How God works (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, January 19, 2013, 20:28 (4117 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: If God exists ... and I remain open-minded on the subject ... his nature is of concern to me. You have, I'm sure with the very best of intentions, tried to reassure me........... I can see nothing other than selected quotes from various mainly unknown authors to even suggest that his nature is any different from the mixture we see all around us. Hardly surprising if he created man in his own image!-
Trying to fathom God's nature is what gets you in trouble with yourself and in trouble with Tony. I don't fight with tony's impression of who God is and what is His nature. Tony doesn't really know; his authorities are only guessing, and everyone tries to make God human. He is not human. He is a very special consciousness, and per Adler, a personality like no other person we know.-The Muslims attempt to know Him thru His works. That is the very best approach. we know that He gave humans free will. That allows the evil to appear.
He chose to develop life through evolution. That requires dog eat dog. Perhaps that is the only way life could go from bacteria to US. Perhaps his creative ability is limited. WE do not know.-What I am saying is that you are trying to be too analytical about a subject that we can only guess at. I became very comforable with my analysis when I quit trying to carry it to your extreme.