Why does God need to advertise?

[edhopper]

This refers to the "He gets us" ads. I mean creator of the Universe and ruler of all things, and he needs TV commercials?

Also, this campaign cost $100 million, couldn't that money do a lot of good?

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I know. It's weird, isn't it.

[cachukis]

2. Perhaps he souled out?

[edhopper]

4. That is bad

[Funtatlaguy]

16. Well played.

[Grown2Hate]

3. He's all powerful, all knowing, and omnipotent,

but apparently like SUPER shy, so...

[edhopper]

6. And not good

With money.

[GreenWave]

19. Right "He" could just rob a bank.

Or wave a wand and bingo bango a palatial estate by the beach.

[msongs]

5. ha also needs obscene amounts of money for some reason nt

[edhopper]

8. That's not him

It's the people who work for him. He doesn't pay them. They need the $$

[keithbvadu2]

9. Send your money to Gawd, in care of my bank account.

Send your money to Gawd, in care of my bank account.

[Mr.Bill]

7. As George Carlin sarcastically said:

God is omnipotent, but he's just not real good at handling cash. He needs our help there.

[spanone]

10. Was it Carlin that pointed out that God, who knew all, was bad with money?

That's why the 'christians' are always fleecing the flock

[vercetti2021]

11. He doesn't get us

Because the guy is a fairytale. People who are really struggling and these turds rather tell us. But...but Jesus suffered too!

[Pete Ross Junior]

12. Maybe it's like hymn singing ...

God doesn't need anything but likes advertising for aesthetic reasons.

Full disclosure: Not a believer.

[albacore]

13. It's a failing brand trying to stay solvent....nt

[PJMcK]

14. God's messaging is lacking

Consider how many interpretation of the Bible exist. Which are the inerrant words of God?

Additionally, if God is omniscient and knows the past, present and future, wouldn't it make more sense to send your Son to earth when there would be global interconnections and messaging? I mean, if the world knows all about Donald Trump, imagine what Jesus could accomplish with modern technology! To my point, why did God send his message and Son to earth when the world was primitive? It would've been far more effective if Jesus were alive today and presenting his teachings.

Yeah, I know, God works in mysterious ways. They're also confusing, contradictory and incomplete.

Of course, edhopper, to your point, the money is the message, eh?

[Sky Jewels]

44. And why did God wait 14 billion years

to rape a virgin and create his son (who is also himself, and there’s also a ghost in that threesome, but don’t think too much about that)? And why did he choose this one planet amongst trillions to focus his energy on?

[EarthFirst]

15. Citation X jets aren't cheap...

Nor do they operate on tots and pears.

[RockRaven]

17. Weird how an omniscient and omnipotent being allows so many self-declared spokespeople to

behave like such incredible pieces of shit, and thereby suffers such tremendous reputational damage, unnecessarily.

[friend of a friend]

22. If God didn't give us choice, we would just be another insentient animal, lower than whales.

If you believe in God fine, if you don't believe in God, fine. But there isn't any scientific evidence either way.

[edhopper]

27. Yeah

That’s not how evidence works.

[friend of a friend]

33. How does it work?

[edhopper]

34. Those making the claim must present the evidence

No evidence for something doesn't make it 50 50

[friend of a friend]

36. The thing is that there isn't any evidence one way or the other.

I do not believe in any God that is associated with any religion. I do not know if there is any type of supreme being and I really don't care since I can't do anything about it.

[edhopper]

37. Agnostic then

Okay. This type of discussion should be in the religion forum anyway.
My OP is about the ads.

[Sky Jewels]

40. "There's no evidence either way that unicorns exist."

See how that sounds?

[friend of a friend]

46. You are right.

The first sightings of gorillas were not accepted by academia. So before those sightings, gorillas could exist or not. Anything that is possible can exist or not exist.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Like In Star Trek V

"What does God need with a starship?" The answer there was the being was a fake god.
Kind of seems familiar.

[edhopper]

28. Thought this too.

All praise Shatner.

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Ok By Me

And, I'm a Picard guy!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

49. +1

[WaterSong1951]

20. On a recent road trip Down South...

Those signs were plastered on every highway

[GreenWave]

21. First tah ball.

How does anybody know the gender of this deity?
Second et alia.
What is the exact name?
Why are there so many religions?
Why do religious people eat bananas?
If Lazarus was brought back from the dead, where the Hell is he today?

[48656c6c6f20]

23. When man created God, he also created suckers that enjoy parting

With their cash.

[walkingman]

24. It's simple marketing - gotta reinforce their existence. After all it is a highly lucrative business

[Snarkoleptic]

26. And that $100MM is a tiny drop in a huge bucket.

[Sky Jewels]

43. Preach!

And think of the millions of lives that have been squandered because of this mythological nonsense. And think of how half the population of the planet is treated like shit because of religion-enforced patriarchy. Makes me sick.

[JuJuChen]

29. Look at a tree, God needs no advertising

[edhopper]

31. You know what doesn't need advertising to be popular

Cocaine.

[Sky Jewels]

41. How does trees being pleasing to the human eye

have any bearing on whether supernatural beings exist?

We started as tiny primates in trees. Of course we have an affinity. They provide us with shade, shelter, fruits and nuts, wood, etc. We find their presence comforting and beautiful.

But what does that have to do with fables and mythologies about a magical sky wizard?

[Retrograde]

32. who's sponsoring these ads?

Who's paying for them? I don't watch live TV if I can avoid it, so I don't think I've seen these

[edhopper]

38. Some group

With anonymous donors.

[Hekate]

35. I have been very fortunate in missing that ad campaign completely.Given the throes of climate change

… I’m inclined to say: “God is coming, and is She pissed.”

[edhopper]

39. 40 days

And 40 nights.

[Sky Jewels]

42. God is a murderous psychopath.

But he’s got a very good PR team.

Especially for a non-existent being.

[lindysalsagal]

45. Who pays for the highway billboards?

What fools! Let God do it!

[Solly Mack]

47. Same reason any product needs to advertise.

[edhopper]

48. Cocaine

doesn't need to advertise.

[Solly Mack]

50. Well, not on billboards but word of mouth didn't exactly curb sales.

[edhopper]

51. I guess

not enough people talk about God.

[Solly Mack]

53. Oh, millions to be sure.

But word of mouth is a form of advertisement. They are usually called testimonials. In church they're called giving testimony - "testify!".

Proselytizers knocking at your door are door-to-door sales-people, complete with samples.

I prefer the "Watkins man" knocking.

[Carlitos Brigante]

52. And why are they so bad at money management, that these intermediaries are constantly

out there begging the rest of us for money?