| "Does god exist?" How much does it matter? Suppose there's a god [forget for a moment the issue of how you know this]. Let’s say this God tells you to do something. Lots of other folks tell you what to do, too. How do you determine who to believe or obey? Your own judgment. It’s not avoidable. So can you have an obligation to obey God over your own judgment? Obviously not, since without using your own judgment, it is just a matter of blind luck who you will obey.
I have seen many a Christian wiggle and squirm when I ask them how they know the Bible is God’s book. They do their best to pretend they don’t use their own judgment to determine what is right and what is true. The trouble is, what else can they possible say chose it? Therefore, even if there is some all-knowing, really-big Good Dude somewhere, he wouldn’t be dumb enough to command me to do anything. He would know I act ultimately on my own judgment, which means if he wanted me to be “good,” he would want me to judge right from wrong, and to choose to act accordingly. Not only would he want this . . .he would understand that nothing else is possible.
(By the way, what kind of god has to order his creations around?)
((This rules out believing in "government," too.))
--Jackney Sneeb |