mvanvrancken t1_jb8b5pe wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:29 AM

Reply to comment by Rosebunse in ‘Sick of it’: Catholic women vent frustration over sex, power and abuse by _Brandobaris_

Yes, BUT - then you're just basically inventing a god that you like. It's possible that ALL of the religions are wrong, but I find it even more probable that your personal opinion on gods would be even wronger.

Rosebunse t1_jb8bbqz wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:30 AM

Dude, I accidentally read the worst story I possibly could today. My God isn't benevolent and good and doesn't grant me wishes. I think I'm probably right on this one.

mvanvrancken t1_jb8c4ki wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:38 AM

There is an astonishingly high chance that there is absolutely nothing at all that one could call a "god". It's an entirely fabricated concept.

On a side note, sorry about the story you read. I've certainly seen some day ruiners.

Rosebunse t1_jb8e0y0 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:56 AM

I guess I am not ready to not believe. Plus, I have found that even without God, atheists ask the same questions. They try and find patterns and reasons too.

mvanvrancken t1_jb8er2g wrote on March 7, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Yup, we’re human too! Patterns is what we do, sometimes to outrageous effect.

Rosebunse t1_jb8fdv7 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 5:10 AM

I mean, look at eugenics, even the Holocaust had a weird atheist bent to it. Even without God, people want to believe that their suffering matters or they can fix things.

mvanvrancken t1_jb8fuxw wrote on March 7, 2023 at 5:14 AM

You're kidding, right? Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) was the motto of the Reich. Hitler gained support from the Catholic Church and steadfastly argued that Germany was a Christian nation, and willed by God to pursue the purification of Germany.