RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
July 23, 2020 at 4:41 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2020 at 4:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
OFC it's not the issue, it's merely contained in the premise of the question. That said god does exist and is the maker of things the way they are.
Having made us mortal as just one example of the things it made the way it wanted them, has it done us a favor? No. You think that, maybe, an eternal life would be unenjoyable, but it could only be unenjoyable if god made it that way or wanted it to be that way. If he made it otherwise, or wanted it to be otherwise, than eternal life could be great. This is heaven and hell in a nutshell.
Being mortal isn't a favor, it's yet another insult, on a mountain of insults. Those other insults are the reasons you don't want to be immortal in the first place. The mob boss has set fire to our bar and we're wondering if the fact that he didn't piss on our shoes, while he was at it, might be a favor.
Having made us mortal as just one example of the things it made the way it wanted them, has it done us a favor? No. You think that, maybe, an eternal life would be unenjoyable, but it could only be unenjoyable if god made it that way or wanted it to be that way. If he made it otherwise, or wanted it to be otherwise, than eternal life could be great. This is heaven and hell in a nutshell.
Being mortal isn't a favor, it's yet another insult, on a mountain of insults. Those other insults are the reasons you don't want to be immortal in the first place. The mob boss has set fire to our bar and we're wondering if the fact that he didn't piss on our shoes, while he was at it, might be a favor.
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