Why do people defend monsters? (page 2)

PSacramento

Why do people defend monsters?

Maybe because there is a little monster in all of us?

I knew soemone, not a friend, but someone I knew.

The lived next door to person that, one day, killed his wife and two kids.

A monster be any definition, yes?

This person went on about how nice the man was, he mowed his lawn, never made trouble for anyone, was a great neighbour, etc, etc.

Was she defending him? no, hardly, but I think that she had a very hard time reconciling the nice loving man she "knew" with the killer that he turned out to be.

snowbird

Well said, BXJW.

Every father is viewed differently by his children.

The heavenly Father is no exception.

Syl

The search for truth has occupied man’s thoughts, shaped his dreams, and been the cause of many struggles throughout history. Eternal life has been seen as the ultimate quest since the beginning of time. Religions of the world have sought to show that this goal can only be achieved through belief in a higher being – a supreme spirit.

In some cases they fear the monster will turn on them if the fail to support it. Others do not see the god of the bible as a monster but as a god of love. Different cultures demand alegience to the god or gods of their holy book.

Some people steer their way through life by the application of absolute logic. Most do not. There is a deep emotional desire in us to want to believe we are not alone and that this life is just one phase of an eternal journey. The mind is capable of rationalising away all objections, to hold onto the comfort that belief in an all powerful god can provide.

Mary

Now - in spite of some posters who call me a 'hater' of Christians - I am not. I simply do not understand why anyone wants to stay in this bubble of unreality, worshiping a 'god' who is, by any sane definition, a MONSTER. But I do not hate those people. Not at all. I don't waste a single moment pretending that they are correct in so doing - I honestly state my disgust with religion - especially that religion [Christianity] - but it has nothing to do with hating the mind-controlled masses that have attached themselves to it personally

Careful there Jeff. When I stated pretty much what you have, but with regards to Islam, I was called a 'bigot' by another poster.

snowbird

Others do not see the god of the bible as a monster but as a god of love.

Count me in on the latter.

If He had to discipline His own people with firmness because of their hard-headedness and stiff-neckedness, imagine how the surrounding nations were!

We, of today, are no better. The potential for evil lurks in all of us.

Syl

tec

God is as Jesus showed him to be. It isn't a matter of some miraculous transformation from Hitler to Ghandi, but a matter of truth regarding the perception people have had of Him throughout millennia. Can we possibly have all the answers to the things attributed to God in the OT. I don't think so; not with the written records we have, that span thousands of years, from the point of view of one nation. And none of us were there.

To find and to know the Father we have to go through Christ. Then look at the rest of what is written if we like. Our eyes will be a lot more clear.

Tammy

streets76

Every father is viewed differently by his children.

The heavenly Father is no exception.

So if I don't see him as the monster he obviously is, then I'm not truly one of his children?

THE GLADIATOR

My above statement is, as it was meant to be, an impersonal generalisation of the search for truth .

On a more personal note, If there is a supreme intelligence to which we are answerable, I don't think it will be found in any book. There are clues in Zen buddhism, Tao and the Bible. They are just clues, which lead towards a spiritual life. There are also clues in nature which includes the vast galaxies.

I observe these things with interest. The jury is still out; which means no verdict has been arrived at by me. Due to this there is no guilt or innocence for me to attribute to any monster or God. Jesus has yet to contact me but I am a patient man. Should God ever find me, I have a feeling that she will be most agreeable.

snowbird

Every father is viewed differently by his children.

The heavenly Father is no exception.

So if I don't see him as the monster he obviously is, then I'm not truly one of his children?

Only YOU can answer that question.

Syl

VampireDCLXV

On a more personal note, If there is a supreme intelligence to which we are answerable, I don't think it will be found in any book. There are clues in Zen buddhism, Tao and the Bible. They are just clues, which lead towards a spiritual life. There are also clues in nature which includes the vast galaxies.

You are a very wise man GLADIATOR. A viewpoint I profoundly agree with...

V665

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