ist were, in Hebrew, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" This has traditionally been translated as, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" However, a more accurate translation would be, "My El, My El, why has thou forsaken me?" El is the name of a specific pagan god. Why would Jesus call out to a pagan god at the moment of his death? 79. A commonly recited litany in many forms of Christianity is "The LORD is my shepherd." (Psalm 23:1). Given the fact that the only reasons that people raise sheep are to rob them of their clothes and to kill them for meat, and the fact that sheep will often follow the shepherd to their destruction, do you think that this is any appropriate image for your God? Justify your answer. 80. Why is the theory of the big bang any more (or less)likely that the idea that your God created the universe? Justify your answer. NOTE: I admit that science has not explained where the original super condensed particle came from, but no one has ever explained where your God came from, either. 81. If your God is everywhere at the same time, and hell is the absence of (or separation from) your God, how can he be omnipotent?82. In the Genesis story, your God tells Adam and Eve that the day they eat from the tree of knowledge they will surely die (Gen2:17). The devil tells them that they will not die, but that their eyes would be opened and they would know the difference between good and evil (Gen 3:5). Wasn't Satan telling the truth here? Is your God a liar? Justify your answer in light of Jeremiah 20:7 and Ezekiel 14:9. 83. If Lucifer is not as powerful as your God, then he cannot possibly be omnipresent. How could he possibly get as many followers as you seem to think he has? 84. The Bible constantly describes your God as male. In view of the fact that your God supposedly created everything, and creation is very much a female function, isn't this at least a little bit absurd? Justify your answer. 85. In light of the Trinity,...
