(November 8, 2013 at 10:22 am)Faith No More Wrote: Once again, god acts less like a deity and more like a powerful human.First, as we were originally made in his image, it's not unexpected that his traits will have some overlap with ours.
Second...who are you to say that there's a specific way that a deity would necessarily behave?
Quote:Two problems with this. God is deriving his pleasure directly from the suffering, not simply placing his pleasure above the suffering of others,Incorrect. God is pleased with faithfulness. This is clear in the account. Read the last few chapters. God is not pleased. BUt, Job did suffer, so apparently god does not derive pleasure directly from suffering.
Quote:Also, the reason we place our own pleasure above the suffering of others is due to the fact that we are not omnipotent and have finite resources.No, it's due to the fact that we care more about ourselves than we do others. If we cared more about others, we would forego unnecessary pleasures and devote those resources to helping others. We don't.
Quote:If I had the powers of a god, you can bet your ass that I wouldn't do that, but you'll just attempt to rationalize why an omnipotent god can be so lazy and callous.You're the on rationalizing your own behavior, as expected. Regardless, being almighty has nothing to do with receiving freely given praise.
