Thank you everybody! (And don't stop. I have been enjoying reading your responses and looking through my notes.) But for this particular person, IF the subject comes up again, I know where I will start: with time and "presence" references to god from the Bible. I have read a lot of xtian articles on the subject, (sigh) and there are quite a few that argue that the "outside of time" theory is not Biblical. It will be a good starting point. ("Biblical" means nothing to me but it's important to her.)
After all, the response is a dodge, designed to shut down any questions. I'm pretty sure she would admit that - before she would say something like "god isn't limited by the laws of physics" or something like that. That would lead us into omnipotence and omniscience and omnipresence and all of that stuff that's pretty easy to tie in logical knots.
But still - carry on. I'm learning from you guys! Thanks.
-- Fuzz
After all, the response is a dodge, designed to shut down any questions. I'm pretty sure she would admit that - before she would say something like "god isn't limited by the laws of physics" or something like that. That would lead us into omnipotence and omniscience and omnipresence and all of that stuff that's pretty easy to tie in logical knots.
But still - carry on. I'm learning from you guys! Thanks.
-- Fuzz
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
