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free will paradox
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RE: free will paradox
(April 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I see no argument from you. Just the empty and groundless accusations reapeated without support. I've discussed this many times with atheists over a few years now, and none come up with any rational objection.
God does not commit imperfect acts
God does not show imperfection

Oh, Frodo... I think you'd need to demonstrate your god to exist before you can claim he acts at all, let alone that he does so perfectly. Try doing that, I think you'll find it somewhat problematic.

But let's assume for the sake of argument that you will in future do so; your god is still very much imperfect. At the very least, he's kind of dumb, getting wrapped up in a scheme that he himself opted to impose on mankind; are you seriously telling me that sacrificing himself/his son to himself in order to purge sin- something he allowed to enter into his creation to begin with, even though it was against his will- was the optimal way to go about that business? Really?

Let's talk about imperfect acts. I consider genocide to be a very imperfect act: god has committed or ordered several, including one near omnicide, if you subscribe to the notion that life was crafted exclusively on earth.

I consider slavery an imperfect act. God's cool with it, so long as you're not doing so to his chosen people. And while we're on that subject, I consider racism to be an imperfect act, but god's got a chosen people, apparently.

I could go on, but I think you get my point. Now, I know you may be tempted to argue that my considerations mean very little to god, that it was still perfect because those things were a part of his plan. Unfortunately for you, that puts you in a difficult position; you only have a single moral compass, after all. So let me ask you: do you think those things I've listed are immoral, and hence imperfect? If you say yes, then you're clearly just a mindless sheep, immersed in the worst kind of divine command indoctrination, and since you're being irrational in your desperation to defend the indefensible, I can safely stop debating you. If you say no... well, then you're just immoral, and I'll want to stop debating you.

So, which is it?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee

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free will paradox - by justin - February 3, 2013 at 10:55 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 3, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 3, 2013 at 11:34 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 3, 2013 at 11:42 pm
Re: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 4:01 am
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 4, 2013 at 6:31 am
RE: free will paradox - by ManMachine - February 5, 2013 at 7:43 pm
RE: free will paradox - by FKHansen - February 4, 2013 at 8:43 am
RE: free will paradox - by Gabriel Syme - May 1, 2013 at 3:55 pm
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 4, 2013 at 8:55 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 9:13 am
RE: free will paradox - by FKHansen - February 4, 2013 at 9:24 am
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 4, 2013 at 9:53 am
RE: free will paradox - by Something completely different - February 4, 2013 at 9:56 am
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 4, 2013 at 10:16 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 10:27 am
RE: free will paradox - by FKHansen - February 5, 2013 at 4:14 am
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 4, 2013 at 11:38 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - February 4, 2013 at 1:05 pm
RE: free will paradox - by justin - February 4, 2013 at 1:12 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 4:08 pm
RE: free will paradox - by naimless - February 4, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Re: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 4, 2013 at 8:54 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Zen Badger - February 5, 2013 at 4:29 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 5, 2013 at 6:06 am
RE: free will paradox - by Zen Badger - February 5, 2013 at 6:24 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 5, 2013 at 8:41 am
RE: free will paradox - by Zen Badger - February 5, 2013 at 8:50 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 5, 2013 at 8:55 am
RE: free will paradox - by Zen Badger - February 6, 2013 at 6:13 am
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - February 5, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 3:06 am
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 6, 2013 at 3:48 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 4:10 am
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 6, 2013 at 9:00 am
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 6, 2013 at 10:03 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 2:39 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - February 6, 2013 at 4:02 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 6, 2013 at 6:53 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 6, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 5:32 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 6, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 7:34 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Darkstar - February 6, 2013 at 8:01 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 6, 2013 at 8:53 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 7, 2013 at 4:57 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 7, 2013 at 8:42 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 8, 2013 at 3:45 am
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - February 8, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 6, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - February 6, 2013 at 9:28 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 7, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - February 10, 2013 at 2:12 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2013 at 7:07 am
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 10, 2013 at 8:27 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - April 9, 2013 at 2:16 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 9, 2013 at 11:00 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - April 10, 2013 at 2:20 am
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 6, 2013 at 11:48 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 8, 2013 at 12:43 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 9, 2013 at 3:03 am
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 10, 2013 at 4:00 am
Re: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2013 at 4:44 am
RE: free will paradox - by Angrboda - February 10, 2013 at 6:31 am
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 10, 2013 at 7:22 am
Re: RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2013 at 7:57 am
RE: free will paradox - by Phish - February 10, 2013 at 8:01 am
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - February 10, 2013 at 2:53 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Captain Scarlet - February 10, 2013 at 12:43 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - February 10, 2013 at 9:13 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 9, 2013 at 4:06 pm
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2013 at 2:08 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2013 at 8:23 am
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - April 10, 2013 at 10:29 am
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 10, 2013 at 11:44 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - April 10, 2013 at 4:38 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - April 10, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 11, 2013 at 1:18 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 14, 2013 at 4:16 am
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 14, 2013 at 5:59 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 14, 2013 at 9:40 am
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 15, 2013 at 12:21 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 15, 2013 at 5:09 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - April 14, 2013 at 9:41 am
RE: free will paradox - by fr0d0 - April 11, 2013 at 2:38 am
RE: free will paradox - by Esquilax - April 11, 2013 at 3:42 am
RE: free will paradox - by Mystical - April 14, 2013 at 12:41 am
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - April 11, 2013 at 1:56 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Severan - April 12, 2013 at 1:49 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Darkstar - April 12, 2013 at 3:07 pm
RE: free will paradox - by justin - April 13, 2013 at 2:54 am
RE: free will paradox - by Severan - April 13, 2013 at 2:33 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Godschild - April 15, 2013 at 3:40 am
RE: free will paradox - by Severan - April 15, 2013 at 11:00 am
RE: free will paradox - by Anomalocaris - May 1, 2013 at 3:59 pm
RE: free will paradox - by Ryantology - May 1, 2013 at 4:07 pm
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