I think that Calvinism is the logical extension of the qualities attributed to the Christian god ... except that if you accept predestination, you must abandon the idea of a god who is perfectly good. Certainly any god who creates people predestined to suffer hell for all eternity is a raging twat.
In which case it merits the contempt we reserve for the genius who squanders his intellect searching for fool's gold.
It takes a hell of a smart person to figure out how to play some video games. That doesn't mean that the task is worthwhile.
(July 30, 2015 at 1:13 am)Arrogant Christian Wrote:(July 30, 2015 at 12:57 am)Alex K Wrote: One is a legitimate field of study, one is not. Theology fails as a scientific discipline, and is lacklustre as a philosophical one.
However, the work required no less use of effort or intellect.
In which case it merits the contempt we reserve for the genius who squanders his intellect searching for fool's gold.
It takes a hell of a smart person to figure out how to play some video games. That doesn't mean that the task is worthwhile.
