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How to politely tell a family member I'm not worried about the second coming of Christ? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/exchristian@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years 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.

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