what would be an actually good reason to believe in a god.

[Cavebear]

and then there is Hydra with many heads. and Vishnu with many hands. freekin godly orgy

Yeah, every deity I have ever read about was insane, cruel, or worse.

[Baruch]

Yeah, every deity I have ever read about was insane, cruel, or worse.

A reflection of Life, of Kali Ma herself.  Go back to Santa Claus.

[Cavebear]

and then there is Hydra with many heads. and Vishnu with many hands. freekin godly orgy

And thinking of that more, most deities represented our fears more than our hopes.  How many older deities were "good" by our standards? 

[Baruch]

And thinking of that more, most deities represented our fears more than our hopes.  How many older deities were "good" by our standards?

Our standards?  You mean genocide in Syria?  We are like Ravana, the demon king killed by King Rama.

[Cavebear]

Our standards?  You mean genocide in Syria?  We are like Ravana, the demon king killed by King Rama.

The genocide in Syria is local, theistic, and ancient.

[Baruch]

The genocide in Syria is local, theistic, and ancient.

And very much today.  Americans want to exterminate each other too, just like Syrians.  If we do, the Syrians will be dancing dervishes.

[fencerider]

nothing wrong with holding a god to a higher standard than a mortal man

[Baruch]

nothing wrong with holding a god to a higher standard than a mortal man

But then you have created a straw man, and the Wicked Witch of the West will burn you!

[Cavebear]

But then you have created a straw man, and the Wicked Witch of the West will burn you!

I suppose there is nothing to do but just ignore you...

[doorknob]

I suppose there is nothing to do but just ignore you...

Just now figured that out huh?

Sorry Baruch! If we always took you seriously there would be no end to it!

[Cavebear]

Just now figured that out huh?

Sorry Baruch! If we always took you seriously there would be no end to it!

Yeah,  my desire to communicate kept overcoming my desire to ignore trolls.

[Baruch]

Yeah,  my desire to communicate kept overcoming my desire to ignore trolls.

Trolls?  Look in the mirror ... you do 11 posts on average per day.

[fencerider]

the Wicked Witch of the West will burn you

That makes burning a witch at the stake a mere act of revenge.

Isn't a troll a mountain monster that is so scary that even the dwarves hide from them?

Well the existence of witches or trolls is not evidence for the existence of god. Guess we got off the topic

[Baruch]

That makes burning a witch at the stake a mere act of revenge.

Isn't a troll a mountain monster that is so scary that even the dwarves hide from them?

Well the existence of witches or trolls is not evidence for the existence of god. Guess we got off the topic

Only if witches and trolls are natural, not supernatural.  Last time I looked, they are fictional.

[Unbeliever]

But then you have created a straw man, and the Wicked Witch of the West will burn you!

All you need is a super-soaker full of water to douse her...