australopithecus wrote:I'd imagine the concept of goodness comes from actions that are advantageous, and we as a society holf them up as things to be aspired to. We impose goodness on actions that help us.
Jesus is also God in the Catholic Faith. Jesus died on the cross, was burried, and rose again in the third day. That is the mystery of the Christian faith. It is supposed to be an illustration where we, mortals will attain immortality upon the day we die. As a former Christian, what do you think is the reason why some people buy into this shit?
Is it because some people want to be immortals?
Is it because the story of jesus was well written in which it changed the perception of the reader as to what is real and what is not?
What do you think?
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My answer - The church laid the foundation wherein man is sinful. Every Christian thinks they are sinners. To find the cure, they must believe in Jesus who allegedly cleansed them of their sin, through dying on the cross.
Special pleading - I'll show you a set of facts wherein I'll nit pick only things which is beneficial for the promotion of my faith.
The following examples are some of the things in which if you think you'll realise.
Premise 1 God is all powerful, all knowing, and at all places at the same time.
1. He knows the snake will tempt eve.
2. He knows eve will take the bait.
3. He knows that adam will eat the fruit from eve.
4. He could have explained why this is so, etc. etc.
5. The enemies in the bible where created by god because nothing is beyond his control.
6. etc. etc. etc.