Stevie I will reply to your question....it is preposterous to claim that we were created by any God or supreme force without having any scientific evidence or proof to back it up other than man made conjecture and hand me down stories...... there is absolutely no proof that there is or ever was a God...in fact we are uncovering things almost daily that throw spanner after spanner in the works of creationist theories and the words of the bible. nobody should have faith or believe in the unprovable. I would have thought that any God worth his salt would make his presence unmistakable...sadly it has not happened. I wonder why.
Re why do we have laws...well simply they are created by man for man...some are good some not so good depending on perspective....but one thing for sure we need basic laws to protect ourselves from each other and god has nothing to do with making them. Contrary to what you might think we CAN have civilisation and do good to each other without a God....and IMHO it would probably be a better place without misguided religious zealots poking their noses in everything insisting that we live by THEIR archaic principles and laws. Actually I say this cause religious people are too blind to see that they have been conned and indoctrinated. Most of the wars, hatred cruelty and suffering is a product of religion anyway. I preach cause I feel religion has had its day now we must try an alternative....more peaceful and fairer approach to life.

Ian whilst the question has bee asked a zillion times no answer worth considering has ever come forth simply cause an all powerful being with infinite wisdom and forgiveness could NOT have made such a pigs ear of things and deserted that which he created in the first place........I pose the question where is the compassion or forgiveness in allowing generation after generation after generation to suffer just because their parents sinned. That simply does not compute....and does not come from anyone I would consider a worthwhile God.

To all.....well I could be wrong.... but if I am then on the great judgement day when it is my turn for an audience with the almighty HE will have more things to answer for than me....He better have eternity and a good few excuses ready to state HIS case.

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