Many Christians Lack Responsibility

Wait a second. You are looking at a text and maintain that what a text literally says cannot logically be what it says, based on what that text says elsewhere. Logically you should conclude that the text is simply inconsistent.Why would you conclude that God creates good rather than evil? The text says both, and I don't see any explanation why you are not arguing that God creates evil and that the other places where it says he creates good are simply a misinterpretation. See if you can explain that without admitting "I simply prefer it that way."

The fairytale you mention here causes a lot of pain. It kills and maims on a daily basis, seemingly indiscriminately between those who believe it and those who do not. *Your* fairytale also hurts others, as well as yourself. Yes Phat, trust the guy who acts on his imagination even though he knows it hurts people! Why can't you simply do what he tells you? Slavery to a dangerous fiction must be better than being your own man/woman, right? Of course nobody can prove this. But hey, "Trust ME!" "Would I lie to you?" - Has that line *ever* worked?As the Flying Spaghetti Monster as my witness, the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists! I wouldn't say this if it was not true, turn back to his starchy embrace!Edited by Phage0070, : Wording