Board Thread:Community Engagement/@comment-29487450-20161006215517/@comment-1777104-20161008185242

Well, let's with your last assertion: you are an "honest" atheist.

Really? So, let's be honest. Have you even read a chapter of the Bible? If not, you have no standing in commenting on the author of the book. Kudos to you for at least knowing that the first few commandments are about God, though.

So, let us start with the Ten Commandments. It is clear that you don't follow the first four commandments, for you are an atheist. So, let us begin with the fifth commandment:

Honor your father and your mother. Herein is the general principle to respect authority. Based on your first point, God is a bully just for BEING an authority (if he existed at all). Are your parents "bullies" for expecting you to obey them? Or are you a law unto yourself?

The Sixth Commandment: Do not murder. This is not an injuction against all killing, but rather against the taking of innocent life. Do you think this is a good rule to live by? Or should we live by the "law of the jungle" (aka "Survival of the fittest)?

The Seventh Commandment: Do not commit adultery. Is that fair? Should we be true to our commitments to other people? Or should we be selfish and do our own thing with no regard for to promises and contracts?

The Eighth Commandment:  Do not steal. I can assume that you don't like it when people take something of yours, and that you normally don't take other people's stuff. You say you are an honest man.

The Ninth Commandment: Do not tell lies about other people. It goes without saying that as an honest man, this is really big for you. But, be honest now, are you honestly telling the truth about God?

The Tenth Commandment: Do not covet other folk's stuff. Yeah, what harm could it do just wanting it? No one knows what you are thinking? I can see where an atheist would think that just down right nosy!

And so, there are five out of ten that there are actual laws about. Some authority has set up rules to keep us from lying, stealing and killing. There are laws governing family and contractual agreements. These are things that society accepts as acceptable. Otherwise, chaos breaks out.

Just saying "God said so" is simplistic, but it is a pretty good idea to know what He has said. Judging from your post, I don't think you do. However, if you are an honest man, I trust that you will rectify that. Read what His people have written about Him in the Bible. Then you can better judge whether it makes sense.