I have some questions

Why do Catholics…

I am a an atheist. I have a few questions about faith, but I’m not capable of answering them. The people on here seem to know a lot more about faith than I do, and if you could awnser my questions, I would greatly value your help.

  1. If God is simultaneously omniscient and morally perfect, why would he create humans with the ability to sin and commit evil, knowing that humans would sin and commit evil?
  2. How can free will exist if God is omniscient and already knows every future decision? how can one act “on their own accord” if what is going to happen is already bound to happen?
  3. Why would god allow his words to be misinterpreted and used as justification for evil? religion has been invoked to defend wars, crusades, slavery, and murder
  4. Hitler wrote that “In standing guard against the Jew I am defending the handiwork of the Lord.” two possibilities here: hitler was motivated by his faith in God to you, or hitler lied about religion because he knew people would do evil things in the name of God. Either way, does this not call God's qualities and lack of response into question? 
  5. If God wants everyone to believe in him, why is salvation so dependent on where you are born? We talked about how I don't believe in God and that’s likely a result of my non-western upbringing. but isn’t this unfair? That I will never be “saved” or receive true clarity simply because of where I was born, aka a factor beyond my control? 
  6. Do you believe in the big bang? Do you believe that scientifically proven genetic factors are more responsible for someone’s traits (such as being born with ASPD) than god? 
  7. Which quotes are real? Some have been added by the church for ulterior motivations. If we hopped on call for 10 minutes, you wouldn’t be able to recall 99% of the things I say. The gospels were supposedly written decades after Jesus's death, how could it possibly be accurate? 
  8. Given the contradictions in the bible, like how the synoptic gospels place the crucifixion after passover while John places it during, how do we determine what is accurate? If we cannot, then isn’t belief blind? 
  9. The bible supports slavery and the brutalization & objectification of enslaved people. How is this morally justifiable?
  10. You said homosexuality is wrong because god forbids it. but doesn’t it seem morally inconsistent to forbid the choice of lovers while permitting ownership of other humans? Why does God concede slavery to human sin but not homosexuality?
  11. for a more familiar question, why does god choose not to destroy evil? Why not now? Why does God allow evil in the present moment to exist at all?
  12. You mentioned that god’s love is limitless, but if so, why allow for eternal damnation? like my love for my dad is limitless, if he committed a sin i would never damn him to eternal hell and suffering. If I did, I wouldn't have limitless love for my dad. If God's love is limitless but the world is full of unjust pain and contradictions, how do you distinguish this god’s love from indifference or absence?
  13. If you lack an answer to these questions, why have faith in something that isn’t sufficiently explained? wouldn’t that be blind faith? I get that you probably believe in god because your parents do and because it comforts you, but that doesn’t make it true. Doesn't this show it’s more about circumstance than truth? 

14.How is Jesus God and the Son of God?

  1. If God exists, and he would want to minimize the suffering of all his creations, then why do carnivores exist, as they need to kill and consume other animals to survive?

 

 

  1. 99.9% of species that have ever existed have gone extinct.”survival of the fittest” is cruel by nature; if god existed, why would he establish the natural order as such?

  2. To what extent “can” crosses be worn for purely aesthetic purposes?

Posted Dec 4, 2025, 2:45 AM UTC

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