Guitar's Cry
Disciple of Pan
doppelgänger;910374 said:At the very same time I'd also see the drawing drawing my own hand . . . .:yes:
Ah, the special revelations of art!
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God Is Not A Tolerant God
- Thread starter thedictator
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Ah, the special revelations of art!
I would suspect so. You don't see the spotted horses killing off the brown ones or opressing them.
I have found that everytime someone follows "GOD is.." with an appelation or attribute, they have made an error that someone somewhere will immediately disagree with.
Case in point "God is not a tolerant God"...did OP really expect anyone to accept this even though it was clearly meant that He was intolerant of bad things?
No. Better to say GOD is whatever you want Him to be...nothing else makes sense.
Case in point "God is not a tolerant God"...did OP really expect anyone to accept this even though it was clearly meant that He was intolerant of bad things?
No. Better to say GOD is whatever you want Him to be...nothing else makes sense.
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
Doesn't the latter part contradict the former?
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
You must remember god has a sense of humour
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
But if God is intolerant, wouldn't God be dour? Would God tolerate our little jokes? Or is God's sense of humor sick, like mine?:sarcastic
What if we don't value a tolerant god? What if I want a hardass to lay down the rules?
What are the benefits of a tolerant God, and who defines "tolerant"?
It all comes back to being an ideal man created.
Wandered Off
Sporadic Driveby Member
As is any image we can possibly have of God. That's about the only way humans can process anything spiritual.
Darkness
Psychoanalyst/Marxist
FatMan said:
Some people like Dictators. Most of us don't. Humanism is becoming the dominate value of the Western World. And realize, there is a difference between being tough and giving psychotic torture.
Can we agree that Love is superior to Hate? The benefit of a tolerant God is that He realizes humans are born into a hectic world with an infinite number of different paths. It is foolishness to punish someone forever merely because they made a "bad" decision. Many of the God of Christendom's commandments are as absurd as saying it is immoral to drink Orange Juice. Why hate someone for drinking orange juice? "Tolerance" is a subjective term. However, I believe the basic definition is not abusing others who are operating within the brackets morality; respecting others freedoms. Violation of another's will is the basis of wrong or you could say that harm in the basis of wrong. Think of God as the Government of the Universe. As long as no one is getting hurt who doesn't wish to be hurt, it is not God's right to tell us what to do.FatMan said:
athanasius
Well-Known Member
God Is Not A Tolerant God?
Of coarse he is. At least he is more tolerant than I am. If I had his power I would have wasted the human race along time ago. Thank God he is merciful and more tolerant to our sinful behavior. That doesn't mean that he isn't just and won't keep his promises if we choose to go that route. If we choose hell, he will honor our choice. But he indeed is far more tolerant than any of us.
Of coarse he is. At least he is more tolerant than I am. If I had his power I would have wasted the human race along time ago. Thank God he is merciful and more tolerant to our sinful behavior. That doesn't mean that he isn't just and won't keep his promises if we choose to go that route. If we choose hell, he will honor our choice. But he indeed is far more tolerant than any of us.
yossarian22
Resident Schizophrenic
Superior in what?
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
To a leader seeking to facilitate his power, hate can be and often is greatly superior to love.
Honestly, even if you don't believe in God, I think it would be ridiculous to think that any human would know anything about what God thinks. Since I do believe in God, I can say that I possibly know 1*10^-25% of what God knows, and that is a mighty small bit.
