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I would like Splendour to read all of this online book
WHY DOES GOD HATE AMPUTEES and then give a chapter by chapter summary of the key points and what logical reason he has to disagree with said points using his own words (instead of merely quoting/linking)
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I am not even close to being a theist, but stuff like this strains credibility since they do just as much question-begging. For example, in the intro after telling us about a teacher getting executed:
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What we do know is that these deeply paradoxical situations happen all the time, and there must be a reason for that...
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No there doesn't. So, God exists and he doesn't give a [censored]. Borrrrrrrring.
Another part that I thought was illogical and sucky:
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once we know that the Bible was written by primitive men rather than God, then it is automatic that God does not answer prayers and that Jesus was a completely normal human being. The Bible is the book that tells us about prayer and Jesus, so if the Bible is meaningless then prayer and Jesus are meaningless as well.
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Uh, no. I mean they probably are meaningless, but this is not a very good reason.