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The Statler Waldorf Balcony
October 15, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Hello guys (and gals),
There were several different threads gong that kind of addressed the same issues so I figured in order to keep things a little neater on the board and easier on all of us I would start this thread. So this is the only thread I will be responding to. All questions and topics are fair game. I am going to be trying my hardest in this thread to keep it respectful and friendly. So I will watch the sarcasm :-) I will not respond to posts that involve personal attacks. Ok, let's have some fun.
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RE: The Statler Waldorf Balcony
October 15, 2010 at 5:20 pm
So, what's your interpretation of "God created the world in 7 days"? Is it literally 7 days as compared to here on planet earth? I'm just curious to know what's your take on this.
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RE: The Statler Waldorf Balcony
October 15, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Where to begin...?
Assuming you believe in the Fall and Original Sin, let me pose a question: where did sin come from? Adam and Eve were supposedly created perfect. This means that, even with the free will to choose evil, they would have chosen good, as they would have had no inclination towards evil. So where did this evil come from? Did God create it? If so, then he punishes us for something he created. Did the Devil create it? If so, why did God create the Devil, knowing that he'd create evil and hence doom many of us to hell? Any way you look at it, it seems that God is directly responsible, either through commission or ommision, for the eternal torture of his creations.
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RE: The Statler Waldorf Balcony
October 15, 2010 at 6:22 pm
(October 15, 2010 at 5:26 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Yes I believe that creation happened in six 24 hour days on Earth.
Couldn't just sit by without replying to that.
God is all-powerful right? Well why would he take six fucking days to create everything if he could do it instantly?
Doesn't make any sense.
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