(March 11, 2016 at 8:30 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(March 11, 2016 at 4:35 pm)Tiberius Wrote: The analogy had nothing to do with power, it's about letting a person suffer so they learn. There were times when your parents did this even when it was completely in their power to stop you from making a mistake. That doesn't make them "cunts", it makes them good parents.
Your parents are doing this because they ultimately see it as being in your best interest, and they, being your parents, have both the liberty and the duty to decide for you in those cases. Not so with God. I am not God's child and his interests are not my own.
He's presenting the Christian position though. The Christian position is that God created us, is our Father, and is looking out for our best interest.
"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
