It has been argued that ‘God is not Great’, partly based on the inconsistencies in his persona. We are told he is a God of Love, yet he punishes with vengeance those that do not please him. We are told he is all knowing and powerful, yet we are taught to pray to him to ask for concessions, as though we might change His mind! The scriptures claim that in Jesus, God died for our sins, yet just 48 hours later He is no longer dead! And then we discover the uncanny similarities between the Christian scriptures and those of literally a dozen other, previous deities!
So, we take the theme of ‘God is not Great’ further, arguing that the exercise of practicing any form of faith based religion is essentially bad. Not ALL bad, but substantially bad. Yes, some people take comfort in the belief that a heavenly body, served by angels and spirits, of infinite wisdom and kindness, loves and cares for them. There is however a similarity however with people who are being catfished. They ‘believe’, they have ‘faith’ that they have a special friend who just never quite manages to turn up in the flesh. And yet they are intoxicated by the story and they buy into it. But it’s not real!
So, engage, learn and argue. Politley!
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