(February 4, 2010 at 7:51 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: 1) Those who are not with us are against us ...is this also a false dichotomy?
Oh surprise surprise, he dodged my question.
First, in answer to your question, Yes it is a false Dichotomy, there are also those who don't care, what's your point?
Second, Would you care to answer my question? I'll repost to make it nice and easy for you to catch up:
You said Evil is the absence of good, but indifference is also the absent of Good, and indifference is not evil.
So how do you discern between, evil, indifference and good? Saying Evil is the absence of good clearly brings a false dichotomy.
Quote:2) Modified LMAO
If you think about what you just said, rather than trying to use it in a game, you might understand the beauty of the notion. God is a positive force, hence creation. Destruction is a result of the negative of that force. God is everywhere in the force. Evil is in the destruction of the force. It's completely logical.
Firstly, this isn't a 'game', i've been trying to understand what it is you believe and why and so far every time i dig just bellow the surface I get a fucking cop out response loaded with spin, dodge and bald-faced assertions that lack any attempt what-so-ever to show why your argument is logically valid.
Second, You still haven't explained 'the notion' adequately, I already pointed out that saying "Evil is the absence of good" is a false dichotomy, so using it in an argument is illogical.
If God is a positive force, such as creation or good, and it can be destroyed by a negative, leaving destruction and evil, then where does that leave God in the whole Omnipotent vs Omnibenevolent argument? If God is omnipotent he allows his Good to be negated by evil he is therefore not Omnibenevolent. If god is Omnibenevolent but is unable to prevent the destruction of his positive force, then he is not omnipotent. How do you reconcile the two if at all?
See, these are the kinds of questions that i have about your theology, they are perfectly valid concerns, but i'm not getting any answers to my questions nor explanations for Why my questions are wrong and what they should be. You continually fail to provide anything meaningful to further the discussion, i only ever get the feeling that you haven't got anything beneath the surface, just hot air.
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