as a man, and die on the Cross. Because if that was to atone for
man's sin, it was needless, as God could have forgiven man without
Himself suffering.

I cannot believe that God would send His son to die on the Cross.
Because He could have forgiven man without subjecting His son to pain.

I cannot accept any doctrine of atonement. Because to forgive the
guilty because the innocent had suffered would be unjust and
unreasonable, and to forgive the guilty because a third person
begged for his pardon would be unjust.

I cannot believe that a good God would allow sin to enter the world.
Because He would hate sin and would have power to destroy or to forbid
it.

I cannot believe that a good God would create or tolerate a Devil,
nor that he would allow the Devil to tempt man.

I cannot believe the story of the virgin birth of Christ. Because
for a man to be born of a virgin would be a miracle, and I cannot
believe in miracles.

I cannot believe the story of Christ's resurrection from the dead.
Because that would be a miracle, and because there is no solid evidence
that it occurred.

I cannot believe that faith in the Godhood of Christ is necessary
to virtue or to happiness. Because I know that some holding such
faith are neither happy nor virtuous, and that some are happy and