(December 9, 2019 at 5:11 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: That only works if one is a deist, believing in a deity which does not interact in any way with the universe.What I've described is the standard Catholic and East Orthodox description of God. Not deist.
Quote:False. The bible claims that god has all of those attributes. Want quotes? Have not read it yourself?
If you're arguing against a sola scriptura literalist this would be a strong argument. Most Christians haven't been such.
Quote:are descriptive, not proscriptive. The "laws of mathematics" claim that one cannot have a triangle which has more or less than 3 sides. Is that because the "laws of mathematics" simply claim so?
If the term "laws" sounds too prescriptive -- and gives the impression of something passed by a legislature -- I'd be fine with a different term -- "natural regularities," or "inevitabilities," or just "how things always go." All of these would be fine for what I've been saying.