Putting god first!

[Quintessence]

Depends what is meant by culture of course.
I find Isis to be reprehensible.

Why? She's a goddess of indigenous Egyptian polytheism associated with motherhood, magic, the sky, and shepherding the death to the afterlife. I'm not really up on Egyptian mythos, but I'm not aware of her having any reprehensible qualities by typical human standards.

 

[Audie]

Why? She's a goddess of indigenous Egyptian polytheism associated with motherhood, magic, the sky, and shepherding the death to the afterlife. I'm not really up on Egyptian mythos, but I'm not aware of her having any reprehensible qualities by typical human standards.

I have no concern with non existent "gods".
Some cultures are reprehensible. Isis is one such.
Islamic State In Syria.

 

[atanu]

It sickens me t.....

Isn’t that your problem?

 

[JJ50]

Isn’t that your problem?

Why?

 

[ChristineM]

Why? She's a goddess of indigenous Egyptian polytheism associated with motherhood, magic, the sky, and shepherding the death to the afterlife. I'm not really up on Egyptian mythos, but I'm not aware of her having any reprehensible qualities by typical human standards.

I would think @Audie meant deash, i.s. or isis, whatever they are called this week

 

[ChristineM]

I have no concern with non existent "gods".
Some cultures are reprehensible. Isis is one such.
Islamic State In Syria.

Ok .i hadn't read this when i posted the above

 

[atanu]

Why?

Why should what some people do or believe sicken you?

 

[Wandering Monk]

It sickens me that some people consider their version of a god more important than their family, even their children. If a god does exist, it shouldn't be so far up its one rear end that it expects to come first and be worshipped. No one or thing is worthy of worship, especially not the Biblical god if the things stated in that book about it are true.

My parents 'found God' when I was ten years old. I was pretty much on my own after that. God stole my parents. He stole their curiosity also. Not mine. That is why I am not a believer anymore.

 

[stvdv]

It sickens me that some people consider their version of a god more important than their family

I do not judge people on this, for I do not know their situation. Some families can be very sick and hurtful.

 

[JJ50]

I do not judge people on this, for I do not know their situation. Some families can be very sick and hurtful.

The worst person in the world is better than the Biblical god, if the deeds attributed to it have any truth.

 

[Quintessence]

I would think @Audie meant deash, i.s. or isis, whatever they are called this week

Yeah, those of us who are polytheists default to associating otherwise. There was actually a lot of backlash in the Pagan community about the media deciding to adopt the acronyms ISIS instead of other terms. I kid you not - a Pagan metaphysical shop that was named "Isis Books and Gifts" got vandalized possibly as a direct result of this (see https://wildhunt.org/2015/11/news-a...found-dead-and-isis-bookstore-vandalized.html). People are stupid sometimes.

 

[stvdv]

The worst person in the world is better than the Biblical god, if the deeds attributed to it have any truth.

Indeed "IF"

In the Middle Ages (1500) people were quite barbaric, so in the years of Muhammad (0700) even more barbaric is my guess.
Imagine how barbaric they were in the time of Jesus (0000).

I don't know when Thor and the others lived, but I can imagine people still believed in those Gods too; thinking of the whale story.
So when the Bible talks about people dying, I can imagine they attributed it to God, whereas in reality it was just a natural disaster

So the stories of some barbaric people say nothing to me about this hypothetical God to whom they attribute all their troubles
Even now many people have this tendency to blame others for their own faults. In those years they blamed it on God.

 

[JJ50]

Indeed "IF"

In the Middle Ages (1500) people were quite barbaric, so in the years of Muhammad (0700) even more barbaric is my guess.
Imagine how barbaric they were in the time of Jesus (0000).

I don't know when Thor and the others lived, but I can imagine people still believed in those Gods too; thinking of the whale story.
So when the Bible talks about people dying, I can imagine they attributed it to God, whereas in reality it was just a natural disaster

So the stories of some barbaric people say nothing to me about this hypothetical God to whom they attribute all their troubles
Even now many people have this tendency to blame others for their own faults. In those years they blamed it on God.

God is to blame if it exists and created human nature.

 

[stvdv]

God is to blame if it exists and created human nature.

I agree.

I don't know if you have children, but every mistake they make ... you are the one to be blamed, that's what you try to say here, aren't you?

 

[JJ50]

I agree.

I don't know if you have children, but every mistake they make ... you are the one to be blamed, that's what you try to say here, aren't you?

Our children are in their 40s, we are extremely proud of them, they have turned out well.

 

[Spartan]

It sickens me that some people consider their version of a god more important than their family, even their children.

That's too bad you're sickened. Submit it to prayer and perhaps God can straighten that out for you.

 

[Spartan]

The very fact that a religion would prioritize a non-existent God over their own families and friends should be a major red flag that it's a potential recipe for disaster.

A "non-existent God" is just your opinion, not based on facts or evidence. Science has never established that God and the supernatural do not and cannot exist.

 

[ChristineM]

Yeah, those of us who are polytheists default to associating otherwise. There was actually a lot of backlash in the Pagan community about the media deciding to adopt the acronyms ISIS instead of other terms. I kid you not - a Pagan metaphysical shop that was named "Isis Books and Gifts" got vandalized possibly as a direct result of this (see https://wildhunt.org/2015/11/news-a...found-dead-and-isis-bookstore-vandalized.html). People are stupid sometimes.

I can understand that. Two or more meanings for one word doesnt do me any good at all

 

[ChristineM]

A "non-existent God" is just your opinion, not based on facts or evidence. Science has never established that God and the supernatural do not and cannot exist.

And religion is faith based for a reason.

However,
Ask yourself why a caring god created childhood leukemia
Ask yourself why a jealous would create the mosquito to kill his prize invention
I could go on?

 

[Spartan]

And religion is faith based for a reason.

Have you never studied the historical evidences for Jesus and his resurrection? Faith is part of it, yes, but there's tons of evidence that a lot of people have as a foundation for their faith.

Recommended reading:

"The Historical Jesus," by scholar Dr. Gary Habermas;
"New Evidence that Demands a Verdict," by former skeptic Josh McDowell;
"Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics," by Dr. Norman Geisler;
"The Case for Christ," by Lee Strobel," and
"The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus," by Dr. Gary Habermas.