RE: Converting
April 11, 2020 at 8:17 pm
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2020 at 8:18 pm by R00tKiT.)
(April 11, 2020 at 8:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: In the most basic, human sense.
Huh. You're anthropomorphising god, then.
(April 11, 2020 at 8:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: An apt analogy is the old saw ‘ignorance of the law is not a defense’, but a man who robs a bank can claim the he didn’t know act was illegal is still subject the just punishment of the law.
You still need a law to say this. The absence of law does imply the absence of justice. Isn't it some definition of justice... to enforce law.?
(April 11, 2020 at 8:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: A god who provides guidance to its creatures isn’t just, but merciful. And ‘justice’ and ‘mercy’ are mutually exclusive qualities. If you were to argue that it is a merciful god who provides guidance, you’d have a much stronger case.
Merciful means slighter punishment, forgiving whoever deserves forgiveness, etc. not the absence of guidance/law.
And I'm waiting for your case against a just+merciful god, aside from claims.