(April 28, 2011 at 12:06 am)padraic Wrote: The Abrahamic god had certain infinite qualities ascribed to him at a relatively late period,(after the alleged Exodus) He stopped being EL, (he) a rather stupid, nasty, jealous,petty,petulant,vicious, vindictive,ruthless and cruel minor tribal god.He transmogrified into YHWH,Lord and creator of the universe, omnipotent,omniscient and omipresent. He also became infinitely loving,compassionate and forgiving.
I concluded in my teens that those qualities are mutually exclusive and that the existence of evil and suffering are incompatible with the Abrahamic notions of God.
can't argue with any of that ... I agree.
also ... not my God.