(February 27, 2013 at 1:21 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I'm not saying that it's a moral or a justified answer. I'm just saying that from the point of view of the Christian belief, Drich has successfully answered the question. Ultimately, all sins are an affront to God, and being the arbiter of right of wrong, he is the one that from whom you must seek forgiveness. Ted's grievance is secondary.
Like I said before, it's an unsatisfactory answer for the atheist. It ends up making God look like a narcissist that lacks consideration for how actions affect others. Personally, I would like to see a god that has restitution to the victim as a condition for forgiveness. This, however, is a question about Christianity to which a valid, albeit unsatisfactory, answer has been given.
I guess that's why I kept prodding.
The answers were just so....... lacking.
They may have had theological accuracy but to an atheist they seem shallow.
I suppose if it satisfies the theists then that's it.
In my view gods forgiveness is moot (even if it existed) to them it does and that is that.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
