What kind of God...

[The Hunt]

The thing I don't understand about the Christian God is that he rewards people for believing in him even though there is no evidence, belief based on blind faith. What kind of God rewards people for being unquestioning, rewards people who would reject logic and reason because they are told to in a book or by their parents or religious figures?

One way I can imagine a theist would argue against this is to say that there is evidence of God, the beauty of the planet or complexity of life or what ever it may be, and that the existance of God is logical. In which case these people have no faith. Faith in something you (apparantly) know is no faith at all.

Another answer people often give is "I just know" or "I can feel God" or other things along those lines. Then why can't I feel God? It's not because I've never allowed myself to because I'm stubborn, I've gone through phases of agnosticism, I was raised in a mainly Christian environment, but I've never felt God. One thing I have noticed is that the closest I've come to believing in God was when I was depressed and lonely. I felt like I had nobody to turn to. I think this is why some people believe, because they are comforted by the idea of a God and afterlife and reject logic for something that is easier to cope with mentally.

Just wondering what anyone elses thoughts are on this.

[Übereil]

Well, the millions of muslims out there believe you are wrong, and that their religion is the right one. The burden of truth lies on you to prove them wrong - oh yes, that's right you can't.

By the way, the idea that bloodletting cures diseases lasted far longer than Christianity have lasted. Do you think that theory deserves credit for the ammount of time it lasted?