(August 28, 2015 at 11:01 am)abaris Wrote:(August 28, 2015 at 10:56 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: What?? You clearly misunderstood me.
By saying, evil is the absence of god - even on an individual level - you more or less include everyone not subscribing to the christian god by proxy. Unless you mean to say, god is there without them noticing.
See, it's a bit complicated. But these things usually are.
I said "absence of good."
But yes, I do believe that God is goodness. A person can be a good person and do good things without believing in God. But of course, I believe God is present.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
