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Suppose God (doesn't matter which religion's God) revealed himself and turned out to be a misogynistic homophobe with an astonishing range of food intolerances and sexual hang-ups...

Would you change the way you lived your life? Or would you feel that even though He is the Creator, He is showing a lack of respect towards humanity?

no,
screw humanity

if god were to come to Earth and claim he was god, we would do the same to him as we would the rest of those people. Lock them up in the nice white walled wards w/ the funny jackets and excess of meds.

I'd want to see God reveal himself.

I bet he's hung like an elephant

Suppose God (doesn't matter which religion's God) revealed himself and turned out to be a misogynistic homophobe with an astonishing range of food intolerances and sexual hang-ups...

Would you change the way you lived your life? Or would you feel that even though He is the Creator, He is showing a lack of respect towards humanity?

One of the reasons I *oppose* several of the major organised religions is that most of them actually portray God in such a manner.

However, even if God revealed Himself to be noble, capable, just, full of love etc. despite all the negative PR those religions have been giving Him it still wouldn't mean I would worship Him. I would "just" respect Him and value His opinion highly.

If He reveals Himself to be just etc AND a misogynistic homophobe+ rest; it depends on how He justifies it. Maybe He really has a better moral system - but in this case I would like to see some proof first.

Suppose God (doesn't matter which religion's God) revealed himself and turned out to be a misogynistic homophobe with an astonishing range of food intolerances and sexual hang-ups...

Would you change the way you lived your life? Or would you feel that even though He is the Creator, He is showing a lack of respect towards humanity?

That all depends if he's a smite happy bugger.

I worship no-one, neither do I bend my own beliefs for anyone. He could do his worst; I'd be there to destroy his ego with harsh sarcastic remarks that he wouldn't soon forget. To hell with god!

Suppose God (doesn't matter which religion's God) revealed himself and turned out to be a misogynistic homophobe with an astonishing range of food intolerances and sexual hang-ups...

Would you change the way you lived your life? Or would you feel that even though He is the Creator, He is showing a lack of respect towards humanity?
I'd tell him to go fuck himself and would petition that Satan make me a high ranking officer in his army. If that's what God is, I'd want to spend my afterlife fighting it too.

I'd walk up to him, tell him thank you for all the pain and suffering on earth, and punch him square in the mouth.

Then whatever happened after that, I guess I'd just have to deal with it.

But I'd definately deck his cruel ass.

God is, theoretically, completely good and all knowing. If he came to earth and revealed that his ideas of right and wrong were different from my ideas of right and wrong, I would change my ideas.

I worship no-one, neither do I bend my own beliefs for anyone. He could do his worst; I'd be there to destroy his ego with harsh sarcastic remarks that he wouldn't soon forget. To hell with god!
TO HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL WITH THE DEVIIIIIIIIIIIIL![/stryper]

Two words: Atomic Wedgie. :D

I'd tell him to go fuck himself and would petition that Satan make me a high ranking officer in his army. If that's what God is, I'd want to spend my afterlife fighting it too.

Thought you were already a high ranking officer in the army of Satan?

That is the only way to become a moderator isn't it?

Thought you were already a high ranking officer in the army of Satan?

That is the only way to become a moderator isn't it?

That or sleep with the admin

I'd tell him to go fuck himself and would petition that Satan make me a high ranking officer in his army. If that's what God is, I'd want to spend my afterlife fighting it too.

Well said. For once we agree on something. I would say "Hey, I just got finished reading Book of Numbers chapter 11!"

Suppose God (doesn't matter which religion's God) revealed himself and turned out to be a misogynistic homophobe with an astonishing range of food intolerances and sexual hang-ups...

Would you change the way you lived your life? Or would you feel that even though He is the Creator, He is showing a lack of respect towards humanity?

I'd hang with him. He sounds like my kind of guy!

I would start my own Religion.

The Grand and Glorious Holy Church of Joshuaism

Melkor can be my "high" priest (when I say High, I mean he has to be in a state of perpetual drug stupor 24/7, one of the rules of my new religion).

Who would join me in defying the Homophobic/Lactose Intolerant God with the Hedonistic religion of Joshuaism?

I would start my own Religion.

The Grand and Glorious Holy Church of Joshuaism

Melkor can be my "high" priest (when I say High, I mean he has to be in a state of perpetual drug stupor 24/7, one of the rules of my new religion).

Who would join me in defying the Homophobic/Lactose Intolerant God with the Hedonistic religion of Joshuaism?

I would, but I'd be very busy with The First And Most Righteous Church of Omnigamy, of which I am the Right Honourable Grand High Poo-Bah Leader. With God's highly restrictive policies on sex and marraige my 'hump/marry pretty much anything' belief will be very popular.

God is, theoretically, completely good and all knowing. If he came to earth and revealed that his ideas of right and wrong were different from my ideas of right and wrong, I would change my ideas.

Without question ?
If he could actually *convince* me His morals are better, justifying them with well backed up arguments - agreed. But Him just saying so would not be enough.

This is assuming he is God in the Xtian Supreme Creator Uberbeing sense, as opposed to merely a Zeus style figurehead or Chinese Supreme Beurocrat:

I'd follow him on the condition that he accepts human sacrifices. You have no business being an Evil Deity unless you are willing to consume the souls of the unworthy, and I, as a potential Dark Priest, won't truck with anything less.
Really, people, it's God, he wins. Playing for the losing side isn't on my short list of things to do.

Playing for the losing side isn't on my short list of things to do.

Intruiging. What is then ? Nothing worth dying for it seems ;)

Really, people, it's God, he wins. Playing for the losing side isn't on my short list of things to do.

But if he's all knowing then he'd know if you secretly hated him but followed him out of fear. If you disagreed with him then you'd have nothing to lose by opening opposing him.

God is, theoretically, completely good and all knowing. If he came to earth and revealed that his ideas of right and wrong were different from my ideas of right and wrong, I would change my ideas.

I was thinking something along these lines today. The question of wether you think God exists or not is irrelevant. The better question would be does one believe in God?

I figure the best way to find the answer would be the "Abraham Test". Read Genesis 22 and answer the following question: Would you have made the same decision as Abraham?

It is a bit of a double bind though. If you answer yes, then you are potentially a religious psychopath. If you answer no, then you don't really believe in God after all.

Please don't post your answer here. Just something I wanted to put out there as food for thought.

I was thinking something along these lines today. The question of wether you think God exists or not is irrelevant. The better question would be does one believe in God?

I figure the best way to find the answer would be the "Abraham Test". Read Genesis 22 and answer the following question: Would you have made the same decision as Abraham?

It is a bit of a double bind though. If you answer yes, then you are potentially a religious psychopath. If you answer no, then you don't really believe in God after all.

Please don't post your answer here. Just something I wanted to put out there as food for thought.

Interesting point. Does belief in God neccessarily entail obediance to God? Surely it would be possible to believe in God but to defy His will or are you saying that somebody who truly believed would accept God as infallible and blindly follow His orders?

Intruiging. What is then ? Nothing worth dying for it seems ;)

No just nothing Worth Frying in hell For. :rolleyes:

Intruiging. What is then ? Nothing worth dying for it seems ;)
Correct, there is nothing worth dying for. This is what I have, no second chances and nothing next on the agenda, so I'm not about to piss it away.
There are things I'd suffer for and things I'd kill for, but nothing I'd throw away my life or cross a God who (apparently) really cares about whether I follow him or not.

But if he's all knowing then he'd know if you secretly hated him but followed him out of fear. If you disagreed with him then you'd have nothing to lose by opening opposing him.
Somehow, I find it hard to believe that this theoretical God is going to get many followers more genuine than I. And it wouldn't be just fear that motivated my actions, there would also be personal ambition (can you think of any coat tails with more pulling capacity than those of the Almighty?), respect (Ultimate Power demands Ultimate Respect), and the hope that he might hit me up with a little bit of Divine Knowledge (I've got a few questions that I'll never get answered with only mortal means).

There I go again answering other peoples questions :headbang:

I'd say "There can only be one!", then decapitate him with a blade, thereby absorbing his energy.

Somehow, I find it hard to believe that this theoretical God is going to get many followers more genuine than I. And it wouldn't be just fear that motivated my actions, there would also be personal ambition (can you think of any coat tails with more pulling capacity than those of the Almighty?), respect (Ultimate Power demands Ultimate Respect), and the hope that he might hit me up with a little bit of Divine Knowledge (I've got a few questions that I'll never get answered with only mortal means).

*pauses*

Can I join?

Interesting point. Does belief in God neccessarily entail obediance to God? Surely it would be possible to believe in God but to defy His will or are you saying that somebody who truly believed would accept God as infallible and blindly follow His orders?

The question is probably better summed up as does one believe in God or does one believe in the moral code that was derived from the Bible?

If one defies the will of God, then God's will is irrelevant to a person's sense of morality. If one truly believed in God, then they would blindly follow his direction.

I would start my own Religion.

The Grand and Glorious Holy Church of Joshuaism

Melkor can be my "high" priest (when I say High, I mean he has to be in a state of perpetual drug stupor 24/7, one of the rules of my new religion).

Who would join me in defying the Homophobic/Lactose Intolerant God with the Hedonistic religion of Joshuaism?

I'll join, so long as I can be high all the time, and have sex with as many people as I want! Sounds like fun!

*pauses*

Can I join?
Sure, sign your name (in blood, of course) here.
*Offers Black Book to Randomlittleisland*
And this is why I will be the High Priest of God: I've been talking for 4 minutes and already made a convert.

If God 'revealed' him/her/it - self we could finally dispense with religion.

Now that would be a proper result!!

After humping God's leg (assuming there are legs to hump), I'd point out that Free Will was a really bad idea and if the atheists and heathens are hellbound for using Free Will, then I may as well go too cuz it would be a lot more fun.

Afterwards, I'd buy a round of beers and engage in strong man contests with God. Once God's drunk and sore, I'd slap him (assuming God's a him) squarely in the face (assuming there's a face) for creating so much that he (assuming God's a he) hates.

After humping God's leg (assuming there are legs to hump), I'd point out that Free Will was a really bad idea and if the atheists and heathens are hellbound for using Free Will, then I may as well go too cuz it would be a lot more fun.

Afterwards, I'd buy a round of beers and engage in strong man contests with God. Once God's drunk and sore, I'd slap him (assuming God's a him) squarely in the face (assuming there's a face) for creating so much that he (assuming God's a he) hates.
Aren't you gonna feel foolish when God turns out to be a giant pillar in the shape of a penis?

Aren't you gonna feel foolish when God turns out to be a giant pillar in the shape of a penis?

Not really, but I bet I'd feel more gay.

Aren't you gonna feel foolish when God turns out to be a giant pillar in the shape of a penis?

LMAO!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!

I'd give him a good scolding, is what I'd do. Honestly, that boy, two thousand years to try and make amends and he goes and plays politics. I think a little lecture about responsibility would be in order.

I'd ask him why he didn't make this appearance a little sooner and save us all the trouble of debating his existence. Of, course if he revealed himself I'd surely be going to hell anyway so I'd kick him in the balls for making women the ones who have to give birth. Sadistic bastard.