(April 1, 2016 at 11:59 am)SteveII Wrote:(March 31, 2016 at 11:34 am)GeneralDog Wrote: God breaks commandment 6. If god requires evil for his purpose, as you claim, "then I believe that he could justifiably use killing as a method of accomplishing his purpose", he isn't all good, as the bible claims. (PSALMS 136:1)
God cannot break commandment #6. He cannot murder. Murder is an unlawful taking of life. What applicable law would God be breaking to end a life?
Regarding categorizing this as evil, Augustine defined evil as choosing a lesser good. It is an action (not a thing in and of itself). God would not be capable of choosing a less moral choice because he is essentially good (not contingently good).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinian_theodicy
Augustine proposed that evil could not exist within God, nor be created by God, and is instead a by-product of God's creativity.[13] He rejected the notion that evil exists in itself, proposing instead that it is a privation of (or falling away from) good, and a corruption of nature.[5] He wrote that "evil has no positive nature; but the loss of good has received the name 'evil.'"[14]
Nope sorry, you cannot claim the attribute "all powerful" then set a limit on his powers with the word "cannot".
Not having the ability to do something is a limit, which negates the word "all" in "all powerful".
The bible in fact does depict him murdering people he does not like and does so many times in the bible, either himself or by his blessings of his followers doing it for him.
I am always amazed at the different bullshit excuses made for this fictional character, " a bi product of his creativity"...
Nope sorry, in real life in the west if a product is proven harmful to the public the maker can be sued and held responsible for the defective product, just like the Japanese airbag makers are being sued for the defective airbags that lead to the deaths of several consumers.
Infanticide is illegal, but in the fictional story God has the Egyptian first born murdered. The flood is a horrible fictional story, but in it he murders everyone who doesn't kiss his ass.
I am sure Kim Jong Un will treat you well as long as you kiss his ass an don't raise a peep in any form of dissent or disagreement.
