RE: FREE WILL! why cant god physically show himself?
January 17, 2014 at 10:43 pm
(January 16, 2014 at 9:48 am)Sword of Christ Wrote: The idea is if it's a consensual relationship then it's not rape.
If you obtain 'consent' through the use of threats (or outright violence), then you're still a rapist.
Quote:Atheists seem to want God to force himself upon them and give them an undeniable experience of his existence.
Yes, because I'd have to be an idiot to believe otherwise.
Quote:I suppose you will get that when you die but before that point God is looking for a consenting relationship, therefore it has to be under your own free choice.
Having empirical evidence of your god's existence would not in any way make it impossible for me to choose whether or not I wanted a relationship with him.
Quote: Now it is possible for you currently to deny that he exists if you want to there isn't really any way to get around that if we don't have concrete objective proof. If there was such thing then you would be forced to worship God when you're not really interested in God or anything he has to offer.
If your god existed and had the qualities described in the Bible, I would still absolutely refuse to worship him. Murder-obsessed monsters like Yahweh don't earn my respect.
Quote:Like I said he doesn't particularly want to rape you as he has a great deal of love for you.
If refusing him results in my suffering direct punishment, then not only is it love, it is certainly a direct analogy to rape.
