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[–]throwaway123454321 24 points25 points ago

It's true, I can't handle the idea of a God that is supposedly perfect and all knowing and "loves us all" and yet acts like a dick by creating a ridiculous "test life" where he creates imperfect people, damns them for their imperfections, and then has the stones to say "just do these things or I'll PUNISH YOU FOREVER, out of love."

[–]redkey42 15 points16 points ago

God's humanity has beaten wife syndrome.

[–]slimtonyj 1 point2 points ago

Great stuff. Logged in just to upvote you good sir.

[–]redkey42 3 points4 points ago

[–]CorrectsLimeyTypos -1 points0 points ago

*honor

[–]redkey42 4 points5 points ago

I'm Australian, 'honour' is the correct spelling.

[–]TheBlueGhost 0 points1 point ago

Brits use 'honour' too.

[–]No1Complainer 1 point2 points ago

Not only the fact that God demands worship more than compassion, but when things go sour with a "sinner" it's not God that's doing the dirty work, but fellow human beings.

"Hey you guys, can you stone this woman for not being a virgin, my omnipotent-self is busy with other things at the moment, thanks."

Though, what's the point of stoning people to death, if Hell is supposed to be the ultimate punishment. Isn't being stoned to death a walk in the park compared to Hell? Might as well just chop their heads of, be quick with it, use less man-hours, and get them to Hell quicker.

[–]TheDiscoBastard 0 points1 point ago

So we've checked off yaweh. Do you have any other deities to object to?

[–]throwaway123454321 1 point2 points ago

I'm actually quite fond of Dionysus

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I can't handle the idea either. If there really is a magical god who put us here on this rock with all of our ridiculous limitations and war mongering and seriously limited intelligences, and life is a test to see if I play along and get picked for eternal paradise in His Royal Asshole then fuck it, I'm already in hell.

[–]biodrones 19 points20 points ago

I guess they didn't realize that the right side of the picture shows God existing inside a brain.

[–]rajb1037 31 points32 points ago

Yes, atheism is a consoling delusion. Just like air is a comforting crutch.

[–]Scrauz 18 points19 points ago

[–]sje118 8 points9 points ago

farts

[–]Sheogorggalag 12 points13 points ago

In other news, God is also a mermaid.

[–]boxedlogic 9 points10 points ago

With huge balls.

[–]Thorvalde 1 point2 points ago

With huge non existent balls

[–]EricRohan 9 points10 points ago

It still blows me away that all these people can act like that when they have never seen a god of any kind. Never seen a miracle (something that breaks the laws of reality, not seeing your name in the clouds). Never seen their prophets. The only prophecies that seem like they came true are all in the same book the prophecies came from... Yet WE are the ones that can't handle the truth...

[–]question-sleep 9 points10 points ago

They're just getting to the "I know you are, but what am I?" stage of their argument.

[–]Long_Forgotten_Son 4 points5 points ago

I usually don't say anything about people's religious posts on my FB. Although I have deleted somebody because they posted some religious related topic about a dozen times a day and it was profoundly annoying.

But I don't think I would have been able to resist this one.

[–]knighmare 2 points3 points ago

They seem to be doing a lot of re-purposing of atheist phrases/memes what have you, lately

[–]justdan 2 points3 points ago

It's so much more difficult to attribute everything to god. I wish I wasn't taking the easy way out and using critical thinking aided by scientific research to explain the world around me. If only I had the strength answer difficult questions by shrugging my shoulders, tilting my head, raising my eyebrows, and replying "that's god's will"

[–]No1Complainer 0 points1 point ago

Answers to absolutely everything, there's an actual purpose to your existance, AND you get to live forever in paradise?!?!?!

Yes Morpheus, I'll take the blue pill.

[–]Quantumfizzix 2 points3 points ago

At first I was like, "But we have the same argument about christianity..."

Then I was all "Oh, right, we have proof."

[–]AFewSecondsAgoDouche 2 points3 points ago

LOL ONLY IN AMERICA.

MOST RETARDED NATION ON THE FUCKING PLANET.

[–]5k3k73k -1 points0 points ago

Apt name...

[–]almondmilk 0 points1 point ago

It's like people who say, "They're just jealous of our love!" Actually, I think I've only heard that on TV.

[–]RickRay1 0 points1 point ago

Another idea stolen from the atheists! Holy crap, that's just what the xians are full of!!!!

[–]fairwayks 0 points1 point ago

Photo of God touching a man's finger on chapel ceiling = proof God exists. LOL, THAT, Drazhi!

[–]GeneralStreck 0 points1 point ago

My bet is that the image was made by a level 99 troll master and he got them good.

[–]GodsPenisHasGravity 0 points1 point ago

I would say religion is a consoling delusion for people who can't handle the idea that there is no god.

[–]thechapattack 0 points1 point ago

I have actually had this conversation plenty with some believers, they seem to think that I would rather believe there is no afterlife and in non-existence. They can't understand that I would much rather believe there is a God and that I will live on in some fashion and I would see my family and friends after I die, but the evidence simply doesnt support that.

[–]roganaiyooo 0 points1 point ago

I just threw up on my keyboard, ate it, and then threw it up again. Literally.

Well, not literally. But that's what it fucking felt like.

[–]ManicOppressive -1 points0 points ago

... Wut.