RE: What beliefs would we consider reasonable for a self proclaimed Christian to hold?
March 20, 2018 at 7:05 am
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2018 at 7:09 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 20, 2018 at 6:24 am)Banned Wrote: I'm probably on a tangent in my response, what I'm saying is that you can look at the world and not see any evidence of Divine power, because the universe was designed to be independent of God, a super economy if you like.Made to look exactly like it wasn't made, eh? Oh what tangled webs we weave.....
Quote:It is not necessary to say "God did it to every action," as if there isn't a real physical phenomenon at play, but to appreciate the thing made by God anyway.If you say so, but if you're going to insist that one appreciates this or that, consistency would demand that we hold pixies accountable for their fuckups as well. Though it seems like moot point in a universe where everything intentionally looks like pixies don't do a damned thing anyway.
Quote:There is a mindset, which says that as soon as something has a tangible and physical explanation or mechanism, then God isn't in the question.If the payments were made to look exactly like his dad wasn't making them...then he would be completely justified in thinking that his dad didn't make them. If daddy doesn't like this state of affairs...perhaps he shouldn't have sold the lie so convincingly in the first place?
It's like a kid who gets money from his dad in his bank account, one day he finds out that the money is automatically added each month, and so he now believes in the bank and dismisses his dad's contribution altogether.
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