RE: Proverbs 16:4
May 19, 2011 at 4:01 pm
(This post was last modified: May 19, 2011 at 4:01 pm by Nimzo.)
(May 19, 2011 at 3:31 pm)FaithNoMore Wrote: If A created everything and B exists, then A created B.Firstly, that is not a Law of Logic, but a syllogism. Secondly, it is a non-sequitur because you are equivocating "things" and "things that exist". The text (at least our ye olde King James Version) does not say God created all things that exist. It says God created "all things". Since evil is not a "thing", but a moral property, you will need to search a bit harder for your elusive Law of Logic.
Quote:The ancient text in discussion says God created everything so whether or not God created televisions is very relevant.We are discussing your post's relevance to mine - not your post's relevance to the text.
Quote:Again, I can't make it any clearer than I have.It is rationality that is the issue, not clarity.
Quote:The assertion has nothing to do with God's responsibility for his own existence but it has to do with his responsibility for evil so I'm not even sure why you posted this sentence.I was providing a counterexample to your assertion that "if God created everything, and something exists, then he is either directly or indirectly responsible for it". I am applying your asserted principle to the case of God's existence, which I am quite free to do to show its absurdity.
