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Argument against "Divine Scripture"
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RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture"
January 2, 2012 at 7:42 pm
(January 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm)tobie Wrote:
(January 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm)Darwinian Wrote:
(January 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm)tobie Wrote: This begs a question. Most, if not all, religions believe in an infallible God, incapable of making mistakes.

A god incapable of making mistakes could not, by definition, be omnipotent.

Sorry, just occurred to me Big Grin

A prime example of one of the arguments Smile

And on the other hand, an omniscient god (i.e. one with perfect knowledge) would seem incapable of making a mistake.

No theist I have ever talked to about this issue sees a paradox here, naturally.

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Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Tobie - January 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Jackalope - January 2, 2012 at 7:28 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Darwinian - January 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Tobie - January 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Jackalope - January 2, 2012 at 7:42 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Tobie - January 2, 2012 at 7:52 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Minimalist - January 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Tobie - January 2, 2012 at 7:47 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by Minimalist - January 2, 2012 at 7:49 pm
RE: Argument against "Divine Scripture" - by houseofcantor - January 3, 2012 at 12:22 am

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