Evolution of Intelligence (Origins)

by David Turell , Tuesday, April 02, 2013, 21:09 (4040 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: The question BBella has raised is really what we understand by God. David tries hard not to give his God any human attributes, which is a far cry from Tony's version. For me, a god without human attributes might just as well be a great blob of mindless energy, since his existence will be irrelevant to mine, and mine to him.-My approach to God's personality is more nuanced than your description. I do not try to describe aspects of personality to God because I do not accept writers in the Bible descriptions of Him. They only anthropomorphize Him. Only if God would supply a list of his characteristics can we ever be sure of His feelings and intentions. Do I think God is interested in us? Yes, very much. Does he love all of us without reservation? I doubt it. Our brains are free to invent bad, evil things to do. With that freedom, He has to be like every parent, willing to forgive if there is change to the good. I recognize these as my suppositions. Adler's postion was 50/50% whether God took an interest in every prayer. He was cautious like I am. But I pray.