(June 10, 2016 at 3:28 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(June 10, 2016 at 3:25 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: What we believe is that He does have the power to take away our free will but chooses not to.
And why does he make that choice? Why so inconsistently, too, since our free will only seems to matter on Earth, and not one jot once we die? For that matter, how do you know this at all? It really does just seem like an argument of convenience, rather than anything based in verifiable observations.
None of us can know for sure why He makes that choice, but Steve has already given his theories (which are also the widely accepted theories in Christianity) in the past several pages.
As for why we believe what we believe, I think that is a topic for a different thread. This one isn't meant to be some sort of "proof" to you guys that God exists.
"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
