Here’s a theory on why God isn’t coming down to Earth any more with big ground shaking miracles like destroying cities and flooding the world and what-not. (According to the Christian Religion) First, God created the world and it was all good. He created man and he was pretty happy with it all. Then man and woman went and made God mad by eating the fruit and all. So God punished them, and everythigng is good for a while. Then humanity gets corrupt and evil and God wipes out most everybody except Noah and his familly. He then apologizes and says he won’t do it again. Years go by, and humanity gets evil and sinful again. God can’t wipe us out, so he sends his only son to try and get a bead on what we’re thinking. What do we do? You guessed it. We killed him. At this point, God says, “Ah, to hell with ya!” then crumples us up and throws us in the waste paper basket of the universe. That is where we are today, a forgotten project. That’s why there’s no more big miracles, because God doesn’t eant to go digging through the trash to look at how we’re doing. Maybe someday he’ll pull us out, smooth us out and try to fix everything. Maybe we’ll go straight to the great landfill of the cosmos. Just my theory mind you, but you gotta admit it kinda makes sense.
**castle_bravo wrote:
(reference OP for details) Just my theory mind you, but you gotta admit it kinda makes sense.**
No, not really. Your hypothesis assumes:
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There’s only one God.
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The events as related in Genesis are factually true.
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Jesus of Nazareth is the One, Son of (the J/C/I) God.
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Your hypothesis denies the omnibenevolence of (the J/C/I) God.
Do you have any facts to support any of these assertions?
Simpler explanation:
‘God’ is a mental construct in the minds of those who perceive a need for it to be there.
JC was a political activist in the area of Judea about 2000 years ago, and there is precious little we can know about him with any reliability.
The events typically described as ‘miracles’ may never have happened, and any surviving records suggesting they did happen can be interpreted in a non-miraculous way, and make more sense that way.
Suggested reading: “Jesus the Man” by Barbara Thiering.
Well, I have no problem with denying this omnibenevolent mumbo-jumbo. It makes as much sense as any other made up theory, especially considering that even though the platypus and the digital watch (<insert smilie here>) seem pretty cool to us, god has surely made much neater stuff than that, so nothing special. The only thing I would fix, would be to have god come and TELL EVERYBODY WE’RE IN THE DUMPSTER so everyone would quit thumping their bibles and get on with their lives. So here’s a little message for the next time god checks his junk drawer:
Dear God,
Before you empty the burn barrel, please stop by and tell some of these folk about it so they can get off my back.
Yer Pal,
muppetsoup
Care of Douglas Adams
God’s Final Message to All of Creation:
“We apologize for the inconvenience.”
That guy kills me. 
Freyr…eh?
Assuming 1, 2, and 3 the OP provides a hypothesis as to the distinct lack of proof. That is, during the times where God wasn’t foolin’ around men could be witness to all sorts of miracles. Modern man doesn’t have that luxury. And why is that? 'Cause He quit caring.
Fight Club: “Our fathers were our role models for God. If our fathers left us, what does that say about God?”
Hey, I don’t believe in God either, so don’t let me rain on your parade. But as far as your 4 goes I always thought that was in question. Or rather, it wasn’t really in question that God loved us, but that He did love us and let bad shit happen anyway. 4 is, then, negligible.
**aynrandlover wrote:
Assuming 1, 2, and 3 the OP provides a hypothesis as to the distinct lack of proof. That is, during the times where God wasn’t foolin’ around men could be witness to all sorts of miracles. Modern man doesn’t have that luxury. And why is that? 'Cause He quit caring.**
ARL, That’s just my point. The OP assumes that 1, 2 & 3 for his hypothesis to be true. I’m pointing out that those assumptions aren’t necessarily true. Therefore, the lack of observed miracles in our age isn’t due to (a) God that got disgusted and gave up on us.
On #2, only strict Fundamentialist Christians assume that all of Genesis is true, up to the point when Abrah enters the story.
On #4, just about every Christian I’ve spoken to speaks how much (the J/C/I) God loves humanity; even boundless, unconditional love.
I strongly doubt the omnipotence or omninence of (any) God; but I think omnibenevolence is possible. Giving the other omni qualities to God(s) causes theologians and philosophers to tie themselves into logical pretzels.
Ah, my friend. You did post it. To the others: This is a comical look at why there are no burning bushes etc. today. Try to think of it as a lighthearted debate. Just what this forum needs.
Exactly right red_dragon60. This was really not meant to be a serious discussion and picking apart of a theory. More of a jest at fundies who strictly beleive that all parts of the Bible are truth. (I personally don’t beleive the genesis story myself) Just trying to play devils advocate I guess