Tony\'s God (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Monday, November 21, 2011, 18:54 (4752 days ago) @ David Turell

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David

Thank you. What is obvious to me is that it is very difficult to shake off parent's teachings (while you are in childhood. As an adult you may yearn to 'live up' to them.

Which is exactly what the concept of original sin, and the inheritance of it is all about. You can't make something clean from something dirty. You can't make something perfect from something that is flawed.

Conclusion: the worst way to build a reasonable belief system is to start with biblical teachings. That is why earlier on this website I mentioned my 'third way'. dhw is frightened by what he reads about God in the OT. dhw doesn't like evil; God should have made the world 'perfect' in his mind. No, God had to give us free will. We would be puppets otherwise. Making this Earth requires Earthquakes that kill, and so on. Theodicy is addressed in many ways.

I honestly don't think it matters which route you take, as long as you arrive at the proper destination. I completely agree with you on Free Will though.

Clean out the cobwebs, clear your mind and the existence of God is logical. There has to be a first cause.

Agreed

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.