(November 8, 2011 at 10:39 am)Godschild Wrote: Here's a thought to ponder, when a smoker goes to a doctor and the doctor says that if you continue to smoke it will kill you, is that a threat from the doctor or is it concern for the well being of his patient?Analogy fail. Try to take a view on the asymmetry of the relationship between a being who is all powerful and a bein who isn't. It's more like:
If the head of the mafia, who is very much more powerful than you and could back up any claim, came to you and said "do what I tell you or I will see to it that you die before your time". Is that a threat or concern for the well being of one of the 'family'.
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.