RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 24, 2015 at 7:41 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2015 at 7:46 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 24, 2015 at 7:22 pm)tonechaser77 Wrote:(June 24, 2015 at 6:40 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Yes. As I said previously, God met the Israelites where they were at and began to form them into a better people. This process took time.
Randy, a god who takes his time implementing a process forgoes the suffering of everyone else who is going through the situation. How could a loving benevolent god think this was the best possible way? If me, a finite mortal being can think of a better way to execute this master plan while minimizing suffering and maximizing happiness what does that say about god?
I see what you're saying, and I actually agree. (which is why I don't believe the OT stories were real occurrences)
But Randy's position is that people wouldn't have ever come to a better understanding otherwise. The only way God could get people on the right path was to take it slowly, otherwise it wouldn't have happened. This is per Randy's views. If that is truly how he feels (which I 100% believe it is), then I can't hold that against him.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
