RE: Theists: What do you mean when you say that God is 'perfect'?
November 30, 2017 at 3:10 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2017 at 3:23 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 30, 2017 at 3:09 pm)SteveII Wrote: If you want to have someone respond to the post that you obviously took time to write, you should stop telling them in every other sentence that their beliefs are nonsense.
That makes zero sense. But it's no surprise you're unable to compartmentalize because if you could you'd be more capable of telling the difference between valid and invalid arguments for God. There's absolutely no reason at all I can't keep the question open and still give my own opinion that belief in God is indeed nonsense at the same time. My whole point was that regards of what I think we can still talk about it even if in my opinion is that it really is a waste of time because I understand that to some people it isn't. Obviously I still don't recommend doing so, as I've said before, arguing about theists about their imaginary friends is about as pointless as debating the existence of Santa Claus, but here I am. I'm bored. And I gave my thoughts, and you can address them without thinking my own opinions undermine the other questions I had. If you don't like my opinion you can ignore it, you can focus on my questions and arguments. It simply does not matter why I'm posting or if it's merely out of boredom or what my own opinions on God's existence are. The whole point is we can still ask the questions and make the arguments anyway. The fact you're terrible at compartmentalization is not my problem.
(November 30, 2017 at 3:09 pm)SteveII Wrote: In your conclusion "that a truly perfect being would be completely self-satisfied and wouldn't need or want anything" is obviously wrong.
No it isn't. How is it "obviously wrong"? It makes sense.
Quote: The experience of a relationship with creatures of free would seem to add something of value that was not there before.
That makes no sense at all. You're basically admitting there that BEFORE God created creatures to have a relationship with he was lacking something and therefore imperfect. If God has always been perfect then there would be no possible further value to add.
Kind of ridiculous that you say what I say is obviously wrong and then your attempted explanation is to say something that is not only very obviously wrong but it seems to only further support my own position lol.
And as for my taking time to write the post: Hardly.
