• taiyang@lemmy.world
    45·
    2 months ago

    I mean, to be fair, if there was a god like the ones Christians claim to have, it most certainly would be evil. The funny thing is you can’t use the Problem of Evil argument on a dystheist so they’re one philosophical argument better than your run of the mill theist.

    (Edit: my auto correct made the christian god plural and I’m keeping that phrasing out of spite, haha)

    • Mango@lemmy.world
      21·
      2 months ago

      It really fucks me up how anyone with more than two brain cells can read the bible and not immediately see how fucked up it is. I’m certain people turn to religion out of social despair the same way people turn to drugs.

      • yuri@sh.itjust.works
        16·
        2 months ago

        Dog that’s literally why they indoctrinate their kids so early. Private religious elementary with a church run youth group after school, “vacation bible school” over summer break, the whole nine yards. A healthy adult is a lot more likely to realize the inherent problems before they dedicate their entire lives to being delusional.

      • Scubus@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        2 months ago

        “Okay, so hear me out here. Say there is a group of people. They’re misbehaving. Do we drop a nuke on them?”

        “Heavens, no! God says to be kind to everyone.”

        “Ah, I guess the people he turned into salt and drowned and struck with lightning didn’t count?”

        • Mango@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          I wonder if solar eclipses have that effect.

          What if people just say they believe more to be more likely to collect aid.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    162·
    2 months ago

    This isn’t equivalent.

    This person believes in a god that is evil or malevolent.

    Atheists argue that there is no god that is either good or evil

    I don’t believe there is a good god nor do I believe there is a bad god … or a child god, or an intelligent god or a dumb god.

    I just don’t believe there is any god

    • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
      31·
      2 months ago

      If you don’t believe it’s real then you certainly don’t think it’s the source of all that is good and sacred.

  • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 months ago

    Well if you think some sort of gods exist, then look at things like child cancer, it’s obvious they are evil. Luckily gods don’t exist so with the advancement of science such evil will no longer exist some day.

  • Dagnet@lemmy.world
    71·
    2 months ago

    I have the feeling the ancient Egyptians thought a little like him. All their gods seem to be kinda evil

  • Steal Wool@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Sounds kinda Gnostic, they referred to him as Samael, or the Demiurge, a blind diety/angel who falsely thought he was god

  • meep_launcher@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 months ago

    I was about to say “protest atheist” but that might be different in that it’s someone who acknowledges a higher power, but believes this “god” is either evil or incompetent so it doesn’t deserve the respect or acknowledgement of being a god.

    Basically if they saw god they’d say “idk man I don’t see no god here I just see a lil’ bitch”

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    2 months ago

    When it comes to the range of theistic possibilities, the popular and historic religions of humanity only occupy a tiny section. Far greater are the theistic suppositions considered in philosophy (or not yet considered) in which God is indifferent to or even opposed to the affairs on earth, whether the conflict between Palestine and Israel or the countless wars between and ant and termite hives.

  • Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
    47·
    2 months ago

    Atheists saying God isn’t great is implying they believe in God which means they’re not atheists. 🤔