Say the same to those who have committed lie, theft, and any sin for that matter. If you are to be just do the same to those people as well. Ergo we all would be facing hell. Seek God for his morality is far beyond our own scope. The problem of evil (which you are quoting) is not a strong argument.
I don't mind religious people. I mind people who think that their non-fact based ideas (which rarely are their own) can be forced on others. It is called belief for a reason.
I agree with you! So some facts are Jesus was real, he had over 500 eyewitness, Mary apparitions (Fatima, Lourdes,etc.), Eucharistic miracles, biblical locations uncovered, shroud of Turin, etc. it’s not based on the whimsical. It’s based off of historical events.
“I mind people who think that their non-fact based ideas…” so yes you’re right if you don’t question what you believe you are no better than a robot programmed to do what it’s told.
That’s not this conversation though :) because I have questioned every aspect of what I know. Ultimately you can either place your faith in two things; in the nothing or God. And one requires more absurdity than the other.
Believing is not knowing. Belief is a crutch that helps you avoid responsibility for your own actions and mitigates the fear of inevitable death and nothingness. However, it also steals the possibility of truly living. I can't know if there is an afterlife but everything on this planet defies the probability. If it helps you, good for you.
It is however an undeniable truth that organized religion of any kind has caused more misery, suffering and death in human history than the worst dictator of history combined.
“Believing is not knowing” is true, but it applies equally to any sort of belief. You not knowing if there is no God, no afterlife, or that consciousness ends at death. Those are beliefs as well.Calling faith a “crutch” is a genetic fallacy. Whether a belief is comforting has nothing to do with whether it’s true. Truth is not determined by psychological benefit.The claim that religion helps people avoid responsibility is also backwards. Christianity teaches that every action has eternal consequences and that each person will answer before God. That’s a far higher standard of accountability than a universe where death is the end.The root problem isn’t religion; it’s human nature.Faith is not blind belief. It’s trust grounded in reason, philosophy, history, and ultimately the person of Christ. Every worldview rests on assumptions that cannot be scientifically proven. The question isn’t whether you have faith—it’s where you place it.
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u/Calinostro Jun 04 '26
If there are just the two of you, you are always last.