(March 2, 2010 at 2:12 pm)Watson Wrote:(March 2, 2010 at 2:08 pm)tavarish Wrote: If he cannot act outside his nature, then his is subject to that nature. That also raises issues with omnipotence, but I digress.You misunderstand. He doesn't act lovingly because Hehas to, He acts lovingly because He is. It is within His nature to act lovingly.
Quote:Please explain to me WHY he has this nature. You've dodged the question twice already. Asking me what I would do isn't telling me why God has a nature that he operates under. What dictates this nature?
God is transcendant.
Love is transcendant, as it is the only emotion which can actually be experienced [b]between two individuals, rather than singularly toward another individual.[/b]
Go ddoes not have a nature that He operates under, He operates through His nature. This is like asking you why an atheist is you. It makes no fucking sense.
Nonsense. People can mutually hate each other, people can be envious of each other, people can trust each other, people can hold each other in mutual contempt etc... You seem to think that because you assert that 'God is Love', and believe in god, this affords you some unique insight into the nature of love, that non-believers do not have.
I'm pretty sure that I have as good a grasp of love as most other human beings, so your continued implication in this thread that non-believers cannot truly understand such things is offensive and patronising.
Emotions have evolved precisely because they are felt between people, thus faciliting our co-operation.
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson