[B. Rabbit]

There was nothing arbitrary in my statement. Any intellectual being existing solely within space/time (including physical laws, geometry, etc.) --- cannot be God for the very reason that Physicist gave in explaining why there is no "before" the big bang, i.e. no "south" of the South Pole. If the being only exists "in" space/time, the being cannot be "before" space/time. The God of the Old Testament certainly seemed to live in "time" as we know it. In fact, at certain points, he changes his mind. How can that be if he is outside of space/time? Why would he flood the world?

[js1138]

Any intellectual being existing solely within space/time (including physical laws, geometry, etc.) --- cannot be God...

Good thing you remembered to include the word "solely". Otherwise you might have excluded th possibility that someone could be both human and God at the same time. No end of mischief there...

[js1138]

I guess I should have posted to Alamo...