(September 6, 2008 at 9:10 pm)Pete Wrote:The problem with this comparison is that we have reason to love our parents. They are present throughtout our upbringing, they clothe us, they feed us, they love us unconditionally. I can see that one might argue the same for God, but we have no demonstratable proof that it's God providing this to us. God makes himself difficult to find, and expects worship.(September 4, 2008 at 12:32 am)Tiberius Wrote: You have to question a God that gives us free will, doubt, and rational thought, then removes all presence of himself from the world and demands we worship him.God also gave us free will so we have the choice not to worship him. Did your parents give you choice of whether or not to like them/love them? In fact they couldn't make you like them/love them. But most people love their parents.
If a life-long orphan is approached by it's parents, does the orphan instantly feel love? No, because love is a response to nurture.
