I don't hate the concept of God.
Just that there's no real proof for it and why should I devote my entire life to something that probably aint real?
Probably should hate this god as this god promotes murder, rape, genocide, and idiocy. But, I won't hate him because I don't hate the people that follow him.
Dear
ScienceRocks
how are you defining "God"
where are you getting that god promotes murder/rape/genocide
If you are referring to these references in the Bible,
the Old Testament is about teaching the history of humanity
which is full of wars rapes genocides because people weren't developed
enough to control our free will, so the letter of the law was corrupted
by greed, and that's what we are still trying to overcome today.
the spirit of the laws in the New Testament
is about Restorative Justice based on truth that brings peace.
So this is about reconciling the laws and love in local/individual relations
with the laws and love of all humanity and universe collectively on a global scale.
This is what is symbolized by the Kingdom of God,
to have perfect restoration and peace on earth.
ScienceRocks if you still believe it is a good goal
to restore the earth and environment, that is like believing we
should seek the perfect paradise and Kingdom of God.
Maybe you spell it out differently, as the laws of nature
that we should be restoring and reconciling with.
Just because you call it the laws of nature
doesn't mean it is against or in conflict with people who call this laws of God.
Those laws being universal have to be referring to the same.
Whatever laws govern the world, earth environment universe
are one and the same with what people call God's laws.
You may be calling this laws of nature or science.
but still we are meant to respect and reconcile with those laws.
And that is what is meant by the Bible,
and why it is urgent that humanity quit repeating the wars and greed
in the past in the OT, and start living by the spirit of peace and harmony
as in the NT. This is true regardless if you are part of the secular gentiles
under natural laws of science or part of the believers under scriptural laws.
either way, we are supposed to unite and live by laws of equal justice and peace.