RE: What if Judas didn't do it?
February 24, 2023 at 1:34 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2023 at 1:42 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Theism, not christianity. Christianity is, as you've commented, explicit on this matter. On that note, I find it interesting that a great many neo pagans hold objectivist views but would probably not indicate as much for the historic or political implications as they see them. Their gods are, generally, not the same type of god as the christian god. More like products of reality than the manufacturer of reality. Manifestations of natural facts and relationships.
At any rate, the simplest way for a theist to overcome this objection is to affirm the primacy of existence. There are facts, there is a reality per se, and gods..while much more capable or competent than ourselves...are subordinate to it/them. Theism is neutral on the subject of objectivism and subjectivism, the primacy of existence or of consciousness - as it's a claim on the nature of gods, not reality per se. That the divine is personal and intervening, which could be the case under either viewpoint considered.
At any rate, the simplest way for a theist to overcome this objection is to affirm the primacy of existence. There are facts, there is a reality per se, and gods..while much more capable or competent than ourselves...are subordinate to it/them. Theism is neutral on the subject of objectivism and subjectivism, the primacy of existence or of consciousness - as it's a claim on the nature of gods, not reality per se. That the divine is personal and intervening, which could be the case under either viewpoint considered.
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