Tag Archives: God

68. Is God… evil?

Posted on September 17, 2017 by 500 Questions

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Contradictions, God's Behavior, Logic and Reason, Old Testament | Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God | 56 Comments

67. Why doesn’t the Bible acknowledge microorganisms?

Posted on August 27, 2016 by 500 Questions

So much has been written by creationists and intelligent design proponents about the origin and complexity of single-celled organisms that one might assume the Bible was filled with references to them. But while the Bible does mention the creation of trees, … Continue reading →

Posted in God's Behavior, Intelligent Design?, New Testament, Old Testament | Tagged Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Evolution, God, Intelligent Design, Menstrual Cycles | 47 Comments

63. If God can write on a wall, why can’t he write his own Bible?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by 500 Questions

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. — Daniel 5:5 According to Daniel chapter 5, God … Continue reading →

Posted in God's Behavior, Logic and Reason, Old Testament, Prophecy | Tagged Atheism, Bible, Christianity, circumcision volunteers, Divine inspiration, God, Holy Ghost Writers, Prophecy, Signs from God | 33 Comments

57. What about Pascal’s Wager? Why risk going to hell?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by 500 Questions

Blaise Pascal was the seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician who famously argued that, in the absence of conclusive evidence, it was better to wager that God existed, since you had everything to gain and little to lose. Pascal writes: Let us … Continue reading →

Posted in God's Behavior, Heaven and Hell, Logic and Reason | Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, Hell, Pascal's Wager | 82 Comments

54. Did Isaiah 7:14 predict the virgin birth of Jesus?

Posted on April 20, 2014 by 500 Questions

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. — Isaiah 7:14 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus, New Testament, Old Testament, Prophecy | Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christmas, God, Ice Cream, Prophecy, Virgin Birth | 49 Comments

52. Why did the Israelites worship a golden calf? (Exodus 32)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by 500 Questions

Who would’ve thought that a casual conversation between a man and a burning bush would lead to some of the most spectacular miracles the world has ever seen? But that’s how the exodus began, and the Hebrew slaves who lived … Continue reading →

Posted in Miracles, Old Testament | Tagged Atheism, Bible, Christianity, God, Yummy baby goats | 44 Comments

50. Did Joshua really get the sun and moon to stand still?

Posted on September 12, 2013 by 500 Questions

In the book of Joshua, God was really intent on helping Josh (as I like to imagine his friends called him) defeat the five kings of the Amorites (who were probably a bunch of gay liberals). So rather than just offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Miracles, Old Testament | Tagged Atheism, Bible, Biblical miracles, Book of Joshua, Christianity, God, Heroic beavers, sun stand thou still | 42 Comments

47. Can we “just know” that God exists?

Posted on June 16, 2013 by 500 Questions

I often hear believers say that they “just know” that God exists. This seemingly innate awareness of God’s existence can be used as grounds to override and dismiss any and all evidence to the contrary. My own wife uses this … Continue reading →

Posted in God's Behavior | Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, Religion | 48 Comments

43. Did the Bible accurately predict the future of Tyre (Ezekiel 26)?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by 500 Questions

Let’s face it, an in-depth knowledge of ancient Tyre won’t make you the life of any party (unless it’s a party for archaeologists, which I imagine would be pretty dead), but these events are extremely important. Why? Because according to many believers, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Testament, Prophecy | Tagged Archaeologists at parties, Atheism, Christianity, God, Oracles, Prophecy, Sour, Tyre | 114 Comments

42. Why does God allow animals to suffer?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by 500 Questions

The Bible doesn’t say too much about why God created animals, other than to say he did, and gave mankind dominion over them (Genesis 1:26). Whatever his reasons, God obviously chose not to spare animals from pain and suffering. Why? Human … Continue reading →