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Archaeopteryx
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Why would that not be possible? You already conceded that you would unquestioningly kill men, women, and children at the behest of some divine authority.
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The term "good" in this context is largely a subjective matter. I would say that one who has a good command, knowledge, and understanding of his specific discipline with an ability to clearly elucidate his views is a good philosopher. You may disagree.
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juvenissun
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Archaeopteryx
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I already outlined what I considered important to good philosophy. You ignored it.
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You mean wise people in recent academic history made a big mistake?
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No. You're making a mistake by not understanding that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
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If by "wonderful", you mean "self-contradicting" on this issue - I agree.
I also note that you haven't once even attempted at explaining why "mercy" in the case of your god is not "the suspension of justice"...
All you did was assert that and you keep repeating the assertion, as if you are making any kind of point. But you're not. You're just repeating your claim.
But what else is new, off course...
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I don't know if this has been asked before, but:
Since God's only begotten Son was mortal wouldn't He have died anyway even if He hadn't been crucified? And how much of a sacrifice was it since He was only dead for three days and then returned better than ever, eating fish and feeling no pain?
I think more than a few parents would sacrifice their only son if they knew for a certainty - as God knew - that their son would be resurrected as an immortal within 3 days.
Since God's only begotten Son was mortal wouldn't He have died anyway even if He hadn't been crucified? And how much of a sacrifice was it since He was only dead for three days and then returned better than ever, eating fish and feeling no pain?
I think more than a few parents would sacrifice their only son if they knew for a certainty - as God knew - that their son would be resurrected as an immortal within 3 days.
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You are not trying to learn. So I saved my explanation. (of course.)
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Nice cop-out.
Whenever you are ready to provide an actual explanation instead of an assertion, I'll be happy to read it and discuss it further.
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To answer this I will direct you to a treatment of this issue in section 3.2 of the article linked below.
plato.stanford.edu/entries/anselm/#ConDivAtt
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Archaeopteryx
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That's not very convincing. All he does is claim that lying is a weakness (in what sense?) and that God cannot be weak, so therefore, he cannot lie. But that would seem to be discordant with one of the foundational premises of Christianity, which is that God willingly became "weak" so that, through him, we could become strong (1).
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