Posted by Michael83 on September 28, 2006, at 0:49:37 [reposted on September 29, 2006, at 23:03:48 | original URL]
In reply to Re: I feel better now... Michael83, posted by alexandra_k on September 27, 2006, at 2:11:59
When I say the phrase "Then how are we supposed to know what to believe?" I'm basically trying to declare the traditional Christian religion null and void based on the logic I present.
My basic argument is, if there is contradictory, bad, false, unbelievable, or unreasonable information, and the religion's tenets leave no room for forgiveness (at least in terms of whether or not you'll go to hell) for someone who has used their logic, yet came up at odds with the faith, how can this belief system be valid?
This would mean good people, who really thought about it and offered their belief, but were turned away by faulty, misleading, or unreasonable, are going to hell.
A religion like that is not just.
How can a perfect God create an unjust system/religion? I don't believe God would create an unjust system where good people (who were born into a life without their consent and forced to make this decision) slip through the cracks, and where only only a lucky few who were emotionally/intellectually vulnerable enough to believe it get to go to heaven, while the rest will be punished for eternity.
I could write volumes more on this, but I'd have a nervous breakdown, so I'm going to bed now.
But doesn't my logic make sense? I'm not the only one who sees that am I?
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