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RE: How far does a religious person have to go to appease their god?
Or, I think that if there's a God, she/he would have made people with free will so they can do what they like as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. I also think a living/loving god wouldn't have any hate in their heart.
I suppose, what I really believe is this.
An omnipotent being that can't stop the horrible stuff in the world isn't really omnipotent and if she/he isn't omnipotent, does she/he deserve to be worshipped?
If god can stop the horrible stuff but doesn't, again, is she/he really worth the worship?
Suppose letting humanity do whatever it wants for a more or less fixed period of time before God puts and end to it is really God's plan?
Suppose the Devil, the first rebel, is allowed to corrupt the minds of all who will let him, such as Adam, and that humanity is given a relatively long time to learn that man cannot successfully direct himself before God steps in and removes the influence of the Devil and sets things back to the way he wants them.
Remember, Adam disobeyed a direct order from God, and that led to centuries of pain for mankind before God will purge the universe of all those who refuse to obey him and thus usher in an joyous life for all still living -- living according to God's original plan, obeying his laws, laws which restrain us from doing that which is bad for us or others.
The reason things are so bad now and God is allowing it is to teach us that our ways (taught by the Devil) lead only to grief, that we should do things his way.
Nice set of responses. I couldn't have said it better.
People who hope there is no God always seem to assume that, if He does exist, He will agree with them instead of what He has already plainly revealed to mankind. This is neither logical nor wise.