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  1. eldritchsleep

    Debate on hell

    I believe that hell is a sadistic tool used to black mail people into believing in the Christian god. Judaism doesn't really have a fiery hell like Christianity (so any translation quoting the Hebrew Bible in reference to Hell can be ignored as the Hebrew Sheol just means Grave). Christianity...
  2. eldritchsleep

    Was atheism invented?

    Higher Power I believe would either be contextual or need further defining. Traditionally in English the term Higher Power typically denotes a deity of some sort. Most importantly, we need to know what "higher power" or "spiritual force" meant to the atheists being asked the question, not how...
  3. eldritchsleep

    Jesus' Four Failed Prophecies About Him Returning In The Lifetimes Of His Apostles

    I will second the claim that Yahweh is an evil god. First off, he claims this himself (Isaiah 45:7). But more importantly, there are numerous immoral laws set up by god. As far as addressing the issue of the Garden of Eden - if god is omnipotent and omniscient then he could create a universe...
  4. eldritchsleep

    Jesus Was a Radical Jew

    I could agree with this interpretation, it is an interesting thought on it at least. Too bad Jesus never wrote anything down himself so we could know his opinion on the topic. Unless he did and the early church ironically branded it as uncanonical and dismissed it. I sometimes wonder: what would...
  5. eldritchsleep

    Do you believe after death life?

    I do not believe that an afterlife or anything supernatural exists. Studies into DMT have found a connection to near death experiences (NDEs) and the fact that they can be induced in altered states of mind tell me that what people experience in an NDE is nothing supernatural and entirely...
  6. eldritchsleep

    Was atheism invented?

    For your first point, how? I honestly do not know where your confusion is. What statement is contradicting which other statement? I am stating that being uncertain if a god exists or does not exists falls within atheism as atheism is being unconvinced that a god exists. In other words, I am...
  7. eldritchsleep

    Is God pro-abortion?

    What is sin and why is it something bad? Do you believe that sin is simply a transgression against god? How does working on Saturday transgress against god other than him just saying don't do it? How could a mortal human even begin to offend an immortal being? Judges can judge people for...
  8. eldritchsleep

    Was atheism invented?

    Agnosticism is typically a claim of knowledge rather than belief. Saying that agnostics make the claim about everybody is not true either and seems a bit of a strawman. I would maybe say that the agnostic would claim that they do not know of anyone that has evidence for or against god of any...
  9. eldritchsleep

    So why are you not a .......?

    I am not a theist because I am unconvinced that deities exists. I have never heard a definition for god(s) that I believe to be true. I also am under the impression that most definitions for any kind of meaningful god are contradictory to the Laws of Thought and Logic and therefore, impossible...
  10. eldritchsleep

    Is God pro-abortion?

    Not sure if anyone has pointed this out so I apologize if this is repetitive but, in Hosea 9:11-16 god uses miscarriages as a punishment against Ephraim that Hosea specifically prayed to god for and he fulfilled. He specifically prayed that all the women miscarry and for god to "slay the beloved...
  11. eldritchsleep

    What does Jehovah rightly expect of His worshippers?

    Only because Jews didn't exist yet. Can't have Jews without Jacob. Everything before Jacob was about Noah then only Abraham then Isaac then Jacob. Everything after that point was 100% Israel, good bye gentiles. Gentiles get 7 laws and one whole book out of five in the Torah while Jews get the...
  12. eldritchsleep

    What does Jehovah rightly expect of His worshippers?

    Sure I was just pointing out what Jehovah wants making my statements still true. So yes, Jehovah wants the Jews to do all that is listed then. He doesn't care about gentiles and in fact encourages the Jews to slaughter and enslave them. After all, he is only the god of Israel. Who cares about...
  13. eldritchsleep

    Was Yeshua the only resurected?

    There are literally no eye witness accounts to the resurrection of Jesus that is written. The authors of all 4 gospels are unknown and written maaaany years after the account. Also, none of them claim to be eye witnesses. In fact, Luke is writing about what the author has heard and admits to not...
  14. eldritchsleep

    What does Jehovah rightly expect of His worshippers?

    Well, according to the Bible, Jehovah demands numerous laws depending on your interpretation including obeying the 613 commandments of the Torah i.e. Laws of Moses which includes not working on Saturday, not eating shellfish or pork, not wearing clothing of mixed thread, and sacrificing animals...
  15. eldritchsleep

    Was atheism invented?

    Atheism is the default position. You start at 0 then work up. Belief in 0 deities = atheism. Babies do not believe in gods. Even the religious recognize this which is why Catholics baptize their babies so they can go to heaven when they die and Protestants claim that children are "pure" and...
  16. eldritchsleep

    Atheists what should God do to make you believe in ?

    I do like Matt Dillahunty's stance of: I don't know but an omniscient god would. Otherwise, I would need empirical evidence of such a god that could be tested and verified. The issue is that I am uncertain that any definition of "god" is sufficient for me to even care about. Is anything that is...
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