On Hell and Forgiveness

[SteveII]

OK, let's have some fun.

Which is greater? 1 or 100? Does that mean that God cannot be one?

Category error. We are talking about properties of a single being. 

Which is greater? Working alone or working as a team? Does that mean that God cannot work alone?

Category error. We are talking about properties of a single being.

Which is greater? humility or egotism? Does that mean God must be humble?

Neither. A proper understanding of your position in relation to everything else in the universe is greater. 

I'm sure there are many others.....

There are definitely more category errors...

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You continue to confusing ontology with epistemology. I *don't* have to be able to figure it out! I *don't* need to know the answers to all your questions. I *don't* need to know how to order them. It is not necessary to the concept. All that is necessary is that there is a greatest possible combination of all those characteristics.

Yes, it is very much necessary *for there to be a concept*. You avoid the central issue: why do you think there is a single concept that encompasses all the others? All you have given is vague claims about certain properties being greater than others. But that isn't enough to establish your conclusion.

The ontology is that there are partial orders without greatest elements. [1]

The ontology is that there is no single way to merge partial orders in a consistent way. [1]

The ontology is that you don't have a concept from which to work. [2]

The epistemology is that you cannot know any of your claims are true. [3]

1. This is not math. The concept of 'greater than' is entirely coherent when discussing attributes of a conscious being. You have failed to give an example of a single attribute that we cannot postulate a 'greater than'. BTW, there is a whole world outside of math.

2. Something you assert and have not even given good reasons to believe even might be true. 

3. I rely on revealed theology for a start. The rest is systematic theology/philosophy of religion--2 topics that are not *math*.