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Permalink Reply by James on March 16, 2010 at 12:30am

If i was convinced that his claim were true I would accept his existence, but not worship automatically. Unless he could prove that the Biblical interpretation of him was false, I would have to tell him how much of an immoral ass he comes off as.

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Permalink Reply by Mario Rodgers on March 16, 2010 at 12:35am

I guess varying shades of in the middle would've been more appropriate, but I was interested in hearing how many people would've told God to "shove it". I certainly count myself as one. I think all gods outlive their usefulness. The monotheistic religions gods have certainly gone way past their prime. If gods can "live", then I feel nothing can be right unless that god is in a mythological graveyard.

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Permalink Reply by James on March 16, 2010 at 8:45pm

Well, if it's just one or the other... Considering what I know of the God of the Bible, I'd have to tell him to jog off.

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Permalink Reply by luvtheheaven on March 16, 2010 at 1:07am

I can't imagine this scenario so if it actually happened maybe my entire worldview would shift and I'd want to worship him or something but as for right now, I mean he'd have to do something to prove that it was necessary to worship him or else I'd really go to hell, which apparently now does exist, and he'd have to tell me which religion I should be following and how exactly the appropriate way to worship was. LOL.

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Permalink Reply by MikeTheInfidel on March 16, 2010 at 1:25am

I might just have to slap a bitch.

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Permalink Reply by Graham E. Lau on March 16, 2010 at 2:08am

I would first analyze the situation.

Am I on drugs? Have I taken something or was I slipped a mickey by a religious impostor who wants power?

Am I in a room with possible unknown audio/visual technology? Could this be a projection that some person has derived?

Have I slipped? Has something happened recently that might cause me to hallucinate or mentally lose my grip on reality?

Could this be real? If it is, why does this so called god want my subservience?

Is this so-called god showing itself to be rational, open minded, and curious? I don't think I would dubject myself to anything that wanted to force me into subservience.

If I come to a final conclusion that there is truly some supernatural occurrence here that cannot be explained with reason, then I would offer this supernatural source a good chat and a chance to share our knowledge together. If the supernatural entity still wanted to be my boss and force me into slavery, I'll begin considering either how I can get rid of this prick, how I can escape the situation (which may include some subservience so that I can later break away), or how I should choose to end my life so that I won't go out like a fool.

In any case, if it were really an all knowing supernatural entity, it had better choose to act right otherwise it won't have me for a friend.

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Permalink Reply by Keith A. Szilagyi on March 17, 2010 at 6:16am

Well stated, sir.

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Permalink Reply by Silenus on March 16, 2010 at 9:17am

i would be a misotheist

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Permalink Reply by Dave G on March 16, 2010 at 9:52am

If a god (either the Christian one or another) did show up and managed to convince me of its existence (as opposed to being a dream, a hallucination, a trick propagated by advanced science, etc), I'd believe it existed, but that would by no means translate to worship. If a deity wants to be worshiped, it had better be able to show good reason why it deserves such attention. the Christian god, as portrayed in the Bible (and by a number of his followers) certainly does not qualify.

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Permalink Reply by Kris Scofield on March 16, 2010 at 10:41am

I would be convinced that experimenting with hallucinogens in college had finally caught up with me and done me in. Or that the most elaborate illusion created by man was being performed on me.

For the sake of the discussion, however--I'm pretty sure the barrage of questions I would pummel god with would send him shaking his head and cursing back to his celestial bachelor's pad.

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Permalink Reply by Mario Rodgers on March 16, 2010 at 2:15pm

I like this answer. I've actually dabbled in the idea that the people who wrote the Bible were high on something. I mean come on. A talking burning bush?

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Parker on April 13, 2010 at 11:41pm

They must have been high. Or afflicted with some mental illness that I don't know of (which is most of them).

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