Protestantism

» Brother_Jones - Excellent Question

The chances are that IF THERE IS A GOD as is proclaimed by so many religionists,

That is just such a sourpuss way getting into the topic. Religionists, whoever they might be, constitute such a small percentage of those who proclaim God that your point is irrelevant.

That we have received this opportunity to experience life gives us reason to believe that if there is a creator, that creater would not create beings to dispose of us in an eternal hell of pain and misery.

You always come back to this problem in your mind with Hell. Why not start a thread on Hell and see if you can get some help on understanding the difficulty of trying to mix light and darkness? I'll jump in and try to help you.

The fairy tale stories of the pie in the sky world as it is portrayed by peddlars of the false hope of a bodily resurrection into a perfect example of this experience are just that--fairy tales.

The Creator--then--is a Giver of pleasure. Anything less that pleasure is brought about by the altenative actions of human beings

No, the story of Jesus is not a fairy tale. It is placed in a certain time, place, and people. If you wish to spend the rest of your life ignoring your sins and that of your associates, then go forth and flee from that reality. The average person knows better and agrees with the idea that we are put on this earth to struggle and to be tempted and tested and to be redeemed and loved. It is not a casual walk in the park with a god who is wondering and worrying about whether we got enough pleasure out of it.

For evidence: review the life of Jesus.

i am just an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones