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So, you claim.Our DNA was designed before we started splitting cells to become a Homo Sapiens. It was programed to exist and the programer is called God.
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So, you claim.Our DNA was designed before we started splitting cells to become a Homo Sapiens. It was programed to exist and the programer is called God.
God gave man dominion over the earth, so the buck stops with humans.[He] willed the universe into existence in full, indeed perfect, knowledge of the consequences of [his] action. All bucks stop at his desk. There's nowhere else they could stop.
That's right, and God created humans good. What happened after that is their own responsibility.Humans operate according to a design which the bible says was made by God's own hand.
God's knowledge of what humans would choose to do is not what caused humans to do what they did. There is no logical connection whatsoever.And again [he] has perfect knowledge of everything that would happen as a result ─ and accordingly must be taken to have desired and deliberately caused that result.
That is not God's morality, since those laws did not come from God. The Old Testament was written by men so it is the testament of men. What makes you think that God had anything to do with it?You mean the rules about buying, selling, owning, bonking, thrashing, and generally trading in slaves? I don't hold with slavery, just as I don't hold with invasive war, or human sacrifice, or women as property, or murderous religious intolerance, so my morality is vastly different to God's.
You cannot know that you would do a better job unless you had to do that job.If I had the qualities of omnipotence, omniscience, perfection ─ and of course benevolence ─ I assure you I could design a better kind of dominant critter than us present lot.
What was that purpose, exactly? Please spell it out for me.
That's right, I can ask you this question because I have a mind to think and free will to decide to ask you this question, but so what?An omnigod can create whatever universe he wants..
He wanted this specific universe where you asked me that question.
Therefore he created the specific universe where you would ask me that question.
Nope. The omnipotent omniscient God had known before [he] created the universe what was going to happen when [he] did that. But [he] did it anyway, obviously because it was what [he] had always intended and desired.God gave man dominion over the earth, so the buck stops with humans.
That's at a human level, where we all feel as though we own our own decisions.The buck stops with humans who commit evil actions, with full knowledge of the evil they are committing. Every court of law knows that.
No, [he] made them as [he] wanted them to be, and with full knowledge of the consequences.That's right, and God created humans good. What happened after that is their own responsibility.
There's an absolutely pure connection. [He] made those humans with full, perfect foreknowledge of the consequences of making them. We're all doing exactly and only what [he] intended before [he] made the universe.God's knowledge of what humans would choose to do is not what caused humans to do what they did. There is no logical connection whatsoever.
Let's get this clear ─ made the universe, you say, but did so in ignorance of how things would turn out? A shot in the dark?God did not cause anything except for the creation of the universe including planet earth
Then on what basis do you assert that humans were purely good (other than purely good at surviving long enough to breed) when we have no reason to think the stock from which genus Homo and thus them were descended were "purely good"?but humans were purely GOOD, before they started to make bad choices, and I am not referring to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
If that is what your god designed you to say, there is nothing you or I can do about it.That's right, I can ask you this question because I have a mind to think and free will to decide to ask you this question, but so what?
Agree with you! Well stated.God gave man dominion over the earth, so the buck stops with humans.
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
The buck stops with humans who commit evil actions, with full knowledge of the evil they are committing.
Every court of law knows that.
That's right, and God created humans good. What happened after that is their own responsibility.
If you choose to hold to the Bible....
Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
God's knowledge of what humans would choose to do is not what caused humans to do what they did. There is no logical connection whatsoever.
God did not cause anything except for the creation of the universe including planet earth, and God caused humans to evolve, but humans were purely GOOD, before they started to make bad choices, and I am not referring to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
That is not God's morality, since those laws did not come from God. The Old Testament was written by men so it is the testament of men. What makes you think that God had anything to do with it?
You cannot know that you would do a better job unless you had to do that job.
The purpose of this life is to know and worship God and develop spiritual qualities and thereby prepare our souls for life in the next world. We develop these qualities of character by serving God by serving other people.
That is patently absurd. God did not design me to say anything. God created me with free will to choose what to say and that is why I am fully accountable for what I say.If that is what your god designed you to say, there is nothing you or I can do about it.
God wrote your part really well. I almost can't see his fingers moving when you type.That is patently absurd. God did not design me to say anything. God created me with free will to choose what to say and that is why I am fully accountable for what I say.
No, God did not desire or intend for humans to do anything after they were created. Humans were created good but we have two natures, a spiritual or higher nature and our material or lower nature. We all have free will, so we can choose to act according to one of our two natures.Nope. The omnipotent omniscient God had known before [he] created the universe what was going to happen when [he] did that. But [he] did it anyway, obviously because it was what [he] had always intended and desired.
No, there are no reasons why humans are not free to commit evil actions, with full knowledge of the evil they are committing. Every court of law knows that.That's at a human level, where we all feel as though we own our own decisions.
But given an omnipotent, omniscient God, that can't be true. (There are other reasons why that can't be true, but they're not our topic.)
So what if God knew? That does not make God responsible in any way!No, [he] made them as [he] wanted them to be, and with full knowledge of the consequences.
But as I said above, God had no intentions for humans. God allowed and wanted to determine their own intentions. That is why God gave us free will.There's an absolutely pure connection. [He] made those humans with full, perfect foreknowledge of the consequences of making them. We're all doing exactly and only what [he] intended before [he] made the universe.
That is just your way to blame God for human choices and actions, a way to pass the buck for what humans are responsible for. It is completely illogical.Alternatively, [he]'s not omnipotent and not omniscient and not perfect. In that case [he]'s guilty of negligence and like any negligent agent still has full responsibility for the consequences of [his] agency.
So what if God knew? What God knew was not the cause of human actions. There is no logical connection.Let's get this clear ─ made the universe, you say, but did so in ignorance of how things would turn out? A shot in the dark?
The Scriptures are the basis for my beliefs.Then on what basis do you assert that humans were purely good (other than purely good at surviving long enough to breed) when we have no reason to think the stock from which genus Homo and thus them were descended were "purely good"?
No, but they are not evil either. Animals do not have free will, they act on animal instincts, so they are not accountable for their actions.Are all the critters in the wild "purely good""
So, in your view, God is NOT omniscient hence NOT perfect?No, God did not desire or intend for humans to do anything after they were created. Humans were created good but we have two natures, a spiritual or higher nature and our material or lower nature. We all have free will, so we can choose to act according to one of our two natures.
What God would be so barbarous as to require a human sacrifice before doing the obviously proper thing, which [he] should have been doing from the start?The Christ sacrificed Himself so that men might be freed from the imperfections of the physical nature and might become possessed of the virtues of the spiritual nature.
That explains why God sits on [his] hands while a child drowns in a swimming pool. Not my problem, says God, even though I've always known that was going to happen, and one of the things I considered before I created the universe in the form it is.So what if God knew? That does not make God responsible in any way!
So God is NOT omniscient, NOT omnipotent (or [he]'d make [him]self omniscient), NOT perfect ─ is that what you're saying?But as I said above, God had no intentions for humans. God allowed and wanted to determine their own intentions. That is why God gave us free will.
In the real world I don't even know what a real God is. I'm simply working out the consequences of having an omni God.That is just your way to blame God for human choices and actions, a way to pass the buck for what humans are responsible for. It is completely illogical.
But humans are animals. There's no sense in which humans are NOT animals.No, but they are not evil either. Animals do not have free will, they act on animal instincts, so they are not accountable for their actions.
No one does.Animals do not have free will,
So do youthey act on animal instincts,
This is false for social mammals at the very least.so they are not accountable for their actions.
We are in the likeness of God because we can invent computers, fly in jets and manipulate DNA. We are capable of understanding math, science, literature & physics because we are designed by God to have advanced creative capabilities. Other animals are not. I have seen paintings done by a horse but I doubt he would ever learn enough to work at Pixar.So, in your view, God is NOT omniscient hence NOT perfect?
Each human has one nature, formed from his or her genetics and his or her upbringing, culture, education and experiences.
What God would be so barbarous as to require a human sacrifice before doing the obviously proper thing, which [he] should have been doing from the start?
That explains why God sits on [his] hands while a child drowns in a swimming pool. Not my problem, says God, even though I've always known that was going to happen, and one of the things I considered before I created the universe in the form it is.
So God is NOT omniscient, NOT omnipotent (or [he]'d make [him]self omniscient), NOT perfect ─ is that what you're saying?
In the real world I don't even know what a real God is. I'm simply working out the consequences of having an omni God.
But humans are animals. There's no sense in which humans are NOT animals.
Yes, we're the smartest species on the planet when viewed in those terms.We are in the likeness of God because we can invent computers, fly in jets and manipulate DNA. We are capable of understanding math, science, literature & physics because we are designed by God to have advanced creative capabilities. Other animals are not. I have seen paintings done by a horse but I doubt he would ever learn enough to work at Pixar.
Tell that to the judge.No one does.
Not relevant.Tell that to the judge.
Completely relevant for reasons posted.Not relevant.
No reasons were posted. You quoted stuff from legal system and people's desires. As though either determines how things really are.Completely relevant for reasons posted.
I do not know what you mean by perfect. I believe God is perfect and omniscient.So, in your view, God is NOT omniscient hence NOT perfect?
God did not require it of Jesus, Jesus chose to sacrifice himself for the sins and inequities of humanity.What God would be so barbarous as to require a human sacrifice before doing the obviously proper thing, which [he] should have been doing from the start?
God is not responsible to intervene in this world and play Superman.That explains why God sits on [his] hands while a child drowns in a swimming pool. Not my problem, says God, even though I've always known that was going to happen, and one of the things I considered before I created the universe in the form it is.
No, that is not what I am saying. God is omnipotent, omniscient and perfect.So God is NOT omniscient, NOT omnipotent (or [he]'d make [him]self omniscient), NOT perfect ─ is that what you're saying?
You mean what you think would be the consequences according to your understanding of what it means to be omnipotent and omniscient.In the real world I don't even know what a real God is. I'm simply working out the consequences of having an omni God.
Human are animals but we are more than animals because we have a spiritual nature other animals don't have.But humans are animals. There's no sense in which humans are NOT animals.