Some Christians' Flexible Morality

Originally posted by Great King Rat
It amuses me that all the really crazy stuff on this forum comes from theists and hardly anything - if anything at all - crazy comes from the atheists.

If I were a moderate theist I'd really wonder why that is.

It would raise some serious questions. Why are theists, having a far closer relationship with god than atheists, on average batcrazy whe ...[text shortened]... crazy? What does that say about me?

Luckily, I'm a moderate atheist. No such worries for me.

You believe life spontaneously generated in a pre biotic soup and that fish became men! Thats pretty bat crazeeeeeee!

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Originally posted by divegeester
"I note that all of the others Christians in this forum have still not answered the question: "is it morally acceptable to burn someone alive for what they do or don't believe?"

Of course not: these terrorist acts and beheadings reported by the media are morally unthinkable and ethically reprehensible.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
You believe life spontaneously generated in a pre biotic soup and that fish became men! Thats pretty bat crazeeeeeee!

Thank you for that.

That would be another one to add to the "theist" camp. I wonder how the moderate theists feel when they read something like that.

Why has god reached Robbie Carrobie to some degree, but not GKR, moderates? Why is that?

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No.

But of course I'm an atheist. Rationality comes much easier to me.

Originally posted by twhitehead
Can you justify that? What does it mean to 'deserve it'?

Whodey gave a couple examples.

Originally posted by Great King Rat
Thank you for that.

That would be another one to add to the "theist" camp. I wonder how the moderate theists feel when they read something like that.

Why has god reached Robbie Carrobie to some degree, but not GKR, moderates? Why is that?

You are most welcome Why? who can say? Perhaps if you look deep enough inside yourself you may find a reason.

Originally posted by Rajk999
Clearly. There is such a thing as punishment on the day of judgment, in the form of being cast into the lake of fire. Like you say some people deserve it.

Is there not a difference between burning to death which entails some torment, and eternal torment where God keeps you alive and with the ability to feel pain for all eternity?

Yes there is a difference, and God will do as he sees fit.

Am I to answer for God?

Originally posted by whodey
"Yes there is a difference, and God will do as he sees fit.

Am I to answer for God?"...

... said the Muslim, before beheading some children. "Who am I to question God?"

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
You are most welcome Why? who can say? Perhaps if you look deep enough inside yourself you may find a reason.

I wasn't looking for an answer. I am an atheist, remember. I already know the answer to that question.

My question was for the moderate theists to ponder.