Quote: from FurryPanther at 4:37 pm on Sep. 9, 2008 God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP agreed
God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP
FP
agreed
I agree as well.
How do you feel when you hear that phrase? I heard it from a movie and it spoke volumes to me. I think I gave up on faith a while ago.
I find it amusing, because the existence of a horrible place has nothing to do with the existence, or lack thereof, of any deity.
Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:56 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from justin1990rm at 9:50 am on Sep. 9, 2008 if we had no free will, we wouldnt notice it, it would be "feel" the same as living with free will We would be nothing more than puppets. I don't think that'd feel the same. Besides, God created us to worship and honour him. Those two things, along with faith in his existence, cannot arise if we don't have free will. Our entire existence would be null and void. FP you would feel the same because its impossible to know whether you have free will or not
Quote: from justin1990rm at 9:50 am on Sep. 9, 2008 if we had no free will, we wouldnt notice it, it would be "feel" the same as living with free will We would be nothing more than puppets. I don't think that'd feel the same. Besides, God created us to worship and honour him. Those two things, along with faith in his existence, cannot arise if we don't have free will. Our entire existence would be null and void. FP
if we had no free will, we wouldnt notice it, it would be "feel" the same as living with free will
We would be nothing more than puppets. I don't think that'd feel the same.
Besides, God created us to worship and honour him. Those two things, along with faith in his existence, cannot arise if we don't have free will. Our entire existence would be null and void.
Exactly. One would surmise, "I can go to the store OR stay home. I must have free will." However, it's a catch 22. Whatever you do is what god made you do. Whatever you think is what god made you thought. T'is the illusion of free will, and there is no way to prove or disprove it.
However, it's a catch 22. Whatever you do is what god made you do. Whatever you think is what god made you thought. T'is the illusion of free will, and there is no way to prove or disprove it.
Quote: from justin1990rm at 4:50 pm on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:48 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from justin1990rm at 9:47 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:37 am on Sep. 9, 2008 God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP i think god is an asshole though, he knew by giving free will he would be screwing alot of people over, and in a way its his fault; we are like his naughty children And he also know all the good that could come out of it. There were two options: we have free will, and will occasionally abuse it, or we don't, and are the drones of God. Quite frankly, God would be more of an asshole by forcing the latter. FP if we had no free will, we wouldnt notice it, it would be "feel" the same as living with free will but we'd stil be robots
Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:48 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from justin1990rm at 9:47 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:37 am on Sep. 9, 2008 God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP i think god is an asshole though, he knew by giving free will he would be screwing alot of people over, and in a way its his fault; we are like his naughty children And he also know all the good that could come out of it. There were two options: we have free will, and will occasionally abuse it, or we don't, and are the drones of God. Quite frankly, God would be more of an asshole by forcing the latter. FP if we had no free will, we wouldnt notice it, it would be "feel" the same as living with free will
Quote: from justin1990rm at 9:47 am on Sep. 9, 2008 Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:37 am on Sep. 9, 2008 God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP i think god is an asshole though, he knew by giving free will he would be screwing alot of people over, and in a way its his fault; we are like his naughty children And he also know all the good that could come out of it. There were two options: we have free will, and will occasionally abuse it, or we don't, and are the drones of God. Quite frankly, God would be more of an asshole by forcing the latter. FP
Quote: from FurryPanther at 8:37 am on Sep. 9, 2008 God has allowed man to have free will, and that is what people have done with it. Evil acts in no way disprove God... FP i think god is an asshole though, he knew by giving free will he would be screwing alot of people over, and in a way its his fault; we are like his naughty children
And he also know all the good that could come out of it.
There were two options: we have free will, and will occasionally abuse it, or we don't, and are the drones of God.
Quite frankly, God would be more of an asshole by forcing the latter.
but we'd stil be robots
happy robots, then he could turn on our free will when we got to heaven?
Way more fun that way.
Quote: from osmoticdespair at 9:40 am on Sep. 9, 2008 I always find it odd. It is not like Auschwitz was the first terrible thing to have happened. Agreed. Salem Witch Trials, anyone? FP
I always find it odd. It is not like Auschwitz was the first terrible thing to have happened.
Agreed. Salem Witch Trials, anyone?
or a million other atrocities that have existed since before the recorded history of man?
So long as there are men there will be wars-Albert Einstein.
Honestly I find this quote much more profound than the one in the OP
you'd rathe be a robot?