Originally posted by psmith81992
No, that's being both arrogant and ignorant. You either subscribe to a God or you don't. If you don't, you don't get to sit there and dissect his motives if he theoretically existed. I've had this discussion ad nauseam. The fallible don't get to pretend they understand the infallible.
I don't see why they have a say. Atheists have as much of a say as anyone else.
Originally posted by psmith81992
Sure but atheists like surfur are as ignorant as theists like star.
If the universe is infinite, then there is an infinite number of possibilities, and God must be one of them. However, there should also be a Superman and the flash. Perhaps the universe isn't infinite.
Originally posted by psmith81992
Uh...Pass what you're smoking?
I didn't smoke anything.
Your point: No one should talk about something they cannot understand. Is that right? How could I talk about infinity when there is no way I could ever truly understand it? The fact is, I can. So, you are wrong. We can talk about things we can't understand.
Note: Perhaps if I did smoke something I would have an easier time expressing my self.
You're misunderstanding what God is looking for. He isn't seeking robotic devotion to feed His ego. He's looking for communication. He wants us to communicate with Him through prayer and devotion. He wants us to recognize that we have been separated from Him due to sin and the only way to reestablish the lost connection to Him is through faith in Christ Jesus. With the connection restored, we can communicate with him as a child would his/her parent. He is our Father. He wants us to communicate our problems to Him, express our fears to Him, etc. That is what God wants from us. He wants to be our Father. We need to be as loving and devoted to Him as we would our own parents.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I didn't smoke anything.Your point: No one should talk about something they cannot understand. Is that right? How could I talk about infinity when there is no way I could ever truly understand it? The fact is, I can. So, you are wrong. We can talk about things we can't understand.
Note: Perhaps if I did smoke something I would have an easier time expressing my self.
No, my point is don't talk about something as if you understand it when you really don't. IE (god is a mass murderer!!!)
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Why? If you take the bible literally, then you can draw that conclusion.
And those that want to justify that God doesn't exist because A, B, or C or "I don't believe in God because he's a mass murderer", use the literal meanings of the bible to justify their rationale.
Originally posted by psmith81992
And those that want to justify that God doesn't exist because A, B, or C or "I don't believe in God because he's a mass murderer", use the literal meanings of the bible to justify their rationale.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
If the universe is infinite, then there is an infinite number of possibilities, and God must be one of them. However, there should also be a Superman and the flash. Perhaps the universe isn't infinite.
We've discussed before that while your reasoning is right, the last word in your statement shouldn't be infinite but something more like "exhaustive". Infinite possibilities does not mean every possibility.