How to politely tell a family member I'm not worried about the second coming of Christ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My aunt is a wonderful lady, but she's very gullible. Thanks to a video she saw on Facebook, she now believes the conflict in Israel is a sign of the end times and is deeply concerned for my immortal soul. How do I politely let her know that while I appreciate her concern I have no real reason to believe that the Israeli government commiting war crimes against Palestine is going to bring about the second coming of Christ?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Any god that will punish you based on your non-belief is not a god that deserves worship. Even if that god does exist, I would rather be punished than worship a arrogant, vengeful god.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Exactly this thought was my first step into agnosticism. God is irrelevant. People who are just behaving in a good way out of fear of being disciplined at the end of times (and not out of their free will) are bad people.

Many years later I arrived at atheism (with the single caveat that I can't scientifically disprove god, but if it exists it is irrelevant for my life).

I choose to be a non asshole by following my own moral compass.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Strong words but if an actual god decided to punish you do you really think you could take a principled stance? Especially against a vengeful one?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Probably not. But luckily one such god doesn't exist. ;)

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