| | Okay, so the thing where I just start typing and end up making a point seems to work lately, so I'm going to stick with that for a while until it runs out.
Today was good and bad at the same time. I'm probably going to be punished in the extremely and tangible near future for doing something that I did today. I lied on a grade for one of my teachers (we grade each other's work and then call out our grades. Anways, usually the teacher doesn't make us turn in the papers, but we had to today. I had definately failed the assignment because I forgot to complete it, but I lied and said 85. At least I didn't say 95 like some of those assholes. But I'm still probably going to be punished for it, which I can accept. It's my wrongdoing, so I can take it.
The episode of House that came on tonight made me think a lot about punishment and God and stuff. Naturally, I've been thinking about all of these things lately. One of my most recent thoughts was that maybe there is a God because it would seem unreasonable that everybody who did good for the world would get the same ending as somebody like, say, Hitler.
But then I realized that I'm always trying to justify everything. I'm always assuming that everything has a reason, that everything has purpose. In today's episode, House was arguing with this chick about how if you believed in eternity then nothing in life is important. She rebuttled by saying that if you don't believe in eternity then life doesn't even really matter, does it?
I'm not really sure what to say to all of that mess, but I can validly say that I do not believe in God. That doesn't make me an atheist, necessarily. I'm still open to the possibility of God (with that, that everything in this universe is therein irrational for a purpose).
Everytime I try and explain to somebody how I don't think there's a God, they're breathing down my neck about "How did we get here? How was the universe started?" Blah blah blah blah blah. To me, those questions are pointless. (A) I don't care how we got here. I'm not going to say that we aren't real because that doesn't make any sense. You know, there are people out there who actually think that we don't exist. I'm sorry, but that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. How could you even be thinking if you aren't real? Think about that for a second. (LOLZ) (B) How was the universe started? Maybe it wasn't. It is actually concievable that some things always were and always will be. That they just are. You know, humans did create time. I guaruntee you that the universe didn't come with a clock. Maybe some things don't have a beginning and an end. And then when I ask certain people who created God they get mad at me. They say "God just is." And then I go OMFG ISN'T THAT WHAT I JUST SAID?!?!? Don't deny that some things can just be and then turn around and give me an exception to the rule.
But what really succeeds in pissing me off: I ask a simple question like "So why do innocent children die every day if God is so great?" And some Christians (or otherwise) would answer "It's in God's plans. He knows what He's doing." That's not an answer to my question. That's not a reason. Stop using God as a fucking excuse.
If you've ever answered in that fashion, I want you to consider what I'm about to say. Does the following make any sense?: God, the "perfect" being, decided to create millions and billions of imperfect beings. You know, just 'cuz. He then toys with their minds. He creates nonbelievers, homosexuals, and other various "abominations" unto Himself. He takes children who haven't had the chance to experience life in the fullest and puts them through Hell ... disease, disaster, etc. There's so much more, I just can't go on.
PS. On that note, if a God is like how I've said above, He is the cruelest of them all.
To me, that makes absolutely no sense. It doesn't make sense that a perfect being would create something as imperfect as us.
Here's a simple and direct challenge:
Once upon a time a Christian described God to me as omnipotent (all-powerful) and omniscient (all-knowing). Go check a dictionary. I'm sure it's in there somewhere. So here's my question. Can God kill Himself? Can He destroy existence? I don't want any answers like "God wouldn't do that" or anything stupid like that.
If you answered yes - If He destroys existence, what is left of reality?
If you answered no - You've proven my point. God cannot be all-powerful.
At this point I'm rambling and I've lost my train of thought. Let me know. I'll talk more tomorrow. Bedtime.
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