According to the Devine Command Theory, a person is morally good if their actions are commanded by God. Religious people think that God gives commandments and watches to see a person’s true character. This is not true, God believes one must be free in order to show one’s true moral character, so He does not make the commandments. The main creation story starts with the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were created for happiness and paradise. Religious people believe that one day when we die there is a Judgment Day, which, based on your moral character, will decide whether you go to Heaven or Hell. If one does what God wants, morality, one will be rewarded and go to Heaven. If one does not do what God wants, one will be punished and go to Hell. A person has to be free in order to show one’s true moral character, this is the “liberty” part, so God does not show anyone that He is really there. He does not force people to be good, or scare people into being good because then it would not show true character, and they would not be considered liberated.
A big miracle is something that everyone sees, and therefore, it must be true. However, even if God did appear in the sky and say that He is God, we cannot be sure it is really Him. The image in the sky could be the Devil disguised as God, because the Devil is a deceiver and wants people to listen to him. The Bible is written by the Devil, he is pretending to be God because it takes away your freedom. When Moses was talking to the burning bush, the burning bush was the Devil pretending to be God. The image could be aliens from outer space pretending to be God. Also, the image could be some new technology projecting an image of God in the sky to get people to believe it is Him. Even if we were able to see God in the sky, no one can be sure it is Him, so this causes doubt even if there were “evidence” of him in the sky. This is what God wants, he wants to stay hidden so people doubt he is really there, because when one is doubtful, that is when they are free, and when you are free, is when you show your true moral character. If God were to appear in the sky, there is a possibility that people might believe it is really Him and people would change their behavior because they believe their Father is watching them. No one wants to sin when their father is watching them, especially if it is God, because they know that if they sin while God is watching them, they will go to Hell. However, if God were to appear in the sky, he would be taking away people’s freedom. He must stay hidden, so that people choose to have faith in God, rather than being scared into being morally good. God believes that one can only show their true character when they are free, and unsure of whether or not they are being watched by God. This is why there is no such thing as a big miracle, so far. God must stay hidden in order to see a person’s true moral character. A small miracle is something that is seen by few people. For example, if someone says they saw God in front of them and that He spoke to them, this would be a small miracle. People usually respond with disbelief when they hear someone say they saw God, because if they did not see God for themselves, how can they be sure it is true? This is why people are constantly searching for evidence before putting their faith in God. However, even evidence cannot prove that God is real and that He has an awesome plan for us in our afterlives. The First Commandment states, “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind,” but this causes a problem with the “justice for all” part. A lot of people don’t know about God, so how can one love someone who they have never heard of? The Second Commandment is like the first, it is the Golden Rule of morality that states, “love yourself like you love your neighbor and treat your neighbor how you would like to be treated.” However, not everyone loves their neighbor. Morality is what one does when they don’t know they are being watched. If one sins, it shows we doubt that God is there. Everyone doubts that God is real, even the religious people. If they truly believed that God is there, they would never sin, and most people have sinned in their life in some way. Those who claim they have never sinned still fear death, which shows they do not believe in God. God does not give us the Commandments, and He does not want us to have faith in Him. Faith is in love. Although, if religious people say God is love, and faith is in love, that would mean they have faith in God. Faith is not to through away the doubt, God wants you to doubt him, because that is when you are free and can show true moral character. Everyone gets a conscience so it is fair. A religion is not fair, which is Bob Marley’s “ism skism game,” you don’t have to have an “ism,” or religion, just listen to your conscience and be nice. The problem is, if you’re nice, you will finish last. This is what makes it faith in love, that you can continue to be loving even if you finish last.
One of the unusual conclusions is that religious people cannot be pleasing to God because they’re doing it for the wrong reasons, they are afraid. It is people who don’t believe in God who can please God, because they are doing it freely. The traditional question is, “why do I have to be religious, why can’t I just be a really good person,” and the answer is you don’t have to be religious to be a good person. Religious people are really just being selfish, trying to get God to like them better so they can “get in to Heaven.” If there really is a God, the people who do not believe in God and were morally good people, would get in to “Heaven,” because they were morally good and did the right thing because they were free. Morality can only be seen if people are free, so God does not show us He is there, and does not want us to have faith in Him- he wants us to doubt His existence to show our true moral character.