And YOU said that God loves me – so that rules out option (a).

Yeah well Tosin the the future remember that you are not better then us for believing in a god,

first of all be a rational human being and explain your point with your brain, do not spout random rhetoric.

Second of all i do not worship your god, or any god, so that proves your statement that god keeps me alive with his love wrong. Or you are right and he loves me so i am getting into heaven without worshiping him because he loves me anyway, so your worship is unneeded for his love and gifts, and by that extension the bible is wrong because i will get into heaven without worship. or your god loves me and i am going to hell, so god is crazy because he burns things he loves alive and i will not worship such an insane god. pick one HA.

also why would the devil punish the “wicked heathens” in hell when he himself is one of the “wicked heathens”, i believe if he existed he would treat the people sent to hell with respect and welcome them, not randomly for no reason torture them, so even if i do go to hell i am fine, explain that one away.

Generally this is because to the irrational, the world they have created is less fearful to them than the real world.

For example imagine you have an elderly but bewildered lady in a hospital ward. She thinks she is a manager in charge of a business. You try to tell her she is in hospital and she replies no she is in her office. You ask her why she is in bed then. She says she needs to rest so she can do a good job for the business. You ask her about the nurses in uniform. She says they are her secretaries and managers going about their jobs as instructed by her. You ask her who are the people in the ward with her. She will tell you they are her employees. When you ask why they are in bed she will tell you that they like to keep their employees comfortable and looked after. Totally nuts, but not to her. In the same way religious people rationalise the world to fit their image of their God and religion regardless of evidence to the contrary.

Most people who believe in the Christian God see him as totally benevolent generally because this is the message that has been presented to them by their religious leaders and parents. The cuddly god who always has a place in heaven. Does anyone have a loved one in hell?

Most people follow the faith of their parents even thought there are over 4,500 ‘one true faiths’. Most have not read their religious texts and so can easily ignore the threat of the God that can destroy cities and entire planets at a whim as in the Sodom or Noah story.

According to the Bible Gods right hand man Satan has killed 6 people. God has killed millions but seemingly has a better PR machine. However the Bible is so full of contradictions that it is impossible for anyone (ANYONE!) to meet the requirements to enter heaven. Of course, in a delusional world, there will be an explanation that circumvents this. Usually by only quoting the bits of scripture that the believer either likes or fits the moment in time.

At the end of the day I really don’t care what people believe as long as they do not insist, often by threatening my own life, that I believe it too and do not get enormous tax breaks (which they do) to subsidise their particular imaginary friend belief.