Powerful Gods.

[wildwood]

Are most Humans better than every God?

Most of us would save another human when possible, often putting ourselves in danger.

Gods just let innocent people, and indeed babies, die for no reason, and the grieving relatives are advised that it is a test of their faith or he has better plans for the departed. What a crock!

[RATTER15]

Totally agree Wildwood, and if Jesus ever appears in real life we should kill him again!! This apparent God is a really sick Mother..

[Old_Geezer]

But you consider death as a tragedy to be avoided, but a God would see it as a simple transition back to them. Your opinion would not be valid from a deity's viewpoint.

[Hypognosis]

Life cast as an examination, to be passed?

Shades of Guild modus operandi?

[ll_billym]

But sometimes God saves people's lives simply because people 'find him' when they were on a path to self destruction, or on a more practical level he may cause people to escape death by a whisker 'by the grace of God', or he may send his angels to do this for him. Give him a break.

[cassa333]

As an atheist and someone who has had a profound and utterly religious experience I can say that I agree with wildwood.

If what I experienced was the true presence of God then he is an egomaniac who has no regard for human life. If my experience was of a real god it shows he could make the world better NOW and everyone would WANT to please him. There would be no need of a test or time for the human race to realise we can't govern ourselves and all the other reasons given for his abscence.

He either doesn't exist or he is not a good entity.

[naomi24]

ll_billym, with a little imagination the first bit of your post makes some sense in that some people do save themselves if they ‘think’ they’ve found God... the rest unfortunately makes none whatsoever. Give him a break? Give who a break… and why?

[mibn2cweus]

♪♫ Break Him off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar ♫♪

God's make no more sense then the assertions made for their existence.

[ll_billym]

Naomi, I was responding to the original post which explicitly buys into the premise that that there are 'Gods' as it then goes on to give details about how they let innocent people die.

If we believe that the premise is true, as the post does, then I added further details of how Gods also save lives, a balanced view if you like.

[naomi24]

ll_billym, 'balanced' isn't the word I'd use.

[wildwood]

I know what you mean ll_billym, the post was of course written with my tongue planted firmly in my cheek.

It just shows how ridiculous religions are. If there really is a god as described in the 'holy' scriptures, all (s)he would have to do is stop the thousands of innocent children dying from starvation every day and bring total peace on Earth. If as a bonus, politicians were to tell the truth, the Church following would be so great that we'd have to build more.

The cruel carnage to test faith is just absurd.

[Hypognosis]

@wildwood

Having had numerous "could've come a cropper" incidences throughout my life, I have turned this question over in, my mind, on many occasions.

Basically, the feeling that one has been "spared", by some deity's grace does have an ugly side effect: egotism, feelings of having been saved for some, as yet unknown, though often "special", purpose.

Played to good effect, the aspiring televangelist can expect to have their own private jet, car fleet and adoring hangers-on in under a decade.

[sandyRoe]

I sometimes think the Duke of Gloucester had it right when he said:
As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods,
They kill us for their sport.
At other times I hold the view that rather than being malicious they're indifferent.

[naomi24]

.... or maybe they're not there at all.

[agchristie]

Are most Humans better than every God?

How do you compare one known group entity with an unknown one?

In sporting connotations it constitutes a bye to the next round...