RE: Rant against anti-atheist agnostics.
September 22, 2014 at 10:38 am
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2014 at 10:43 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Over death, in some conceptions F&F. In others there is a long and drawn out spiritual interpretation of this or that that still pretty much amounts to death.
As examples. Do we stay the hand in the punishment of a murderer simply because he is ignorant or in error - even if he "repents"? No, we do not. Can a judge cut his child loose from charges on the basis of his love and still fulfill the duties of his office? No, he cannot. Can any of this be accomplished in any way by the actions of a third party - on the merits of those actions by the third party? No, it cannot.
-Would you prefer to change any of these things, perhaps to be more in line with what you consider to be a "proper and loving response"? If so, why so- if not, why not?
(September 22, 2014 at 10:25 am)ChadWooters Wrote: I find the last to be proper and loving response of a God that reaches down into His Creation and lifting out of ignorance and error.If our ignorance and error is such that we are undeserving (conversely, if we deserve this punishment -because of ignorance and error....a troubling concept but I'll run with it), I'd hardly consider it proper (one might make the argument that it is loving, but I have a higher ideal of how love should express itself - one which I would, granted...have a very difficult time in following were it my child).
As examples. Do we stay the hand in the punishment of a murderer simply because he is ignorant or in error - even if he "repents"? No, we do not. Can a judge cut his child loose from charges on the basis of his love and still fulfill the duties of his office? No, he cannot. Can any of this be accomplished in any way by the actions of a third party - on the merits of those actions by the third party? No, it cannot.
-Would you prefer to change any of these things, perhaps to be more in line with what you consider to be a "proper and loving response"? If so, why so- if not, why not?
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