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[โ€“] SPOOSER@lemmy.today 35 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (26 children)

I think the fundamental issue with this is that it presumes that our understanding of morality is perfect. If an all-knowing, all-powerful God acted contrary to our understanding of morality, or allowed something to happen contrary to our understanding of morality it would make sense for us to perceive that as undermining our understanding of God, making him imperfect. An all-knowing, all-encomposing God may have an understanding that we as mortals are incapable of understanding or perceiving.

It presumes to know a perfect morality while also arguing that morality can be subjective. It doesn't make sense, just like an irrational belief in a God. I think the best way to go about this is to allow people to believe how they want and stop trying to convince people one way another about their beliefs. People get to believe differently and that is not wrong.

Edit: holy shit those reddit comments are full of /r/iamverysmart material lmfao

[โ€“] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

Regarding your first paragraph:

According to the christian bible their God literally told them that for example killing is evil. And yet, it exists and God is a mass murderer according to bible accounts. There are various explicit and implicit definitions of good and evil available in that book which is supposedly written by their God in some way or another. Therefore, the omnipotent being defined clear rules of morality which it doesn't even uphold itself.

allow people to believe how they want and stop trying to convince people one way another about their beliefs

Although I agree in principle with the notion of "live and let live", organised religion has caused unfathomable suffering and it still does. In a lot of religions it is sadly incorporated into their very core. That's something which I can not tolerate and will speak out against.

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