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  1. Sebbybear

    How do/don't you rationalize God

    Yes, you could say that. I'm at least severely skeptical of the idea of right and wrong being subjective. Sounds good! I look forward to hearing it. :) But, uh, when explaining things, please try to start at the beginning. I'm smart, but not well-educated in philosophy. (I had to Google...
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    How do/don't you rationalize God

    Sorry again! Why is there a time limit for editing??? I say neither free will nor predestination really exist in situations where there is no time, because each action/decision necessarily has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and is preceded by causes and succeeded by effects, etc. But if...
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    How do/don't you rationalize God

    I don't know about websites, but if you're interested in theology, there are a lot of great books about it! Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica is a ponderous beast and it takes forever to get through, but if you want to go deeper than "common knowledge," this is THE foundational text on pretty...
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    How do/don't you rationalize God

    Can't edit my post, so sorry for posting twice. Why does a perfect being need open will? What exactly IS "open will?" Is that the ability to make choices? Because that's only a thing in a temporal setting and can't possibly apply in a situation where all times are one. Are we defining a...
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    How do/don't you rationalize God

    Without spending all day on this one, I'd at least like to point out that the books of the bible were written by people for other people, and are full of so-called "inconsistencies" that are really more like attempts to explain something difficult in a way that everyone can understand. Reading...