Proof 35 read aloud: notice Jesus' myopia
- If Jesus were God, why didn't he use his power to end slavery, sexism, disease, poverty and war?
A host reads the full text of proof 35 from godisimaginary.com. The argument: if Jesus were God, he would have used omniscience and omnipotence to end slavery, sexism, racism, disease, poverty, monarchy and war; because he endorsed slavery instead, left the Bible with no 'slavery is forbidden' statement, chose no women apostles, and performed no world-changing technological miracles, he was merely human and the God of the Bible is imaginary.
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