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Originally Posted by raytri
I refuse to worship something merely out of fear of what might happen to me if I do not. Scary stories are a lousy inducement to faith.
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If you lived in a Kingdom with an autocratic monarch. And you had to go before him, because your neighbor and you had a dispute. You knew that he set the rules, he was the final judge, and if you violated any courtroom procedure, he would put you to death, on the spot. Would it be prudent to bone up on the rules? Ask some people who know how it works, to fill you in?
Or would you just walk into the court-room, give him the finger, and die?
Just curious...
Now, on the other hand...
If that same ruler, after observing your deed, forgave you and let your whole family live, and sent His only son to die in your place. Would you not be the slightest bit grateful?
The thing created, can't possibly say to the creator: Why have you made me this way? Showing the utmost contempt, then bemoan his fate.