The God Distraction, Chapter Six: God's Character
Is there anything we can actually know about God's character?
Here's the latest installment of this on-going series. Every time I make one of these, I'm reminded just how assumption-filled religion is. Faith is absolutely necessary as there is no actual knowledge to be found regarding the God of Abraham. And yet, people have their entires lives invested in this Being — who, btw, is not a very nice person.
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I bought that right after I started doing Deity. If you’ll notice, I’m not wearing it until the third episode. It is now the “Deity” necklace. It says “luck” in English and Chinese, which, as stated in “Mr. Deity and the Meaning Game” (season two), is the guiding force in the universe. I believe that myself. I think you’re only the second person to ask in all these years.
Good stuff as always.
Hmm. Sorry: this is sort of pointless (right word? Remember: my native language is German). It is like discussing the character of Sauron, Valdemort or any other fictional person. It may be entertaining - but it leads us nowhere. My assumption: none of your viewers has serious doubts, that god does not exist. So we should stop talking like he might exist - even for entertainment. Believers will also not follow your thoughts. Way too much reason required.
This reminds me of how reading the bible pushed me over the line to become an atheist. Well done, well spoken. Thank you.
Hmmm, the stentorian voice that occasionally seizes my attention keeps reminding me that "Belief is a voluntary form of blindness" and that blindness is usually a pretty poor survival tactic. Just saying.
Yes, as Hitch also pointed out: spending never-ending eternity in subservience to such a sick, egomaniacal tyrant would be a celestial North Korea. Nooooo thanks!