God is Unfair
I do not believe that God is fair, and here is why; Because God decides how we are going to spend eternity based off of one tiny insignificantly small part of the infinite that is time, I feel he is judging us too quickly considering the amount of time the consequences of his judgment will take (for forever). This means, God determines, by our actions here on earth, whether we are going to go to hell or to heaven. But the amount of time that we will spend in heaven or hell, compared to the amount of time that we will spend on earth, is so much greater that it hardly even compares to our little span of time on earth. So why does God use this little bit of eternity to structure the rest of it?
I mean honestly, suppose a soul has been in hell for a real long time, and it says to God or Satan or whoever, "Do you think I can get up now?", what is God going to say or feel? "Oh I’m sorry, you sinned some 656 billion to the ninth power years back, so I really have to let you continue to burn in a fiery river of hot fecal matter, while at the same time immersing you in complete and utter darkness. Guess you should have listened to me, huh?". This example is one thing, but consider the actual length of the sinning, we are on earth for maybe 70 to 80 years, give or take a few. This means that our souls spend the first 80 or so years of their existence on earth, and the rest of all existence in one other place. Maybe I don't understand everything, but why would it make sense to determine what constitutes the entirety of a soul's existence, based off of the first few years of it's existence (especially considering that it has eternal life, for good or for bad)?
It seems odd that God would want to punish people for all of eternity, doesn't that seem a little vengeful, or spiteful (at least overkill)? Eternity is a very, very, very long time, and someone would have to be very angry to hold a grudge for that long. I’m not saying that God wouldn't do it, but I certainly do not understand how he could. A big lovable guy like that, you think he eventually would want to give them a second chance or something. And then on the flip-side, would God really want to reward his children for all of eternity based solely off of how they behaved for a couple of years? It seems like an awfully big reward for what amounts to so little work, comparably.
Matter Number Two: Not everyone enjoys the same access to God
From this vantage point it looks like believing in God could be facilitated based off of where one is born, the society they interact with, the specific community, and communities they are let into, the cultural customs they are taught and shown, and then of course by the natural disposition(s) of the person (and probably other things as well). This isn't to say that not everyone has access to God (the true God), but it certainly appears as if not all of us have equal access to God. For example, it may be easier to find and come to believe in God, if it were the case that your family was a strong Christian family (as Christian families often are) that supported you in worship. And again, it would be difficult to find and worship the true God, if it were the case you were raised Buddhist, because then you would be more likely to be preoccupied with that type of thinking, rather then, just as an example, following the Bible. This isn't to say that people can't choose whatever they want to believe, regardless of how they are raised, but it points out that some people are given easier access (a route with less potential obstacles) to God. And this would be fine, if it were not the case that our actions in life determined how we will spend eternity. Some people, because of bad luck, would have a lower likelihood of engaging in actions that would lead them to heaven. An example of this would be a group of people that are born into a religion that does not worship God; again, it isn't that they can't find God, it is just that he will not be placed in front of them, like he is for other people, so it will be more difficult for them to find the way (but not impossible by any means). This makes it appear as if some people experience different levels of access to God. This means, some people experience lower or higher chances of acting in such a way as to land them in heaven, or hell. And so we do not all have the same chance of getting into heaven or into hell. Some people will be hindered by the list at the beginning of this paragraph (where people are born, what society they are in, culture, etc…). And again, some people will be benefited more than others, regarding the very same list. This is yet another way that God is unfair (and racist, as you will see).
Henry Splitzer 4.14.06
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