RE: The logical consequences of omnipotence
February 9, 2013 at 4:51 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2013 at 4:53 pm by Darkstar.)
(February 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm)catfish Wrote: If you don't think your "heart" (conscience) exists, then whether or not God wrote the laws there or not is irrelevant. I believe we have morals that are not formed by society, that doesn't mean that society doesn't have a hand in shaping what we call "morals" as we mature.Exactly. And yet people try to use the bible as a moral guide all the time. (Also, I don't think "god wrote" anything in us, but would defer to a naturalistic explanation of altruism, not that this is important to the accuracy of the bible.
(February 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm)catfish Wrote: I actually agree with the 10 commandments, they seem perfectly acceptable to me. Aside from the God ones, do you reject any of them?Them seem a bit incomplete (i.e. child molestation is allowed by them). The problem with absolute commandments is that they do not apply the same in all situations, and they are incomplete. It is obviously wrong to rape someone, but the ten commandments do not say "thou shalt not rape", so by that standard alone it is okay.
I think this video explains it well:
(February 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm)catfish Wrote: In fact, there are instructions in numerous places to use your reasoning to determine truth. "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." and all that stuff.Proverbs 3
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
(February 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm)catfish Wrote: It doesn't matter if you're a Christian or not, what matters in what's in your heart and your intentions...
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Yep.EDIT: Huh? The video wouldn't appear whan I hit "preview", but it is in the final post...
