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Hardest questions to ask a religious person

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Steve-Brown
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yah, we're trying to ask our pastor super hard questions so...shoot some about all religions or just plain religions

+k for legit questions
-k for hate or just dumb questions!
Jun 8 2011 6:43PM
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Craze
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This.
Jun 8 2011 10:39PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Jun 8 2011 10:42PM
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danderson.
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Ask him how his marriage was? Oh, wait...
Jun 8 2011 10:43PM
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Mr.O
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Ummmmm pastors are able to have marriages, I believe your thinking about Catholic preists that cannot marry.
Jun 8 2011 10:45PM
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danderson.
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Damnit, I always fail at jokes on here.
Jun 8 2011 10:46PM
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Mr.O
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I'm sorry, seeing as how most people have no clue about most religions, most of the people on here wouldnt have noticed that, sorry for ruining it haha.
Jun 8 2011 10:49PM
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danderson.
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Haha don't worry about it. It wasn't that great of a joke anyway.
Jun 8 2011 10:51PM
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tuna.
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if that's your angle, then where did the matter that developed into planets and lead to the big bang come from?
Jun 8 2011 10:53PM
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Blake.P
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Here is one we talked about in school: can god create a rock so heavy that he cannot lift it? If he can create it, it shows that he is not all powerful because he cannot lift that which is created. If he can lift it, it shows that he is not omnipotent because he is not powerful enough to create. This is the whole question of theodicity
Jun 8 2011 11:04PM
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Mr.Turtle
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matter has been proven to spontaneously appear and disappear for no known reason, quantum physics is crazy stuff.
Jun 8 2011 11:06PM
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Blake.P
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Also, if god is omnipotent, as theodicity suggests, how is there evil? If god is omnipotent (all powerful), an there is still evil, why does he not change it, because he is benevolent. If he is benevolent, he is not powerful enough to change it. Basically, with evil in the world, how can god be both benevolent and omnipotent?
Jun 8 2011 11:07PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Jun 8 2011 11:10PM
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NickSki.
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The funny thing is, I've gone to Catholic school all my life as well and think most of it is bullshit, but I couldn't turn down the moment to get every single member of NS pissed at once.
Jun 8 2011 11:10PM
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Jeffmnicholas
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maybe god cant, but chuck norris can create a rock so heavy he cannot lift it, and then lift it anyway
Jun 8 2011 11:15PM
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ALaw
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Did god create people or did people create god?
Jun 8 2011 11:31PM
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.thedude
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How about why you need organized religion? Why can't you just have a relationship with your divine being without having exactly the same relationship as the guy sitting next to you and the guy in the front of the room with a microphone?
Jun 8 2011 11:34PM
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apcaipse
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Question:
Light only travels so fast, we're always being shown new stars that are millions of lightyears away, meaning that they've existed for millions of years, and the light is just now getting here. How do you explain the fact that we are just now finding stars that would've taken millions of years to get here going lightspeed, if Earth is only 6000 years old?

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Why is God believed to be perfect, when even he sins? He murders millions of people for disobeying him, which is why he gave them free will, so they'd be allowed to.


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Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
- Epicurus

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Why is it that God not only performs miracles for people of Christianity, Judaism, and Catholicity, but for other religions as well? Such as the native American Lakota tribe, who actually documented dozens of people in their tribes being spontaneously healed during fertility rituals.

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In the Bible, the tower of Babylon was created when humans wanted to reach the heavens. God was angry with humans for attempting to reach heaven, and struck down the tower. Not only did he strike it down, he cursed every human with a different language, creating the languages of the world. How is it then that hundreds of languages are interwoven, such as Latin, English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and French? How is it that God struck only the people at Babylon with different languages, but somehow the languages adapted to cover the entire Earth, and not only did people completely give up their languages, they someone adapted to an entirely new one, seemingly without any educations or any idea how to teach a language.

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Jesus never disdains slavery, and multiple times throughout the bible he tells slaves to obey their masters. Why is it that thou shalt not covet is a sin, but having a slave, and owning a human and their entire life, is not a sin?

Just a few questions for you religious folk.
Jun 8 2011 11:48PM
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RalphLauren.
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has anyone ever seen a huge guy with a white beard floating around in the clouds??


NO
Jun 8 2011 11:57PM
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Steve-Brown
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most of these are great questions

he gave us notecards to write em down on.
but i asked him and the main pastor a lot of these, more for next week!
thanks!
Jun 9 2011 12:23AM
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BE..
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Makes sense a lot more sense than the bible.
Jun 9 2011 12:55AM
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fujarome
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whats funny is how this is essentially a much more thought out and "appropriately" phrased version of the taco question that was the first response.


Can't remember who did it, but goddamnit, hours after the fact i still find myself laughing about god creating a taco so large he himself cannot finish it.
Jun 9 2011 1:47AM
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hockeyplayer
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I've said thsi before and i'll say it again. 

I hate people who hate religion, more than I hate people who believe in religion.

If you believe in nothing you're an idiot...  And if you believe in science, science must have come from somewhere.

I agree, I don't believe in the Church at all...  But theres a higher being somewhere.   I much rather believe in creation theory than the big bang, you've gotta be nuts to believe in that shit

Jun 9 2011 10:18AM
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RIP_leos_shack
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How do you get to chads gap from the bottom of Alta?

If anyone the priest should know this.
Jun 9 2011 10:34AM
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wait.what
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"are god and Jesus bros? Do they crack nattys and fist bump everytime a virgin becomes pregnant?"
Jun 9 2011 10:35AM
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TechnoPotamus
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Who is the epic troll that created religion? What strain of weed was he/she smoking when they came up with such a wild story, and where can I get some of that weed for myself?



[img]http://thumbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trollface.jpg[i/img]
Jun 9 2011 10:43AM
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Aaaron.
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this is a good question. I would ask him to compare and contrast his congregation and interactions with fellow believers to the model described in the book of acts.
Jun 9 2011 10:50AM
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Capernicus
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This has been posted before but it should be looked at again (really think about it):

Also, please compare human and primate skeletons.

These threads mark the official start of summer for me...

Jun 9 2011 11:02AM
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OlliePop
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Please explain dinosors, were they there 6000 years ago ( which they weren't) or is it some kind of hoaxmade by athiest scientists.

Why are the greedy and rich are not being punished by gods wraith like the ones in the bible thousands of years ago.

Why did the egyptian empire still continue after the plagues that god gave them for not freeing the isrealites.
Jun 9 2011 12:48PM
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Aaaron.
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please leave and never come back
Jun 9 2011 12:52PM
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Nathn
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If Jesus died for our sins, why can't we sin?
Jun 9 2011 12:53PM
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hockeyplayer
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that last question is not good...

why wouldn't they exist?  God didn't kill them, he just took away their slaves.  The plagues were thingsl ike frogs and hail.  The slaying of the first born was the worst plague, but it didn't kill all of them. 

Jun 9 2011 12:53PM
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OlliePop
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The first plague - river water turned to blood
The second plague - frogs
The third plague - gnats
The fourth plague - flies
The fifth plague - death of livestock
The sixth plague - boils
The seventh plague - hail
The eighth plague - locusts
The ninth plague - darkness
The tenth plague - death of the firstborn
Those would definetley bring down a anchient civilazation
Jun 9 2011 12:59PM
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act.resist
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In the sixth grade I went to a play that was about adam and eve, and in the play cain leaves the place that him and family is staying and meets a tribe of people and apparently has children with them...needless to say it was probably the most pointless play ive ever seen...

Jun 9 2011 1:22PM
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Orrin
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So many questions I could madly type now but really can't be bothered.

One personal favourite though is: If God is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, then didn't he give birth to HIMSELF?

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Jun 9 2011 1:30PM
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CrunkNugget
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lol at all of the ignorant athiests in this thread.
Jun 9 2011 2:03PM
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emilyiscool
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So then Adam and eve clearly werent the first if there was enough people to start a trib
Jun 9 2011 2:05PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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Hindus are generally peaceful people but they believe in thousands of gods. Does that mean they're going to hell?
Jun 9 2011 2:39PM
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Steve-Brown
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are pastor said that if that person has never heard of Christianity or was just born into that religion without choice, God would look into their hearts and if they were good they go to heaven if bad..hell...that also goes for mentally retarded people, and the people who lives in the jungle
Jun 9 2011 2:42PM
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Steve-Brown
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Our Pastor
sorry
Jun 9 2011 2:43PM
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Cthulhu
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the hardest question to ask anyone who is religious is "are you capable of thinking rationally?"
Jun 9 2011 2:44PM
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BE..
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Religion is for those who fear death.
Jun 9 2011 2:58PM
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freestyler540
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Why does God look and act like a human?
If Christianity is not based on money, why are Churches and Cathedrals huge and expensive?
If God told me to kill my son, should I?
How come angels and virgin births havent made an appearance since the era of technology?
How come you have all the answers when it comes to religion?
Why is science being constantly rejected by the Church when the universe is supposed to be God's creation?
Jun 9 2011 3:21PM
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Nathn
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Too be more relatable
Human Greed, a fake christian's exploits
No
Misunderstanding
No u
trolol
Jun 9 2011 3:23PM
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freestyler540
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nice trolling, im not convinced
Jun 9 2011 3:25PM
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hockeyplayer
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I'd probably ask something along the lines of

How am I supposed to believe in Christianity when it is based off of Judaism, and the Christians persecuted the Jews more than anyone else (Crusades, inquisition, middle ages - banning them from France and other countries) Would Jesus - a Jew - actually condone this?   Why should I believe in any religion that makes you pay to get to heaven?  Heaven was created in order for people to literally be 'afraid' of God.  

I could type forever about this, no offense to you, but the catholic church is bullshit first and foremost.  I'm at work so I cannot continue discussing this matter, but i'l lbe back.

Again, I know theres a God, I despise athiests... but religion is so fucked up nowadays....

Jun 9 2011 3:35PM
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snowflexzone
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Is religion like the ultimate life insurance policy? because, like, if you believe and you good and stuff, you never die and get to party in heaven. pretty baller right?

I feel like i'm going to hell, but i've been thinking that same thought ever since I was like 6
Jun 9 2011 3:41PM
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californiagrown
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If you grew up in a hindu household would you be hindu? and if so(correct answer) why do you still fully believe in your current religon
Jun 9 2011 3:48PM
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manzear
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Why does the church and the people supposedly closest to god cover up pedophilia ?  
Jun 9 2011 4:08PM
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arandomname
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I don't think many atheists care... most atheists that I know are set with the fact that they don't believe there is a god and that they disagree with religion.  It's the religious people who get self-conscious about religion.  If someone tried to make fun of me for being atheist I wouldn't really care because there wouldn't be an argument really, being atheist really is just more logical.
Jun 9 2011 4:17PM
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hockeyplayer
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kudos to you for not arguing, but many atheists I know feel they have to defend the fact tehy don't believe in anything.  

More logical to believe in nothing you say?  hmmm well from your point of view i guess it makes sense.

Jun 9 2011 4:19PM
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