anglican1549

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by anglican1549 12y ago
But an invisible horse is referencing a thing simply without the accidents of visibility, but a finite thing nevertheless. You're still trapped in a category Christians (or any traditional Theists) don't believe about God. We&#x
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by anglican1549 12y ago
"God throws a few temper tantrums in the Old Testament." Clearly there are descriptions of God's kindled wrath that is admittedly frightful and overwhelming. Do these eruptions of anger and fury and wrath somehow militate ag
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by anglican1549 12y ago
"God is often depicted as moody and overly worried about what we think of him." Moodiness? I can give you human examples of this trait; but what specifically do you have in mind about God that portrays Him as such? This way I kn
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by anglican1549 12y ago
Why does insecurity come into play? Couldn't there be other reasons for God being adamant about what a person believes (i.e., worships)? What if man's nature really is best nurtured by and finds its completion in (his telos )
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by anglican1549 12y ago
It certainly is reasonable to look for an archetype for what we consider transcendent acts and qualities. Even the most ardent atheist generally is moved by acts of mercy, heroics, sacrifice, and unmerited love. His chosen framework cannot
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by anglican1549 12y ago
Your epistemology and categories are already flawed, as if there's an analogy between a thing (like a horse) and the Ground of Being (classically called "God"). God in classical theism is not a "thing" among things