(July 30, 2014 at 2:01 pm)alpha male Wrote:(July 30, 2014 at 12:57 pm)RobbyPants Wrote: God had to go through with it:From his internal sense of justice.
So, for whatever reason, this bizarre self-sacrifice was vital to God forgiving our sins, and he couldn't simply just... forgive us. It's something to which God was beholden, and something he has no control over. It makes me wonder: from where did this rule come?
Are you able to simply just...forgive anyone in any circumstance? If so, teach the method to your fellow atheists, cause they sure like to point out theist offenses. They're not simply just...forgiving.
ETA: I see that orangebox beat me to this angle in saying, "From His nature. God is just. To simply overlook wrongdoing would be unjust. God cannot deny His nature."
Why doesn't Minimalist simply just...worship god?
The thing is that God tells us in the Bible that we have to forgive and turn the other cheek- why can't he unless you kiss his ass?
Luke: You don't believe in the Force, do you?
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
