(November 27, 2012 at 12:30 pm)CliveStaples Wrote:If he didn't, then where's the evidence that he does interact?(November 27, 2012 at 12:24 pm)pocaracas Wrote: According to the myth, some people did have direct interactions with this god. Some other people simply witness some interactions of this god with the world.
Why is it that, once the myth was established, he stoped interacting?
He stopped interacting? Support, please.
As far as I'm aware, there's no evidence, hence no interaction.
(November 27, 2012 at 12:30 pm)CliveStaples Wrote:bah... 10th century, 5th century...Somewhere in between, I don't care exactly when... I just know it was too long ago. The 10th century was just a ballpark figure... why nitpick details and completely miss the point of the post?Quote:Or he didn't and it's just a case of 21st century people just being blind to those interactions in a way that 10th century BC people living in a half-desert country were not?
First, 10th century BC people would probably describe and understanding things very differently than we do.
(November 27, 2012 at 12:30 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: Second, how do you know that God doesn't interact with people now? How do you know how precisely God chooses interacts with people? Where did you come by this knowledge?To all 3 questions, I don't know.
Do you?
If you do, then you may provide some way to actually measure that interaction.... or is it just the usual babel: feelings this and that, wishful thinking, etc, etc, etc?... all capable of being described by psychological constructs within the human brain.
Again, as far as I'm aware, there's no god-people interaction. But there are people who are convinced they actually had such interaction... this is probably what you called "anecdotal evidence".
Please, provide any non-anecdotal evidence of god-human interaction. I'll wait.
But beware that the only one that would probably convince me would be the one where this god actually behaves like in the myth: direct, visible, audible interaction and displays of super-natural power (Instantaneous transport across galaxies would make a first good impression, but wouldn't rule out "aliens").