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Originally Posted by pianoperformer  I do see where you are coming from. But religions such as Christianity say there is more than just following a strict set of moral guidelines, so if God requires something more, it seems wise to find out what that thing is. |
If God is passive-aggressive enough to have requirements for us that haven't been made absolutely clear, then I simply see no point in playing His game. I've no desire to put up with that in people, let alone my supposed Lord and Savior. A God that expects me to unconditionally love and follow Him despite the lack of evidence supporting His very existence is no God for me, nor is a God that creates rules that are GUARANTEED to be broken by EVERYONE created to follow those rules. Such laws, laws that are impossible to follow, are created in corrupt governments so that the leaders have a legal excuse to threaten or exercise force against people if they are becoming obstinate.
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Originally Posted by pianoperformer I'm not so sure I understand. Obviously it is a rather large book, and some parts can be interpreted in different ways. I would argue that the parts that matter the most seem pretty clear. |
But who are you to decide what parts matter? That is your interpretation. Not only is that your interpretation, but it is your interpretation of other men's interpretations of other men's interpretations. The Bible has been translated and re-written many times over the course of history, and had countless opportunities for modification or mistranslation. It's very contents have been censored by the Catholic church; there are scrolls that have not been incorporated, for political reasons most likely.
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Originally Posted by pianoperformer Or maybe He's giving you free will to choose to follow His rules or not. |
Well, that's pretty cruel in and of itself. He creates us, then gives us this "free will" that is basically an excuse to make it impossible for us to follow his rules unconditionally. He, a supposedly perfect being, creates imperfection. How does that work? Perfection by its very nature does not allow for imperfection. So either God is imperfect, or we are perfect.