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Essay:About the evil inherent in the Christian God
This essay is an original work by InaVegt. Please comment only on the talk page.
The author of this essay is not a native speaker of English, any errors in spelling, grammar, and the like are welcomed on the talk page.
For the purpose of discussion, this essay assumes the Christian God exists, and what the bible writes about Him in the referenced sections is actually true. The purpose of this essay is to show that the God described in the bible is not actually as good and just as his worshippers claim him to be.
What the Bible says | Why this shows God to be evil. |
Setting up Man[edit]
Genesis 2:16-17 |
This is like saying to a kid that he can eat all cookies in the jar, except the chocolate chip cookie, making it basically impossible for the kid to resist temptation and not eat it. I wouldn't exactly call that something a good and just person would do. If it was so vital that a tree such as that exists, why place it in an easily accessible spot? |
Good old jealousy[edit]
Genesis 11:4-9 |
Since apparently God deems it not right for humanity to be able to everything they deem to do (No matter the morality of those possible actions), God has the right to prevent this. This seems a form of censorship not unlike that seen on Conservapedia. Really, this seems to be more a case of jealousy that morality, |
How about mind control[edit]
Exodus 3:19-21 |
So, God promises that the Egyptians will give 'his' people many presents, however, in order to do this, he has to bully them first. In order to bully them, he has to make sure they can't leave too early. In order to accomplish this, God had to control the mind of the Pharaoh. I believe many Christians claim God wants free will to exist. |