Furthermore, they would have us believe that the "Holy Bible" (sic) is full of ethical and superior moral teachings. They further tell us that without god, there are no morals, that the fact that there are morals is evidence that there is a God; a source of all morals and ethics. They tell us that the Bible is the "Book of Life" and contains the rules by which man can achieve happiness both here on earth and in an imaginary afterlife. I wrote this essay, as I would converse with you on a one on one verbal conversation. I want to communicate with you as a rational human being to another. If you are one of those who thinks she/he knows everything already, and has the truth, this essay will not help you in any way, so don't bother reading it. This is written for those whom are rational and open minded, for those whom think themselves intelligent enough to make their own decisions in life. This essay is not written for "sheep" or followers but for individuals whom value intelligence, wisdom, freedom and knowledge; for those whom sincerely seek to know the truth of things from a rational point of view.
In this essay, I will prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that the imaginary god of the Christians, Muslims and Jews (like all Gods) is not only immoral, but also a tyrant. Now, please note that when I speak of their god I am referring to the imaginary god which religion demands that people believe in without any proof; I am not speaking of a "real god" because no such beast exists. In Exodus 34:6 we are assured that god is "merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth…"
The question is what does it mean to be merciful. Longsuffering, gracious, abundant in goodness and truth? What does this really mean? The reason this question is important will become clear very soon. Another question: Is god good? If so, what does it mean for a god to be good? Does the word good mean something else than what it means when we refer to humans as good? Are we supposed to make an exception on the meaning of the word good, when we apply it to god? And yet another question: Is god moral? If god is moral, is he moral in a human sense or in a godly sense? Does god live up to our moral standards and then surpass them, or does god bypass our moral standards or the standards he supposedly set up for us? Should a god live up to what he preaches or can he do whatever the hell he wants simply because he is god? If doing whatever the hell he wants is part of the characteristics of god, then how does a god qualify for being worthy of being called a god and worthy of worship?
I could have asked these questions throughout the essay within better context of certain paragraphs but I asked them ahead of time so as to give you an idea what the rest of this essay will cover. The Christian will quickly argue that one "needs god's spirit" to understand the Bible and god. It is not my intention to debate that argument, nor to refute it in this essay. In this essay I will only deal with common sense; with what we as rational human beings consider common sense. Although I do not agree with the term and concept of "common sense" as it is a smoke screen, I do know what people mean when they use that term and concept.
Let me start with a simple outline of the meaning of the word "good" as is understood and accepted by all human beings in the general sense (common sense). The word "good" simply means "honorable", "virtuous", and "benevolent". In other words, a person who has respect for others and human life is considered good, and I accept that summary as well. I think we can all agree that intentional inflicting of pain and suffering on human beings, especially innocent ones, is evil and the unjustified taking of human life is also evil and cruel.
In other words, someone who commits crimes such as rape, murder, genocide, enslavement or child abuse etc. is evil as far as rational human beings are concerned. As rational human beings, it is fair to say that we can be proud of having such morals and ethics, don't you agree?
So then, it is fair to say that a "god" would not support or engage in such crimes, and if there is a god who would be worthy of worship, it would have to at least meet these basic human standards, and then may be even supersede them. A god must be worthy of worship, and so such a god would not disagree with us on these:
"The Lord is good to all…the glorious majesty of your splendor…men shall talk of your awesome deeds…will recount your greatness…The Lord is gracious and compassionate…SLOW to anger and abounding in kindness… The Lord is beneficent in all his ways…".
We are told that god abhors such crimes as I mentioned above, and the New Testament (The Christian Bible) tells us that all those evil deeds are "works of the flesh". Now let's take a look at "The Word of God" with regards to such crimes.
"1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2"Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel…. 7And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males…9And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods…12Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses,… 14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army…15And Moses said to them: "Have you kept all the women alive?…"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. 18"But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately…25Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 26"Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; 27"and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation…31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses."
Notice that god did not simply take a passive role in the rape, murder, enslavement and gross child abuse here but actually commanded it! The men are slaughtered as revenge, their wives slaughtered for the crimes of being wives and the male innocent children from those a day old and up were slaughtered and the virgins were enslaved and raped by the Israelites. By the way, the name of the god mentioned above is "Jesus".
Civilized: People whom are advanced in social customs, the arts and science; persons whom are enlightened, cultivated and developed; people whom show culture and good manners. A civilized person is one whom has given up on being ignorant and a savage and has adopted good laws and customs and has acquired knowledge of the arts and science. A civilized person is one whom lives according to high moral standards, has become highly educated and continuously refines his ways through experience and experiment.
To an enlightened person crime such as rape, murder, genocide, enslavement or child abuse is abhorrent. A civilized person considers such crimes as among the most despicable and the most evil of all. The US Constitution was written and developed by enlightened human beings that were NOT inspired by any bible god; this is made clear in the 13th amendment where slavery is forbidden.
While the believers are forced to admit that their imaginary god commanded this war, they may attempt to excuse god from having been responsible of what happened after the war. They will try and blame that on Moses and his people as having acted independently. However, the Bible also says that Moses was god's friend and that Moses was full of god's spirit. If it takes the spirit of god to accept these crimes as acceptable, than I rather not have such a spirit, thank you very much; I rather remain rational and continue to see these crimes as abhorrent. If god's spirit can somehow make me see these crimes as justified, then god can keep his spirit and shove it up his ass.
Furthermore, a god worthy of respect would be one whom intervenes in human affairs in order to stop wars and slaughtering and not to command such wars. Such would be a god abundant in goodness; one who intervenes to put a stop to pain and suffering not condones and sanction it.
Notice that god not only commanded this massacre, but also went on to reward his "holy people" (sic) with the plunder. The women and children of the Medianites were innocent and helpless, yet neither god nor Moses has any mercy on them what so ever. In Deuteronomy 32:4 we are told that god is "just and right". If this is what is meant by justice according to god and the believer and the bible, then I would like to know what more horrendous crimes and justice can Satan put out. If a loving god can command such horrific crimes, what worse crimes are available to Satan to perform? Would some "spirit filled" Christian please answer this question for me?
What is also shocking about this war commanded by god is the mere reason behind it-vengeance. In the New Testament, the Catholics scribes had to try to fix up the problematic inconsistencies, and they added such verses as "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love."
Well, I do love those whom I value, but I do not know god and do not wish to know this monster. There was a time when I wanted to know god, and was a sincere believer; I whole heartedly sought to know the ways of god, and now that I do, I realize that there is no such a monster and if there was, I'd spit in his face and demand his execution.
I once said and will say it again: Religious people are only as good as their god(s). This is because people invent gods; they are fairy tales to say the least.
"You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord."
The above verse is a racist verse in that it is speaking only of Jewish/Israelite neighbors. This is obvious from the way god commanded his people to treat their Medianite neighbors.
It is important to note that the Bible as well as Christianity teaches that "god does not change. In light of this, let's look at yet another attempt to change god, to make him a loving god, to fix god so he is no longer a tyrant.
"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you…"
We are told that the above words are the words of the same god, Jesus, the god of the Bible. The Roman Catholic scribes were faced with a major problem, and in inventing their new religion, they had to get creative. They had to transform the god of the Bible from a tyrant to a lesser tyrant, one whom would appear more civilized. But because there were many manuscripts of what was attributed to Jesus, they were unable to get rid of the Mark 10:18 verse and others like it.
"So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God."
So, the Christians are still stuck with a god who is a monster. The meaning of the word "good" we are told, means something else when we apply it to "God" the All Mighty God. God, we are told, is permitted to be a tyrant and a monster. Why? "Because he is god, he can do anything he wants." No wonder the Christians found justification for slaughtering over 70 million people during the crusades and inquisition.
"`But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.'
The above words are the words of Jesus, the God of the New Testament and the Old. Like father like son. The above words and attitude of GeeZus are no different that Hitler's or any communist or religious leader throughout history. What I find most shocking is that the believers defend the Median affair by stating that what was done to the Medianites was a good deed, and the reason we do not see it as good is because is because "God works in mysterious ways." The believer argues that god is wholly good and incapable of doing evil.
"And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know."
Notice here that here god admits not knowing if the accusations brought against Sodom and Gomorrah are true. He does not know, so he has to "go down" and see for himself. The believer teaches that god is "all-knowing" yet here god says that he will not know until he goes down, and only then he "will know." One of the characteristics assigned to god by the believers is that god is omniscient. Clearly this is not true, for how can he not know something if he is omniscient.
Now, let's go back to the subject of the "goodness" of this almighty god. We are here told that two angels of god came to Lot's house. Some men of Sodom came over and surrounded Lot's house and demanded that Lot give up the two men who came to visit him, so they can have sex with them.
"And they called unto Lot...Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."
Lot then offers his two virgin daughters to them instead, and he goes on to encourage them to do as they please with them, as long as they do not insist on harming the men who came to visit. Then, when the men attempted to break down the door to get to the two men, the visitors, who were supposed to be god's powerful angels strike the men with blindness. NOTICE that the angels did not strike them with blindness until after they had ravaged Lot's two virgin daughters. The angels did not see it important to use their powers to save the two girls, but only used their godly powers when they "the men" were in trouble.
What I find shocking is what it says next:
"And while he lingered, the men (angels) took hold of his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city."
The Lord was merciful to a man who just gave up his innocent and virgin daughters, his own children, to be raped! Not only do these so called angels fail to save the two daughters, but the Lord shows mercy to a despicable man like Lot, yet the Medianite women and children were not worthy of god's mercy. What we have here is a god who pardons the guilty in his godly justice but condemned the innocent. Furthermore, the punishment of the Sodomites was torture by fire, which is cruel and unusual punishment. No matter how heinous a crime, civilized people do not resolve to torture under any circumstances.
"Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. Numbers 11:1"
Murder, rape, enslavement, and child abuse are indeed heinous crimes but what took place above was mere complaining, hardly a capital offense. What we have here is god torturing and executing people simply for exercising their freedom of speech. The people were in the desert at this time, and this so called almighty god was feeding them the same old crap day after day for months on in. The people followed this monster called god, and he feeds them the same food over and over. You try eating the same food for weeks and months every day 3 times a day and see if you can bare it. Then, instead of god being merciful and kind to the people (his own people) he executes anyone who asks for descent food. This is pretty much what communists do with anyone who speaks against the dictator or the state. I should know, I was born and raised in communist Romania.
"We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6"but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!"
Here god equated freedom of speech with murder, rape and genocide. What a loving, merciful and just god! Don't you agree? The believers will quickly try to defend god in this regard by claiming that the people were evil in that they were not grateful for having been saved from bondage, or having lack of faith in god to provide them with their needs. An all knowing god, an omniscient and benevolent god would have known that the people are sick and tired of eating the same crap over and over, and would have provided for the needs of the people before they became agitated and sick to their stomachs of the crap he was feeding them. But the important question is: Exactly how does lack of faith and ingratitude equate to a capital offense? How are these equal with rape, child abuse, genocide and slavery, or of offering one's own daughters to rapists? Why should lack of faith and ingratitude even be a crime?
"`And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, 24then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins…I will send pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy…and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins…You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters…"
Don't you think it is ironic even to contemplate punishing someone seven times for the same crime? Does this god merit to be called good? Is this god worthy of respect? Is the bible anything more than a cruel joke? Can any sane and rational and civilized person regard such a neurotic as being worthy of worship? Can any sane person defend such atrocities as sanctioned by this evil tyrant? If you are one of those who defends the bible and this so called god, please go jump off a bridge?
Child abuse is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, with both God and his prophets seeming to lack the respect due children in general. God's role in the killing of the Midianite children, and of the children who presumably lived in Sodom and Gomorrah as well, I have discussed already. In Lev. 26:22 God threatens to "send wild beasts among [the Israelites], which shall rob [them] of [their] children...", and in Jer. 6:11 the prophet warns that even children are not exempt from the Lord's wrath:
"Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. "I will pour it out on the children outside…" Jeremiah 6:11
Are we to believe that these are the words of godly man? Is Jeremiah a man of god? YES! In fact, Jeremiah is a godly man. He is as neurotic as his imaginary god, and he is a true follower of his god. He and his god both suffer from neuroticism. That is what it means to have "the spirit of god" within; it means one has to become a moron and a tyrant, to ignore logic and reason and to become godly.
"Therefore thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them. The neighbor and his friend shall perish." V. 21
This man of god wishes for the innocent children of the people whom do not listen and believe what he says, to be slaughtered. This is "godly justice". Godly people seem to believe that those whom do not listen to them and believe like them are worthy of death; not only them, but the innocent children as well. That is holy justice, biblical justice, and godly justice. That is what it means to be good and just, according to the holy (sic) bible.
"Thus says the Lord of hosts: `I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3`Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.' "
This is the god the Christians, Muslims and Jews worship ladies and gentlemen. This is the imaginary monster they call "good", "rich in kindness" "eternally merciful", "just" , "benevolent" and "love".Notice that even animals were somehow guilty of some sort of crime. Genocide was to be total and absolute. I declare this god, a psychopath, and the bible worthless garbage not even worthy to be used for toilette paper and anyone who defends this crap is a neurotic.
Getting back to the "omniscient" thing, the bible says that god had to test Abraham's faithfulness. God was not sure if Abraham was sincerely faithful, so he has Abraham sacrifice his own son. Now, of course this story never happened; we need not believe it did happen when we consider the source. However, consider what this story does to a person who believes in this savage text as being of an infinitely intelligent god. Think about the psychological ramification with regards to the mental conditioning and health to the believer? I'll let you figure it out.
Jesus Again
"Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man." Revelations 9:3-5
Here, we are told that in the future, the holy god will torture people, simply because they refuse to be submissive to this tyrant, for refusing to believe in this monster and for refusing to revere him. This is the justice set forth by a "wise god", "a good god" whom is infinitely intelligent we are told. I'll take the torture gladly rather than to consider this worthless piece of shit worthy of any sort of respect.
The next time you hear a Christian claim that the United States is a "Christian Nation" do me a favor, and spit in his/her face. The US Constitution protects the freedom of religion. DoG does not. He commands the torture of all that do not worship him alone. The US Constitution is a document, which promotes justice, freedom and earthly happiness for all; the bible teaches exactly the opposite. The US Constitution was written by Atheists, Freethinkers and deists, all of whom were members of the Illuminati Order; an organization of moral and civilized men and women. Savages, tyrants and idiots wrote the unholy bible.
