Hypothetical: If you died, and (Let's Assume Christian) God is waiting for you...

[Tdc2182]

I would ask him A: Why did he never send me a divine sign to make me believe

Well, you could just ask me that one. Believing without proof is the main point of religion, along with seeing what can't be seen.

 

[Panda Mania]

What would you say when you met him?

Would you fall on your knees and beg for forgiveness? Would you try to ignore him? Would you sing a jaunty tune? I've always been curious as to what the skeptics would do if it turned out they were wrong. This topic appeases that curiosity of mine.

I would ask how he could try to make me accountable for any of my actions when the logical conclusion of an all knowing God that created everything is that he knew exactly what he was going to do when he made me thus he made all my decisions for me.

Ignoring the logical arguments I would ask why he intervened on things like Noah's Ark but couldn't lift a finger to stop world poverty, war and disease. Why was he so selective about who to help and when. Then I would ask how anyone who would idly stand by and at best just watch suffering has the right to judge any other person.

Ignoring those arguments I guess I would ask how I was supposed to know 'his' way the the 'right' way. With so much contradiction in the scriptures, hypocrisy in the church, not to mention the sheer number of believe systems which are largely developed through social conditioning how could anyone know that this religion was the 'true' one let alone the individual sect inside that belief system.

Ignoring that argument I would ask him how he can claim to be benevolent but willing to punish someone because they didn't believe in him.

Ignoring that argument I would argue how can I be told I have free will if choosing any other path than 'his' would lead to punishment.

Feel free to comment on any of these with what you think his responses would be. I do wonder what he'd think of you using leisure time on a computer on a Sunday the 'new' day of rest.

EDIT: I wouldn't really be worried about hell because if God is benevolent and all-powerful then he would just stop the devil from existing.

Unfortunately, myself, devout Christians and other believers are tongue-tied with these arguments. I would say there are no easy answers, but I don't even know that for sure, so >.>

 

[AWAR]

God is not a person with whom you can communicate.

 

[Redingold]

God is not a person with whom you can communicate.

You are aware that this thread is about the Christian god, right? The Christian God is most definitely a person and can be communicated with (or rather, he could be communicated with if he existed).

 

[Anti-gravity]

ask him if he has any wicked stories.... or diseases

 

[Cakes]

I'd probably be sent to hell, since I'm Jewish.

 

[TermOfEndearment]

God is not a person with whom you can communicate.

Well communication with God is a big part of monotheistic faith. Most believers think prayer is how they communicate with Him. Kind of like writing letters to an angry ex-lover who just sorta tears them up and burns them as opposed to a telephone line if you ask me. But unless you meant that humans as a whole are completely unable to communicate with the actual deity face to face you would sort of be correct. Moses did even though it aged him prematurely like 40 years or something. Apparantly God's radioactive. Or God is methamphetamine.

 

[Firmanter]

I would say 'right, remember that pastie I had at Glastonbury when I was about 12 you know the one it had sausage and other weird stuff in it that really shouldn't count as a pastie but it is the best thing I've ever tasted. Any chance of replicating that for me?' Then whilst chewing my way into ecstasy, 'So... that whole Holy Ghost, Jesus, God thing... are you like one guy or... how does that work exactly?'

 

[ma55ter_fett]

I'd kick him in the balls for not smiteing down all those cathloic priests who molest children.

Then when he's on the ground I'd stomp his face a few times...

 

[Lord Beautiful]

"So what'd you think?"

 

[Cakes]

But unless you meant that humans as a whole are completely unable to communicate with the actual deity face to face you would sort of be correct. Moses did even though it aged him prematurely like 40 years or something. Apparantly God's radioactive. Or God is methamphetamine.

Wh-wh-what? I'm pretty sure Moses aged normally.

Slavery is still slavery and There's still rape, incest, and genocide in the atheist argument corner.

Wow, you must have one crazy ass translation of the Tanakh. Mine says rape and incest are abhorrent. (Also, slavery as practiced by the ancient Israelites has almost nothing to do with slavery as we know it.)

 

[Xanadeas]

I'd want nothing to do with heaven or god. To have lived a life like mine, to know others have lived worse... To know that as a whole the world suffers while He sits back and watches... It would fill me with rage. I'd kindly tell him to fuck himself and to send me to Hell.

Think before you speak in here.

What do you mean by that? The OP posed a hypothetical question and I answered it.

 

[ultrachicken]

I'd ask him the origin of the universe.
I'd ask him why he doesn't prove his existence.
I'd ask him why he killed my hamster.
I'd also ask him if there are alien planets he rules over

 

[ethaninja]

I would assassinate him for all his wrongdoings.

 

[vorlon010]

I'd paraphrase Red Dwarf: 'Okay, smegger - Justify yourself.'

Then I'd prolly hitch a lift down to the hot place. Figure that's where all the interesting people and hot women are at anyway. You know what they say - 'heaven for the weather, hell for the company'

 

[I Resurection I]

I would stare for a minute or two than, try to sneak by because i don't think he would let me in through the gates of heaven without praying for mercy.

 

[zelda2fanboy]

I'd scream as loud as I possibly could and run away in absolute terror before being visited by whatever nightmarish wrath that He would bring upon me. If you think our Christian God would do anything different to any of you, then you probably haven't read the Bible. Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!

 

[Jindrak]

Something along the lines of "Skip the pleasantries, we both know I'm going to hell."

 

[Julianking93]

I'm most likely going to the City of Dis if Hell is real, so I won't be seing him.

 

[Chunko]

I've been a pretty good person, and a catholic so I wouldn't be too worried.