Quote: . The formulation of the very concept of God and related religious doctrines is done by theists.
There is that atheist perspective again! This, I think is the nub of this whole debate. I think the sentence above is 100% True. But only because I'm an atheist. And from that point of view it makes perfect sense because the inference is man invented (formulsted) God.
As a Christian I would disagree with that. As a Christian I would say that God is the formulation of God. That he has a determinate reality and that our concept of God is simply what we observe of him. I might say things like that we know in part and we understand in part, or that we see through a glass darkly, or that the clay does not shape the Potter.
I might say that God requires our faith and that that means that he knows what he's doing. I might cite an example that a child being vaccinated does not understand that it's for his own good. Etc etc. You'd then get narky with me that a perfectly logical and sound argument (to you) was something I "didn't seem to understand".
Is this sounding familier?
What I'm trying to do here is give y'all an insight into a mindset. My theistic thought patterns are still fresh. I'm not attacking the core position, I'm Questioning whether this argument is going to get anyone there!
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
