(October 29, 2012 at 4:12 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Which "god" are we talking about?? Only the Abrahamic one??

A better question is why does the OP have a higher rep to post ratio than me?

(October 29, 2012 at 4:29 am)Spectrum Wrote: A better question is why does the OP have a higher rep to post ratio than me?

I can answer that one.

I made a thread all about steak when I arrived.

(October 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: In the case of eternal being, it can be perfect in the sense it has no flaws, but it can't be perfect in the sense it's the greatest possible being.

Well, if perfection is defined as the "greatest possible being" then it by definition is possible.

(October 29, 2012 at 3:37 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote:

(October 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: In the case of eternal being, it can be perfect in the sense it has no flaws, but it can't be perfect in the sense it's the greatest possible being.

Well, if perfection is defined as the "greatest possible being" then it by definition is possible.

Not necessarily. Assuming greatness is a true property and not a delusion. If it is eternal, it doesn't earn it's greatness making it less great the earned greatness. If earns it's greatness, then there is infinite potential of greatness, and there is no "end" point reaches.

It's impossible to ever reach the end of an infinite future. The same way, if eternal greatness is less great then earned greatness, and earned greatness requires growth, it will never reach the greatest possible greatness.

"Greatest possible" anything is possible.

(October 28, 2012 at 5:15 pm)Hughsie Wrote: Can anyone explain to me the names of god? I've heard him referred to as Yahweh and Jehovah, I'm assuming they're interchangeable and don't have specific purposes? Also, are there any other names I should be aware of?

"Jehovah" is a much later Latin adaptation. The letter "J" did not exist in Latin until the early 16th century when it emerged as a separate letter.

Gaius Julius Caesar's name was actually Gaius Iulius Caesar.

Same thing with 'jesus.' It was a Greek adaptation of the Hebrew/Aramaic Y'shua which came out as Iesou in Greek and was later changed to Iesu in Latin and finally jesus when they got around to inventing the "j".

Poor fundies. They really think there was a mailbox in fucking "Nazareth" that had "J. Christ" printed on the side of it.

Assholes.

(October 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: "Greatest possible" anything is possible.

If the future is infinite, is an "end" possible? There is infinite potential to the future but it doesn't mean you can ever reach the end. Greatness if has infinite potential, while an eternal being that didn't earn it's greatness cannot be greater than a being that earns it's greatness, it will be impossible. Think about it.

'God' is not a name, it is a job title.

The various gods believed in by humanity have various names. Just a few of he names used for the Biblical god are; El, Adonai, Jahova, Ja.

(October 29, 2012 at 3:49 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: If the future is infinite, is an "end" possible?

No.

Quote:[...]Greatness if has infinite potential, while an eternal being that didn't earn it's greatness cannot be greater than a being that earns it's greatness, it will be impossible. Think about it.

I don't really need to think about the fact that anything possible is possible. "Greatest possible being" is possible because "greatest possible" anything is possible. "Greatest possible anything" is possible because anything possible is possible.

(October 29, 2012 at 4:04 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote:

(October 29, 2012 at 3:49 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: If the future is infinite, is an "end" possible?

No.

Quote:[...]Greatness if has infinite potential, while an eternal being that didn't earn it's greatness cannot be greater than a being that earns it's greatness, it will be impossible. Think about it.

I don't really need to think about the fact that anything possible is possible. Greatest possible being is possible because greatest possible anything is possible. Greatest possible anything is possible because anything possible is possible.

Semantics. I'm saying "potential" of greatness can never be reached, in the same way, an end to the future cannot be reached.

Here is the thing, for beings earning their greatness, and growing in it, they can always be greater.

Language is a mode of communication to express ideas, we shouldn't get all technical over semantics, and often a phrase can be perceived in one way or another.