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- From: mporter@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mitchell Porter)
- Subject: Article from talk.religion.misc
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 04:00:57 GMT
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- From: phys224@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
- Subject: Is satan really evil?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.112709.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
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- Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:27:09 GMT
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- I've recently read the bible,and am stunned and horrified at the cruety and
- irrationality of the christian god. It is mean,spiteful,selfish,demands
- we obey under pain of (eternal!) suffering.i could'nt believe it!why do
- some people believe in this god,and why follow it?
- In the flood,innocent beings of all kinds are killed (even human babies!)
- The chosen people move about the landscape,annihalating people as they go.
- God's punishments in the old testement are nothing short of ridiculous
- and cruel.he wants our faith and obedience,yet refuses to offer evidence of
- his own existence? much of the bible surely cannot be read literally,
- some statements are crazy e.g. the new jerusulum in revelations is huge
- and perfectly square;such a city can only fit on a flat earth!etc, most
- of whats in the bible conflicts with evolutionary theory,biology,physics
- etc. So why should i believe in it?
- Why do some people believe Satan is evil? dosen't satan simply want us to
- be ourselves,to make our own choices and morality?Lucifer seems to be
- the opposite of god;he wants us to be us,not just computers whose
- programs are scriptures.I don't belive in 'GOD' or Satan;but would
- worship Satan if i did.if it is true,was Satan fighting for us as well as
- himself?to free us from god's yoke?
- please,could i have replys on this issue?replys based on what satan did/
- wants,not on statements from the bible saying he is evil or whatever;
- after all,the bible is written by pro-god people.
- what is so wrong about inventing your own morality?i follow my own
- personal (atheistic) beliefs,i judge them adequate;i try to cause no pain to
- others,actively try to help out people who need help,as well as attempt
- to weaken religion if i possibly can.what is so wrong with my morality?
- nothing that i can see.
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- see ya
- stephen botha,christchurch,new zealand.
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