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What do you find egotistical about God? He offers everything to us. How is that egotistical?
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The part that immediately comes to mind is "i'm more important than anything else"
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Well, considering the fact that He is the creator of the universe...

Anyway, He gives us everything in return for following His way. I'd say He's pretty magnanimous.
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I agree that egotistical doesn't necessarily equal false. Anyway, I don't think creationism should be taught in public schools. It's a religious thing and doesn't belong in government institutions. Private schools are the appropriate places for creationism to be taught. I also don't think that the current theory of evolution should be taught as fact. It's a theory, one that is based in science and needs updating as technology progresses.
That's the part that reflects my own views.
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God created the world for his glory. Self-glorification is egotistical.
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Arguing about god...
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If I had that kind of power I'd create planets just for the hell of it. I don't think I'd make it a requirement to avoid eternal torture that one worships me, but I'd like to see where it all goes over time.
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He created the world to give us life. Magnanimous.
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I like living. I would rather be living than not exist at all.
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If I had that kind of power I'd create planets just for the hell of it. I don't think I'd make it a requirement to avoid eternal torture that one worships me, but I'd like to see where it all goes over time.
Hell if I had that kind of power I'd do nothing create planets and galaxies to see what evolves from them!
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