Would you kill me??

• Devils Advocate

  

  
  
  Discuss...
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Is that you in the picture? If so, yes.
• FatHobbit

  

  If God himself told me to kill you, I would first question my sanity. If I was able to determine that it was actually God telling me to, then I would do it. (If there is a God then I am sending you to heaven/hell so it's not a moral issue for me.)
• sleeper

  

  That's a big "if"
• FatHobbit

  

  sleeper;1376769 wrote:That's a big "if"

  Is this a repsonse to me? If so, I agree. It's a huge if. Which is why my first thought would be to question my sanity. I think it would depend on how he presented himself to me. If a talking pillar of fire told me to do it, I would be more inclined than if it was just a voice in my head.
• justincredible

  

  No, I would not kill you.
• sleeper

  

  FatHobbit;1376774 wrote:Is this a repsonse to me? If so, I agree. It's a huge if. Which is why my first thought would be to question my sanity. I think it would depend on how he presented himself to me. If a talking pillar of fire told me to do it, I would be more inclined than if it was just a voice in my head.

  Really? A talking pillar of fire? Seek help.
  
  And no, that wasn't a response to you but to the original question.
• Rotinaj

  

  Nope. Not interested in murdering people.
• dlazz

  Rotinaj;1376801 wrote:Nope. Not interested in murdering people.

  so you aren't Ray Lewis.
  
  noted.
• FatHobbit

  

  sleeper;1376789 wrote:A talking pillar of fire?

  In the bible God presented himself to the Israelites as a pillar of fire during the exodus from Egypt. A pillar of talking fire would be much more persuasive to me than voices in my head.
• Belly35

  

  [video=youtube;zs8QKXtCN9w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs8QKXtCN9w[/video]
• sleeper

  

  FatHobbit;1376813 wrote:In the bible God presented himself to the Israelites as a pillar of fire during the exodus from Egypt. A pillar of talking fire would be much more persuasive to me than voices in my head.

  Yeah and in Harry Potter the ghost of Albus Dumbledore appears before Harry and tells him a story. Your point?
• Con_Alma

  Being in the world not of the world, the hypothetical doesn't make me uncomfortable at all.
• FatHobbit

  

  sleeper;1376843 wrote:Yeah and in Harry Potter the ghost of Albus Dumbledore appears before Harry and tells him a story. Your point?

  I would believe the ghost of Dumbledore over a random voice in my head. (seeing is believing, maybe?)
• sleeper

  

  FatHobbit;1376850 wrote:I would believe the ghost of Dumbledore over a random voice in my head. (seeing is believing, maybe?)

  It would take many nights of seeing Dumbledore and many decades in a mental institution verifying his existence before I would even consider the existence of Dumbledore. All it takes for most believers is childhood indoctrination and $100 worth of Christmas gifts every December 25.
• Devils Advocate

  

  FatHobbit;1376763 wrote:If God himself told me to kill you, I would first question my sanity. If I was able to determine that it was actually God telling me to, then I would do it. (If there is a God then I am sending you to heaven/hell so it's not a moral issue for me.)

  
  Forgive me for being Devils Advocate, but it's who I am.
  
  You say that you would question your sanity? Would an insane person do this? What kind of answer would an insane person get if he asked himself if he were crazy?
  
  Secondly, If God is all knowing,all powerful,all everything.... Why would he ask anyone to kill anybody?
  
  Just sayin...
• FatHobbit

  

  Devils Advocate;1376869 wrote:Forgive me for being Devils Advocate, but it's who I am.
  
  You say that you would question your sanity? Would an insane person do this? What kind of answer would an insane person get if he asked himself if he were crazy?

  I do think it would depend on how God presented himself to me. If I hear voices in my head I would probably seek treatment first.
  

  Devils Advocate;1376869 wrote:Secondly, If God is all knowing,all powerful,all everything.... Why would he ask anyone to kill anybody?
  
  Just sayin...

  If I was convinced he was real I would not question his motivation.
• justincredible

  

  FatHobbit;1376912 wrote:I do think it would depend on how God presented himself to me. If I hear voices in my head I would probably seek treatment first.

  If a burning pillar starts talking to me I'd also seek treatment.
• Heretic

  

  justincredible;1376922 wrote:If a burning pillar starts talking to me I'd also seek treatment.

  Or decide that you might be buying weed that's too good. In which case, the only logical option would be to smoke a lot more to build up a bit of tolerance to it, so that kind of shit doesn't happen again. Or at least too often in the future.
• justincredible

  

  Heretic;1376930 wrote:Or decide that you might be buying weed that's too good. In which case, the only logical option would be to smoke a lot more to build up a bit of tolerance to it, so that kind of shit doesn't happen again. Or at least too often in the future.

  Weed that's...too good?
  
  
• sleeper

  

  justincredible;1376922 wrote:If a burning pillar starts talking to me I'd also seek treatment.

  If I ever believe in a religion, I'd also seek treatment.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  There are people I could kill and then just use the excuse god told me to do it. Everyday on my way home from work I think about driving on the sidewalk and taking some people out. I think one day it'll be gods plan and I'll do it.
• sleeper

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1376945 wrote:There are people I could kill and then just use the excuse god told me to do it. Everyday on my way home from work I think about driving on the sidewalk and taking some people out. I think one day it'll be gods plan and I'll do it.

  The irony of course is if you claimed this you may be deemed to insane to stand trial. However, being religious you are considered sane enough to have a job or exist outside of a mental institution. I'd love to see all believers treated for mental illness. It would certainly go a long way in bringing this country back onto its feet.
• Trueblue23

  

  People kill people all the time and say God told them too.
  
  Aka it's all bs.
• like_that

  

  Heretic;1376930 wrote:Or decide that you might be buying weed that's too good. In which case, the only logical option would be to give me all of it.

  FIFY
  
  Come on heretic.