perhaps more would accept God if they knew the truth
i would say 99.9% of atheists i know are those who resisted usually christian indoctrination and, knowing nothing else, chose not to believe
God does not contradict science, science is the study of God's creation
God is no bearded man with a lightning bolt ready to smite you for your "imperfect nature", God made you perfect because God is perfect, and like an artist loves their work God loves you unconditionally and forgives your sins
suffering, as buddhism teaches, is not to be avoided but accepted as a part of learning, as part of the human experience, for we could not know joy without suffering
self-inflicted suffering that is, as the wicked ones that oppress, rape, and murder must be brought to justice
God indeed created evil, for just like joy and suffering, hot and cold, how can good exist without evil? how can the concept of goodness even exist if there is nothing else?
hell and heaven as christianity teach are not real, but part of the con to keep people obedient to the father of lies
you are immortal, matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed, your flesh will return to dust and form life anew, and your soul will return to the aether and incarnate into new flesh similarly, and you will be reincarnated as many eastern faiths believe
as for your consciousness, the third entity within you that is neither of flesh or soul, that is your most divine gift of all, a piece of God within you, as God is the great consciousness
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