(August 30, 2018 at 2:50 pm)Aroura Wrote:(August 30, 2018 at 2:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I understand this isn't what you believe. Again, it is a hypothetical. So many times I've had people ask "what if God wanted to commit mass murder?", "what if you found out God was evil?" (And ironically they get upset when other theists don't answer directly lol)
Anyway, neither one of those 2 scenarios make any logical sense to me because the notion that the one who created us and created this universe is evil, doesn't align with the teachings of Jesus, doesnt align with my observations of the world/people, and neither does it align with Natural Law itself. But I still put that aside, focus on the hypothetical at hand, and answer the question for the person asking. I think that's kind of the point of a hypothetical.
I'm sorry I cannot answer what I view as a nonsense question, not just because it isn't what I believe, but because it is nonsense.
Hypothetical: If the sky were made of cheese, and you preferred non dairy creamer, would you enjoy flying? I mean, yours isn't this disconnected, but my point is a person can pose a question that another person cannot answer. Not all hypotheticals are created equal.
I'm not being obstinate, I just don't see how to answer what you are asking. Your question amounts to "if I redefine love to mean this other thing, then would you accept it and still call it love?"
Either it's a trick, like you want people to say yes...but they aren't saying yes to what they think they are; or it makes no sense.
I'm sorry.
Ok. It's not a trick.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh