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November 15, 2017 at 7:22 am
(November 14, 2017 at 11:41 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: (November 14, 2017 at 8:48 am)bennyboy Wrote: So God didn't know that man would disobey him?
No, and certainly did not know we would disobey him to this extent and all odds were that we would not. The worst has happened it seems, and we are dealing with a perfect system with the worse results in a perfect system.
Okay, so you do not believe that God is omni-present and omni-powerful, spanning all times despite being Himself timeless?
You think he is a limited entity, and that at least some things in the Universe are unknowable to Him?
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November 15, 2017 at 8:13 am
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(November 15, 2017 at 5:12 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: (November 14, 2017 at 11:41 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: No, and certainly did not know we would disobey him to this extent and all odds were that we would not. The worst has happened it seems, and we are dealing with a perfect system with the worse results in a perfect system.
A God like that is quite weak, if he doesn't know the future; then how dare he claims superiority over the creations?
That behavior indicates ignorance in the nature of what he himself created; and ignorance is enough to erase the justification of righteousness in the crusade he waged against his creations.
Actually; that's a pretty unstable tyrant, that creates things he isn't sure about their behavior; or future moves. Getting angry if they went against his expectations. That looks more of a pile of emotional confusion that needs education and anger management. Doesn't it, though? OFC, what about a god that -did- know what his creations would do..created them..and went jihad on their asses for it? Six of one, a half dozen of the other.
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November 15, 2017 at 10:35 am
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(November 15, 2017 at 5:12 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: A God like that is quite weak, if he doesn't know the future; then how dare he claims superiority over the creations?
That behavior indicates ignorance in the nature of what he himself created; and ignorance is enough to erase the justification of righteousness in the crusade he waged against his creations.
Actually; that's a pretty unstable tyrant, that creates things he isn't sure about their behavior; or future moves. Getting angry if they went against his expectations. That looks more of a pile of emotional confusion that needs education and anger management.
(November 15, 2017 at 10:30 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: No; your opinion is called "Anthropomorphism": Tell it to that guy.....
Personally, I think you had it right the first time...and anthropomorphism is your problem, not mine. I consider the entire category of the divine to be anthropomorphism in the first place.
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November 15, 2017 at 11:28 am
(November 15, 2017 at 7:22 am)bennyboy Wrote: (November 14, 2017 at 11:41 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: No, and certainly did not know we would disobey him to this extent and all odds were that we would not. The worst has happened it seems, and we are dealing with a perfect system with the worse results in a perfect system.
Okay, so you do not believe that God is omni-present and omni-powerful, spanning all times despite being Himself timeless?
You think he is a limited entity, and that at least some things in the Universe are unknowable to Him?
Spamming all time assumes all time exists at that same time. If such was the case neither would Creator or creation be free in their actions.
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November 15, 2017 at 11:34 am
(November 15, 2017 at 10:35 am)Khemikal Wrote: (November 15, 2017 at 5:12 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: A God like that is quite weak, if he doesn't know the future; then how dare he claims superiority over the creations?
That behavior indicates ignorance in the nature of what he himself created; and ignorance is enough to erase the justification of righteousness in the crusade he waged against his creations.
Actually; that's a pretty unstable tyrant, that creates things he isn't sure about their behavior; or future moves. Getting angry if they went against his expectations. That looks more of a pile of emotional confusion that needs education and anger management.
(November 15, 2017 at 10:30 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: No; your opinion is called "Anthropomorphism": Tell it to that guy.....
Personally, I think you had it right the first time...and anthropomorphism is your problem, not mine. I consider the entire category of the divine to be anthropomorphism in the first place.
You don't have to be religious to find out one way or another that human (and pretty much all biological lifeforms) have weak traits that make them lesser to each other in comparison. I think it's pretty wrong to picture anything accurately if human beings were the only model we compare to.
A God will have a very different model.
Even if you were an atheist; and you commit anthropomorphism in your analysis of the world: your logic has an error.
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November 15, 2017 at 11:37 am
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You could only be arguing with yourself, with your own magic book..... Atlas.
If you think there's a problem with anthropomorphism as it relates to the divine..as I do..then you should shitcan your previous objections, and the tome you worship.
These are -your- problems. Not mine.
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November 15, 2017 at 12:31 pm
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November 15, 2017 at 1:09 pm
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