[Yo_Respek]

I think what they are doing is giving people a chance to figure it out for themselves. Saying that if you don't believe in Jesus you are going to hell can be a difficult thing to say to someone.

A great example is a funeral for someone who everyone knows didn't believe. You don't hear the priest talk about that persons stay in hell.

The interesting thing about the major religions that have the most conflict with each other is that the God they are referencing is the same God. Muslims,Christians and Jews all have the same God and agree they have the same God. The thing they don't agree about is who the messiah is. The Jews say the messiah hasn't come yet. The muslims say that Christ was the messiah and the fourth most important prophet but dispute the meaning of messiah. They say Mohammad is the last prophet(5th) and the most perfect being ever created. They all talk about Moses and the old testament. They all talk about God or Allah which is the same thing.

So to answer your question no that they aren't inconsistant or dumb. I just think they are being careful and humble. There might in fact be situations where mercy is given to someone by God. It wouldn't be fair or right to hurt people by taking away their HOPE when we may not be speaking correctly for God.

In reference to extremist groups

Jesus said "Give onto Ceasers what is Ceasers and unto Gods what is God's". The wisdom in this is that things have to run their course. That even if Ceaser is wrong it doesn't make it right to break the law if other ways to acomplish your goal can be had. So even if the extremists are correct in their view and interpretation they might have the wrong cause. They might be taking the wrong actions. They might even be able to acomplish the same result by doing it a different way. They say that Allah has called upon them to do these things that they are doing. The point is only God knows what He is using to acomplish His goals.

Atheists are stupid because they refuse to prepare for the possibility that there could be a God. Eternal life seems better than rotting in a hole somewhere with no conciousness. As an atheist you can take whatever approach you want to try to make yourself feel confident that you are making the right decision. But you have to be 100 percent sure with NO DOUBT whatsoever for Atheism to be a +EV decision. Atheists are the dumbest group of people on the face of the Earth. They are very smart in humanist ways. Usually Science or Math. The irony is that the things they excell at the most are the things that prove that they are wrong. It's hilarious seeing an atheist explain his position.