(June 25, 2015 at 1:12 pm)Tonus Wrote:(June 25, 2015 at 1:05 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Save us. :-)
I agree, because it makes sense. Don't you think it's better, then, for god to have made that decision for us? Centuries of mankind thinking for itself have led us down a road of hardship, misery and suffering and possibly billions of lost souls. Had god made the decision for us, we would all be saved. Isn't that the better outcome for everyone? Given a choice of making my own decision and letting god (the greatest intellect in existence, a loving and generous being who wants what is best for me) do it instead, I'd let god take over every time. Doesn't it seem mean of him to leave such a momentous decision in our hands, knowing that a very large percentage of us will get it wrong?
But we wouldn't be US if we didn't have free will. We wouldn't be human beings. We would just be puppets without a mind of our own or control over our bodies or minds. I would not be me, and you would not be you.
"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