Thanks for dropping by. You’re right…I never got around to answering these in any detail. Laziness, mainly, and lots of other stuff to do. I suppose since I keep getting some interest in these, I should get off dead-center and do what I said I was going to do.

Question #1: Why Won’t God Heal Amputees? (touted as “the most important question we can ask about God”)
I’ve never known this as the most important question. But put the healing of amputees in some sort of context. There are animals (like starfish and many types of reptile) that can re-grow limbs, yet humans–apparently God’s favourite species, we are responsible for all other animals–cannot do the same thing and are not, even occasionally, bestowed the blessing of having amputation undone.

Question #2: Why are there so many starving children in our world?
Does God fail to be benevolent or to be omnipotent. He’s under no responsibility to be either of those things, but for there to be starving people on the earth there is clearly a lack of any one sentience possessing both benevolence and omnipotence.

Question #3: Why does God demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible?
Like, for example, every first born son of Egypt. Or all the new borns at the time of Noah’s flood.

Question #4: Why does the Bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?
Witches.

Question #5: Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the Bible?
To say, God doesn’t condemn His people’s act of slavery, only to say don’t beat them to death. He allows the purchase of other people.

Question #6: Why do bad things happen to good people?
Job. Job should be all I have to say on the issue.

Question #7: Why didn’t any of Jesus’ miracles leave behind any evidence?
Here you’ll just have to present the evidence. I’m going to add the stipulation ‘good’; good evidence. I don’t want any of this “It’s in the Book” reasoning.

Question #8: How do we explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?
This one I don’t understand. I’m not defending this one.

Question #9: Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood?
Actually, the Bible isn’t clear about this. Not that I’ve found anyway. Maybe a Chapter and verse would help me.

Question #10: Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians?
This is asked in the context of Christianity being a moral grounding, and framework in which people can live their lives. This question is placed in response to a very particular claim that some Christians make. And in the context of that claim, it’s a good question.