And as for free will being like an experiment for god, it would imply that god is not omnicient, because he doesn't already know what is going to happen. Why not cut to the chase and get on with the judging of all the people who ever lived as soon as he creates them, rather than waiting for them to go through the motions of a game where he set up the rules. Sitri_
He could've just done it out of amusement. Not all omniscient beings have to be benign, you know.
Without free will, what would be the purpose of God creating us in the first place? If he does exist, I think he would have created us more out of curiosity of what would happen if we had free will than anything else.
And also, people who can't think rationally =/= religion123625
I know that, I wasn't implying that all. All I said that some irrationally thinking people have a reason not to commit crimes partly because of religion.
Correct! That is, if he gave any hard evidence in his post. He just said that he read that they are more miserable and less happy because they don't give to charity. If that's the case, where is the data from the surveys they presumably took? The links just take you to the books' Amazon pages; a lot of help that'll do. Therefore, his statement is no more valid than my "anecdotal evidence."
Umm.. religion gives people who can't think rationally a reason not to commit murder, rape, etc.?:P
Also, while I don't believe most of the stories in the Bible, they do provide somewhat interesting stories to read once in a while. Oh, and I like that Christianity inspired many of my more favored artists and composers, such as Bach and Michelangelo.
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