Adstar:
My reply is as Dr. Cello's. Do you not realize that theodicy is a -field- of theories, with many different ones?
My reply is as Dr. Cello's. Do you not realize that theodicy is a -field- of theories, with many different ones?
"Theodicy, therefore, may be defined as an attempt to explain the nature of God through the exercise of reason alone."
but let's be logical. here is the most commonly phrased form of the problem of evil:
1. natural and human evils exist.
2. god is an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent being
3. natural and human evil are incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent being.
4. therefore, god does not exist
dr. cello said:congratulations! you have just performed a theodicy. one of the worst ever, but a theodicy nonetheless.
EDIT: and before i forget, i should point out that the bible is not persuasive in the least. please give legitimate reasons for me to believe that man's logic is flawed. kthxbye
Prince_James said:Adstar:
If human reason is excrement, and God created man in his image, are you not blasphemying against him?
In fact, you may well be saying -God's- reasoning is excrement, as we were made to be as he.
Moreover, do you assert that God is good?
No i am agreeing with God who cast man out of the garden of eden and provided His Son to cover our faultyness.
That line of thinking is the same line of thinking that will see satan in torment in the lake of fire for ever and ever. satan made the same claim. That he was the equal of God. So you join in that same thinking, that you where made as God. That James is blasphemy of the highest order, if you believe that then you believe in the deception of satan in the garden.
I assert that God is Just and the Justifier of those that believe Him. He is perfect.
Prince_James said:Adstar:
Faultyness in a creation of God.
So you deny we were made in God's image?
In what manner is he "just"?
Needless to say, you may once again take Dr. Cello's response as my own, too. I agree fully with his words.
Adstar said:Yes your a sadly deluded unfortunate. Non of those "thinkers" will save this world from the destruction both coming and now underway.
How 'bout NO, scotty...why don't you get with the program, and live in the MODERN WORLD.Adstar said:All Praise The Ancient Of Days
James James James your statement is useless and a statement without any backing is pathetic.
Man decided to embrace satans trap because men suffered from the same pride that satan has.
He helps the meek but resists the proud Oh there are so many things
Well at least Dr Cello can put a few thoughts together in points and right a paragraph of logic trying to back it up. He is a prideful, dismissive and self centered but at least he is an articulate snob.
He is not in the peanut gallery saying yeah what he said, yeah what he said.
Hapsburg said:How 'bout NO, scotty...why don't you get with the program, and live in the MODERN WORLD.
The year is 2005, not 1005.
Fucktard...
Prince_James said:Adstar:
Oooh. Bitey. What happened to turning the other cheek?
Adstar said:Sorry i don't want to be involved in a repeat Rome and play Caligula like the old days. I know what happened to old Rome and the same thing will happen to the repeat version. Your world is not so "Modern" as you think.
All Praise The Ancient Of Days