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Atheist arguments and the morality of God.
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RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God.
April 8, 2014 at 1:33 pm
(April 7, 2014 at 4:44 pm)alpha male Wrote: Benevolent does not equal good. It would be benevolent for a judge to sentence a serial killer to eat a piece of chocolate cake and go on his way, but few people would think it's good of the judge to do that.

The problem I have with any of these analogies involving humans is that humans have a lot of qualities that God typically does not, and vice versa. For example: the judge did not create the legal framework in which s/he works, has no foreknowledge of the crime, and presumably no ability to stop it.

God has options that judges do not. Also, doctors, parents, and police officers (other common analogies I see). If God is great, these analogies seem to be poor. If the analogy is good, then it seems to explain that God has a limitations like people.
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RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 7:04 am
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 4:33 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 4:50 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 5:44 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 6:12 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 6:18 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 6:27 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 6:45 pm
RE: Atheist arguments and the morality of God. - by RobbyPants - April 8, 2014 at 1:33 pm

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