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So I was just thinking and I came up with an interesting observation:
If men are rewarded for faith in god without evidence, why is it that we were created divinely with a natural tendency towards skepticism? If our god loves us as we are told in the Bible, why would he condemn so many from the start.
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Originally posted by {Kontofosho}:
So I was just thinking and I came up with an interesting observation:
If men are rewarded for faith in god without evidence, why is it that we were created divinely with a natural tendency towards skepticism? If our god loves us as we are told in the Bible, why would he condemn so many from the start.
What do you mean? No one is condemned from the start, everyone has their chance at life. Would you elaborate?
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Originally posted by {Kontofosho}:
So I was just thinking and I came up with an interesting observation:
If men are rewarded for faith in god without evidence, why is it that we were created divinely with a natural tendency towards skepticism? If our god loves us as we are told in the Bible, why would he condemn so many from the start.
Because, IMHO, only by way of skepticism can true faith be found. Anyone can believe what they are told and take it at face value. That's not faith -- that's just not knowing anything different. But He also gave Man free-will so that through skepticism he can make the choice to have faith in Him.
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Oh man. This is gonna start a huge flame war.
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Well then why would he build us to naturally be skeptical if following our natural urges leads us to hell.
An example: We were created with legs, we have free will to either move or not move our legs, but naturally from the second we are born we move our legs because that is what we are programmed to do. Faith for mankind is not moving our legs when we want to. The only thing that teaches us to have faith is our knowledge of christianity. Without this knowledge humans are condemned to hell? If he loves us why would he do this? What about the unknown number that existed before christianity?
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Originally posted by {Kontofosho}:
Without this knowledge humans are condemned to hell? If he loves us why would he do this? What about the unknown number that existed before christianity?
i'm sure there's a loophole somewhere in the bible that will allow for this, scott. after all, the bible may be fiction, but it doesn't mean it can't be written by intelligent fellows.
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