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Oh, you think I was apologising.No. I'm pointing out that your reasoning is inconsistent. What you stated earlier would imply that God is ultimately responsible for the damnation of souls.
Like e.g. the people in the Nazi concentration camps?God consigns the unbelieving wicked to hell.
The attitude you have is seen in a lot of people in prison. They blame the judge for their being there. They are loathe to take responsibility for their deeds and would rather blame anyone but themselves.
God does as He wills.
Based on what you have stated, the judge is to blame. They are damned because he did not choose to "draw them to himself."God consigns the unbelieving wicked to hell.
The attitude you have is seen in a lot of people in prison. They blame the judge for their being there. They are loathe to take responsibility for their deeds and would rather blame anyone but themselves.
So does Big Brother in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. That's not a justification, it's an admission of moral bankruptcy.
eudaimonia,
Mark
And God has allowed you the freedom to make that judgment.
Seraphim Rose, huh? I'll check it out...I'm not big into reading philosophy though.
If the next book in the Stormlight Archive comes out though, I'll drop anything else I'm reading in a heartbeat.
Yes indeed - a mixture of experience, knowledge, observation, and thoughtfulness leads us both, I think!You're not the first person to point out that similarity. I think it's interesting too ...since we both claim to be concerned with the truth, yet arrive at such different conclusions.
I can only guess that the difference lies in how we each determine truth. Don't you think so?
led me to atheism when I was about 11
I already addressed this and plus there is available for your reading, much literature on this subject.Based on what you have stated, the judge is to blame. They are damned because he did not choose to "draw them to himself."
Does the literature do any better at explaining your inconsistency?I already addressed this and plus there is available for your reading, much literature on this subject.
Would you be saying the same thing if he had been "saved" at 11? No. You'd consider that praiseworthy.Because an inexperienced eleven year old is capable of determining such things that many adults struggle with.
Someone so young basing a solidified worldview is on no other basis than arbitrary sustenance.
Because an inexperienced eleven year old is capable of determining such things that many adults struggle with.
Someone so young basing a solidified worldview is on no other basis than arbitrary sustenance.
Would you be saying the same thing if he had been "saved" at 11? No. You'd consider that praiseworthy.
Loaded question.Does the literature do any better at explaining your inconsistency?
Of course it's loaded: you haven't explained anything. What you stated clearly placed the blame for damnation on your god. It's as simple as that.Loaded question.
So, should eleven year olds not have any firm opinions regarding religion? Should they perhaps not be taught religion by their parents or in school, so that they don't form those strong opinions? Should they perhaps not be taken to church, in case they form those strong opinions?
Ok.Of course it's loaded: you haven't explained anything. What you stated clearly placed the blame for damnation on your god. It's as simple as that.
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