Watching asteroids: a close one is coming (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, April 17, 2017, 23:18 (2778 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Please do not assign me with any firm beliefs about God's possible human characteristics. Those are discussion points only. As I look at reality I see purpose, and certainly that is a human attribute, but beyond that point I find no evidence of anything else. God's love is a religious proposition as an example.

dhw: But the only purpose you see is the production of humans, and then you refuse to ask why he would want to produce humans, which I would have expected to be a pretty important question!

I don't know why and neither do you. I presume to share in His consciousness and relate to Him through it. I've said this before.

dhw; If it is reasonable to assume he is pleased with his creations, then why is it unreasonable to suggest that he created them in order to derive pleasure from them – and what is the difference between deriving pleasure and enjoying?

Tony has covered this. I'm sure He has been pleased with his creations, but not with the bad results of granting free will.