Foole's Journal: Oh God

The thing that stops me from taking religion seriously is that, in my opinion, either:

a: God is perfect and all powerful and therefore wants the world to be the way it is. Therefore whatever I choose to do is what God wants.

b: God is imperfect and therefore does not deserve to be followed blindly.
or
c: There is no God.

All of these lead to the conclusion that I should make my own decisions about morality etc. rather than listen to people who tell me what God wants me to do.

Feedback welcomed.

Invisible entities

[DisownedSky]

Don't you think the burden of proof should be on anyone who claims that their invisible entity dictates a particular moral code?

I think of Pascal's Wager, which goes something like this: God may not exist, but if he does, then you take great risk (based on a biblical interpretation that divides all mankind into saints and sinners with two widely divergent fates) in not following his dictates and adopting the doctrines of his Church, and if he doesn't, well it does you no great harm. There are a lot of ob

Re:Invisible entities

[Foole]

Well only if they try to push said moral code onto others. I believe in a lot of things I can't prove to be true. From what i've read this is a big issue in the USA, but not here in AU. Pascal's Wager is a false choice. You'd have to take into consideration every single religion. Following the rules of one will damn you in another.