RE: Atheism is unreasonable
November 10, 2014 at 2:28 pm
(This post was last modified: November 10, 2014 at 2:31 pm by abaris.)
(November 10, 2014 at 2:11 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: HisMajesty is contending that the tests are not for God's benefit, but for ours. For instance, the test of Abraham regarding sacrificing his son Isaac can be interpreted as God showing Abraham that he is indeed willing to obey no matter what God commands; and the point of the test was to impart that self-knowledge. Of course, an omnipotent being could impart such knowledge directly, but it doesn't make much of a story.
However one wants to look at it, His Majestys argument is a pile of excrement steaming at a street corner, lurking for the unsuspecting to step on it.
If god is perfect and all-knowing, he creates his Sims just like he wants them to be. All features are included in the first draft. So, he doesn't go out and creates a beta version of Abraham to test if the bot is really capable of killing his own son. According to the attributed features of the god model, it already created a sociopath. The only reason for sending the Sim on his mission, seems more like having a cruel joke at the expense of the helpless youth.
(November 10, 2014 at 2:24 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Hey. Hey gaiz. Look what's happening.
For some reason I get a loading error - server not found.