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2 arguments against religion that i believe are strong (skip to bottom of text please)
• The Unjust Damnation Argument
If God is perfectly loving and just, then he would not condemn people to eternal suffering for an honest mistake - especially when that mistake is based on the evidence (or lack thereof) available to them. However, many non-believers are rational, moral individuals who have simply made a reasonable decision based on the information at their disposal. If God punishes these individuals despite their good intentions and honest reasoning, then salvation is ultimately a matter of luck rather than justice. This contradicts the idea of a benevolent and fair God.
- to summarise: why would an all-loving god send good people to eternal suffering for simply making the wrong decision (eg choosing islam or atheism) when the evidence/lack of evidence means it was a perfectly justified and valid decision to make. why would an all loving god punish people for making a valid decision? he sends people to eternal suffering because they had bad luck?
• The Contradictory Religions Argument
The existence of multiple, mutually exclusive religions—each with devout followers who sincerely believe they have the absolute truth—undermines the credibility of any specific religion. If divine revelation were real, we would expect clear, universal agreement rather than conflicting doctrines. Since religions like Christianity and Islam cannot both be true, at least one must be false. But if one deeply entrenched religious tradition can be false, this increases the likelihood that allare the result of human culture rather than divine truth. The conflicting nature of religious claims suggests that no single religion has a monopoly on truth—making it far more plausible that God, as described by these religions, does not exist at all.
to summarise: both muslims and christian’s can’t both go to their paradise. if they both could then there wouldn’t be contradictions and all the muslims could just switch to christianity, a less strict religion. this suggests that one of these religions has to be incorrect. both have a lot of devout followers, religious texts, arguments to prove their religion. if one of these religions isn’t true, which one has to be, then that means the religion is false and all the devout followers, religious texts and arguments for its existence fall apart. none of it is real. if this can apply to one religion (eg islam) then it can apply to christianity too. therefore both religions can ultimately be untrue.
!! just want to say that i don’t intend for this to be an attempt to disrespect anyone’s beliefs. these are just my views. i respect people for having their own beliefs and following different religions - especially if it helps them. id just like to hear anyone’s thoughts on these and i will reply in a understanding and reasonable manner
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• The Unjust Damnation Argument
If God is perfectly loving and just, then he would not condemn people to eternal suffering for an honest mistake - especially when that mistake is based on the evidence (or lack thereof) available to them. However, many non-believers are rational, moral individuals who have simply made a reasonable decision based on the information at their disposal. If God punishes these individuals despite their good intentions and honest reasoning, then salvation is ultimately a matter of luck rather than justice. This contradicts the idea of a benevolent and fair God.
- to summarise: why would an all-loving god send good people to eternal suffering for simply making the wrong decision (eg choosing islam or atheism) when the evidence/lack of evidence means it was a perfectly justified and valid decision to make. why would an all loving god punish people for making a valid decision? he sends people to eternal suffering because they had bad luck?
• The Contradictory Religions Argument
The existence of multiple, mutually exclusive religions—each with devout followers who sincerely believe they have the absolute truth—undermines the credibility of any specific religion. If divine revelation were real, we would expect clear, universal agreement rather than conflicting doctrines. Since religions like Christianity and Islam cannot both be true, at least one must be false. But if one deeply entrenched religious tradition can be false, this increases the likelihood that allare the result of human culture rather than divine truth. The conflicting nature of religious claims suggests that no single religion has a monopoly on truth—making it far more plausible that God, as described by these religions, does not exist at all.
to summarise: both muslims and christian’s can’t both go to their paradise. if they both could then there wouldn’t be contradictions and all the muslims could just switch to christianity, a less strict religion. this suggests that one of these religions has to be incorrect. both have a lot of devout followers, religious texts, arguments to prove their religion. if one of these religions isn’t true, which one has to be, then that means the religion is false and all the devout followers, religious texts and arguments for its existence fall apart. none of it is real. if this can apply to one religion (eg islam) then it can apply to christianity too. therefore both religions can ultimately be untrue.
!! just want to say that i don’t intend for this to be an attempt to disrespect anyone’s beliefs. these are just my views. i respect people for having their own beliefs and following different religions - especially if it helps them. id just like to hear anyone’s thoughts on these and i will reply in a understanding and reasonable manner
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