Christian murders his child
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Are you seriously asking if it is logical to murder your own son to save him from an imaginary place of suffering invented by an ancient cult? No, it isn't logical. Two things are required for it to be logical:- A) Proof of the existence of Hell. B) Proof your son will end up there if you don't murder him. Unless both those conditions are met, what you are describing is madness. As far from logical as it actually gets. Side: Crazy
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No, he is asking if murder logically follows from the given premises But since the "given premises" (paraphrased) were: would you murder your own son to save him from an imaginary place of suffering invented by an ancient cult, then the reply you should have given was YES. Why is it so difficult for you to agree with me? If I've left a bitter taste in your mouth then you should probably get some counselling. Side: Logical
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However, despite his strong belief in the existence of God there is someone he loves more than God: his son. Then the father isn't worthy of being a believer because like you said above he loves his son more than God and thus the verse below explains that. "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."- Matthew 10:37 Is that logical? Is that in the child's best interest? It's illogical to kill his son because he might not accept Christ, and would obviously go against what the guy believes. It's better to have faith that the child will accept Christ than to think otherwise. Side: Crazy
Thank you for the considered reply. "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."- Matthew 10:37 That is an interesting one. It is accepted that humans sin and cannot always hold themselves to the standards of the Bible. However if you interpret that to mean that someone who loves their child more than God never truly accepted God, then I guess we can say that arent Christians at all. However, in conceding this, you must realise that very few "Christians" will be accepted into heaven because very few love God more than their children. It's illogical to kill his son because he might not accept Christ, and would obviously go against what the guy believes. It's better to have faith that the child will accept Christ than to think otherwise. No matter how faithful he is, it is a fact that the child might not choose Christianity. Being that the consequence for this is so grave i.e. eternal damnation, then even a small chance of this happening is worth sending the child directly to heaven. Side: Logical
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No. Taking aside adulthood for a moment, there is no way to know that the child would grow up rejecting God all the way til death. Preemptively murdering that child in a "just in case" situation is crazy. 100% I am not saying he should kill his adult son for not believing in God either. Simply he should have faith until he dies, that his child will follow a good path. Side: Crazy
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