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This Explains So Much
But tell me who is surprised? Huh?
Right up front let’s be real clear that I come not to bash your god but to scratch my head in confusion.
Think about it. If any one solitary person (or fifty for that matter) went around talking about their belief in the invisible man in the sky who created the heavens and the earth and then sent down his only son to die an unspeakably horrible death to save all humankind from sin, well, those fifty people would be popped right into the nearest convenient laughing academy. The fact that no one can even hope to hold public office in this country without solemnly affirming the existence of the Big Guy in the Sky tells us a lot about the lunacy that is the trademark of most of human history.
However, even the most ardent believers have to admit their Guy is weird even if it’s not something they say out loud. And as far as those of us who are completely comfortable living in a universe without a Creator are concerned, well, even we find ourselves shaking our heads at how weird this Almighty is.
Let’s leave aside the really obvious stuff like war, disease, poverty, birth defects, genocide, and superhero movies. Greater minds than mine have been wrestling with the Big Questions for millennia.
