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Amen. Certain conceptions of God do not stand up to scrutiny under the cold light of logic. This does not mean God does not exist; it simply means man's view of the Almighty is severely flawed and colored by his own expectations, wants and desires.

And I second that ;)
However, one scenario under which that interpretation might make sense is one where this god is very angry at us mortals for being such a naughty and depraved lot. He wants to forgive us but he cannot do so before he hasn't vented his anger somehow.
He could release hell on us lowly vermin but because he loves us so much he decides to pull a Tyler Durden on himself (or a second instantiation of himself).

1,073 posted on 02/21/2006 10:55:03 AM PST by BMCDA (If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it,we would be so simple that we couldn't)

He wants to forgive us but he cannot do so before he hasn't vented his anger somehow.

When I was a kid, people poked fun at the Greek and Pagan Gods for having such human foibles as emotions.