It is quite ridiculous to me that atheists keep asking, 'is there a God'.

A fool says in his heart their is no god. It is obvious that God has handed over the deniers to their own pervesions just as the Scriptures say. Anyone who can't see their is a Creator is wilfully ignorant. You would think Peter would either shut up or repent at a time like this. Instead he spurns the One who gave him life and the One he will give an account to. I suggest he call on God's mercy than appeal to his self righteousness as displayed by this pathetic rant.

Imagine a world destroyed by nuclear war and the ravage of reoccurring pandemics. and all the usual things like schools, teaching etc., the occasional exception rather than the rule. Imagine fast forward a thousand years from now and the few surviving humans, surviving as the survival of the fittest, as hunter-gathers

. Imagine A few fortress walled communities where there remained a few, home taught, readers able to read and write and somebody finds a buried set of all the Harry Potter series and sequels.

And as each book is read and copied to preserve the books, some of the words, not completely understood, are changed and embellished, to comply with the local mores.

And the read and reread for around a thousand years as we rebuild a civilised society, as gospel according to this or that identity, in an evil versus good collection of, so it is written, written word.

The hero, Harry would become someone able to perform miracles and revered as a virtual God? And presented by believers as absolute truth and Harry, the personification of God, to replace God in our worship? Is this where we are now with the man Jesus? Maybe Perhaps?

As for choosing God? It's not your call! Only God chooses who serves his/her purpose. And that purpose is founded in absolute unconditional love and where we, his creations, are allowed to learn via our mistakes. And given we learn from those mistakes, (sins) go on to become more human, humans.

Take care and stay safe.
Alan B.

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AC

The NT teaches that misfortune will more likely stalk a Christian because of his beliefs, not the opposite as some of the overabundance of the Christians superstitious believe.

A true Christian will actually consciously prepare for the onslaughts of misfortune by exercising patience and perseverance in the face of them.
They will ask their God for strength to endure.
There are no special privileges promised to a Christian believer.

So I agree with your conclusio, that a Christian who deliberately puts themselves into danger to test Gods goodness, actually shows an arrogant misunderstanding of his religion, and disregard towards his God, as it is "written".
They are truely deluded, and endowed with an inflated sense of self worth.

Alan B

You should stop reading Harry Potter novels.
If you want to really educate yourself on actually how myths and legends were passed on and why, throw out Harry Potter books and read this one;
"The memory code" Lynne Kelly..

Dan

Dan

I have to agree with the author that “a god who needs evidence” for his existence, (hence is detectable from within natural sience), does not exist. Unfortunately for our atheist friends, this is not God in whom contemporary educated Christians believe (and communicate with).

I have written about Mathematically semiliterate scientists (https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15928)
- appartently productds of poor maths teachers).

Perhaps there are similarly religiosly (and filosophically, theologically) semiliterate ethicist for whose state of mind a similar explanation applies.