - in the 6th, 14th.
and 17th centuries. The death toll was over 137 million men, women and
totally
innocent children.
The influenza of 1918-1919 killed at least 25 million men, women and
innocent
children indiscriminately.
Diseases like malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, etc. maim and kill millions
indiscriminately every year. More millions die of starvation and
malnutrition.
These afflict the young and old, atheists and those of all religious
persuasions.
It would appear that this loving and caring God must actually be a cruel,
heartless, mean and torturing tyrant.
If he treats us so cruelly during life, why do you think he will let us
enjoy peace and happiness in his eternal Heaven after death?
If there is a God that created the Universe, he is obviously not an
all-caring and benevolent God. Nor is he an "Intelligent Designer".
The objective evidence is that, if there is a god creator, he has no concern
about the welfare of the creatures on Earth.
This is understandable because the Earth is but a speck of dust in the vast
Universe, of billions of Planets and Stars, that is over 20 BILLION LIGHT
YEARS across.
It would appear that ALL the Gods are mythical creations of man and do not
actually exist.
Does anyone have objective evidence or proof that their God is real and
actually exists? The many ancient and contradictory documents of these many
religions are not objective evidence or proof, they are merely the
unsubstantiated and contradictory opinions, myths, fables and tales of other
mortals. There is no objective evidence that ANY of these documents are the
word of any real God. The god beliefs are about as credible as belief in the
Wizard of Oz
The objective evidence is very substantial that NO GOD CREATED MAN but that
MAN CREATED GODS!