(March 16, 2023 at 11:56 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(March 14, 2023 at 11:41 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: It isn’t a matter of conflict. It is a question of “is it reasonable”. Is there a reasonable reason for what he (the jewish god) is doing.
Most people notice these things and so, I imagine LinuxGal noticed it as well.
And when you notice something, then why not mention it.
Even if some people want to claim with absolute certainty that Genesis is an allegory, it doesn’t change the fact that it makes this highly respected and loved god look silly.
If you want to place your god in a made up story, then at least make him appear respectable. More importantly, give reasonable reasons for why things are the way they are.
The Genesis story is certainly not allegory. It was taken as fact by all except for a handful of people who were wondering why their god didn’t create things in an instant.
But, even if you wish to sweep the Genesis story under the rug, what should we do about Jesus?
The same kind of nonsense appears throughout the Bible.
How does turning yourself into a human and spending 9 months in the womb of a women an efficient use of your time?
Are you telling me he doesn’t care? He doesn’t mind wasting his time?
LinuxGal phrased it to imply a conflict (‘Which one is true?’), which is what I was responding to.
I’m not at all sure the concept of ‘wasted time’ applies to a non-temporal Being. If, as we are told, God exists outside of time, there is no possible way for him to waste it. It would be like having an infinite supply of food, but pacing yourself so you don’t run out.
Boru
There would always be a flow of time otherwise, the jewish god would be in a frozen universe.
Also, there is that line about 1000 days is like a day or something like that.
Quote:It would be like having an infinite supply of food, but pacing yourself so you don’t run out.
Even if you have an infinite amount of food, it is possible to waste food, not use it efficiently. Efficiency is something that is measurable.
