RE: If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically?
June 15, 2013 at 5:28 am
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2013 at 5:50 am by fr0d0.)
(June 15, 2013 at 2:42 am)orogenicman Wrote: In what alternate reality is rape and murder of women and children considered to be justice?
Ooh... I see you changed the words. On this new and unrelated topic I must agree with you.
(June 15, 2013 at 2:28 am)Esquilax Wrote:Fr0d0 Wrote:Firstly, can I say that I find the god of the bible to be a logical god, and that the concept stands up to scrutiny. Also, some philosophical arguments address the nature and attributes of the Christian God.
I notice you've been saying this a lot lately, but that whenever you do you fail to detail exactly what it is about your god that's logical and consistent with a realistic worldview. Could you? It's kind of hard to consider it when it's just a bare assertion.
It's a complex subject I think. Perhaps not though.
If you start to think about a god and how that might work, you are forced to make certain conclusions.
I think the starting point is creation/ first cause, and a creator god. To create, god has to be a positive force. A negative force cannot create. A god cannot be created or it is not god. So a god must be timeless. A positive, originating force has to also be good, as good entails this.
And so on.