Christians say, “God is omnipotent. He is all-powerful. He can literally do anything, including giving people superpowers, etc. God can do ANYTHING. He could make pigs fly with a snap of the fingers; he could create infinite universes with just speaking it into existence.” But, at the same time, these same people say, “God had to send his son to die because it was the only way.”
Okay, then God is not all-powerful then, lol. He’s not omnipotent. That’s literally the opposite of omnipotence. If God is omnipotent, then he literally had infinite options. In fact, if he’s this powerful, then sending his son is a really dumb idea and makes zero sense.
I don’t know if this comparison makes sense, but in The Flash TV show, when they were fighting a speedster named Savitar, there was a building with metahuman power dampeners so you can’t use your powers inside this building. Savitar was going to kill Iris West, so what would be the smart thing to do??? Maybe put Iris in this building because Savitar can’t use his powers inside it. Case closed. It would make no sense for this option to be here but then for Team Flash to say, “We know this easier and smarter option exists, but Iris, you dying is the only way we can stop Savitar and save you.”
See what I mean? Point is, if God is omnipotent, then Jesus dying wasn’t the only way. Jesus being tortured so he could feel all the pain of sin was not necessary. If you’re saying this was the only way, then fine, but don’t say God is all-powerful and limitless, because clearly there are limits to God’s own power.
God is supposed to be a father figure, right? And this alleged father says, “I give you complete free will to choose to believe in me or not,” right?
The reward for faith and obedience is eternal life in a utopic paradise. The punishment for disbelief is eternal, irreversable torture and pain.
A father who tells his children that he will only give them one chance to learn isn’t a good father.
A good father is patient and kind. A good father understands that a child will mess up and need to learn some lessons on their own. A good father would never consider the complete destruction of his child for the sake of his own ego. A good father would be terribly pained by his child’s pain and suffering. A good father would do everything in his power to prevent that pain.
The idea that the only way “up” is through required love doesn’t sound like love.
Imagine seeing a parent out in the world. Imagine hearing that parent say “If you don’t love me the way I want you to love me, then I will kill you” to their child. That would not be a good parent. That would be a petty, abusive, manipulative piece of trash. You would do well to save that child from that parent.
God doesn’t exist.