(December 5, 2011 at 8:31 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote:(December 2, 2011 at 9:51 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: So you define "good" as "what God wills" and that's how you know God is good because God wills what God wills and we know that what God wills is good because God is good and God can't be capable of doing something that isn't good because God is good and so we know...
Nope, everything God wills is good because God’s will is consistent with His character and His character is the ultimate standard of Good. Just like the standard meter stick is a meter long because it is the ultimate standard as to what a meter is. I am really not sure why this concept of standards is so difficult for you to grasp, we use it every day.
Wow your "god" has a strange way of defining what "good" is if he is the ultimate standard of good. I personally have never equated killing millions of people as "good."
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/...bible.html
But maybe my definition of a good character is quite different than your god's definition. Let's see how Webster defines good. They show many definitions with these two seeming to be most applicable to a person's character as a "good character" like you mentioned:
1: a (1) : of a favorable character or tendency <good news>
2: a (1) : virtuous, right, commendable <a good person> <good conduct> (2) : kind, benevolent <good intentions>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good
Somehow, killing millions is virtuous, right, kind, benevolent, and commendable?
