Man people who say that the songwriter cannot compose a letter addressed to God unless he believes in God need to pay more attention in English class.
Obviously, the author is pointing out the age old "Argument from Unnecessary Pain and Suffering" against the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent god.
Ok, for the slow ones here, he's attacking the concept of God (xian one). The instrument is a vehicle. Understand the difference between something existing only as a concept and something existing in a physical (here super-natural) sense.
@telerion He not only addresses a letter to God, whom he doesn't believe in, but he blames God, who he believes doesn't exist, for all that is wrong in the world as well. Not Andy Partridge's finest moment by a long shot, in fact one of XTC's few real clunkers.
@telerion He not only addresses a letter to God, whom he doesn't believe in, but he blames God, who he believes doesn't exist, for all that is wrong in the world as well. Not Andy Partridge's finest moment by a long shot, in fact one of XTC's few real clunkers.
@amypaul957 lol Exactly. I think a lot of the Atheist that spend all their time addressing the problems with GOD actually believe in GOD and just think they are morally superior.
@amypaul957 lol Exactly. I think a lot of the Atheist that spend all their time addressing the problems with GOD actually believe in GOD and just think they are morally superior.
Man people who say that the songwriter cannot compose a letter addressed to God unless he believes in God need to pay more attention in English class.
Obviously, the author is pointing out the age old "Argument from Unnecessary Pain and Suffering" against the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent god.
Ok, for the slow ones here, he's attacking the concept of God (xian one). The instrument is a vehicle. Understand the difference between something existing only as a concept and something existing in a physical (here super-natural) sense.
@telerion He not only addresses a letter to God, whom he doesn't believe in, but he blames God, who he believes doesn't exist, for all that is wrong in the world as well. Not Andy Partridge's finest moment by a long shot, in fact one of XTC's few real clunkers.
@telerion He not only addresses a letter to God, whom he doesn't believe in, but he blames God, who he believes doesn't exist, for all that is wrong in the world as well. Not Andy Partridge's finest moment by a long shot, in fact one of XTC's few real clunkers.
@amypaul957 lol Exactly. I think a lot of the Atheist that spend all their time addressing the problems with GOD actually believe in GOD and just think they are morally superior.
@amypaul957 lol Exactly. I think a lot of the Atheist that spend all their time addressing the problems with GOD actually believe in GOD and just think they are morally superior.