The son of God applied faulty reasoning

Matt 12:30: Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

The above statement shows us either Jesus was either extremely paranoid or he is simply applying faulty logic. It’s absolutely asinine to make out that anyone who isn’t on your side must be against you. Or that anyone who is not gathering is scattering. This does not necessarily have to be the case.

For instance, in an election I might like 2 or 3 of the candidates, but I can only vote for one. Does voting for Candidate 1 mean I am against Candidate 2 or 3? Of course not. I’m just going with the one I think will be best.

Another analogy would be chocolate bars. I may have my preference of chocolate and choose White over Brown or Dark chocolate, but I still love Brown and Dark chocolate.

What if I am choosing between 3 gods and I’m only allowed to worship one because none of them will  tolerate sharing the adulation. Does worshipping God 1 mean I am against God 2 and 3? Of course not!

Likewise if I choose not to follow Jesus, that doesn’t mean I’m against him. It could be that I intend to remain neutral or at least admire him from a distance.

Some Christians like to use the Parable of the Tares to claim that those who don’t choose Christ are evil and by not choosing him are going to take down many of those that do. But once again that’s a paranoid way of looking at it. Not everyone who is not for Christ is evil, so that argument doesn’t work either.

Mark 9:40 

"For he who is not against us is on our side.

The above scripture also shows a logical flaw because I may not be actively against you but that doesn’t in any way mean I am on your side!

How is it that the son of God who is supposed to be divine is employing logical fallacies? The only solution I can come to is he is not the son of God. 

Reason 46: Nobody really knows who the true Christians are

Reason 48: Christians will lie, spread misinformation and exaggerate for Christ, even unwittingly

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