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To: Junior
My question was clear and consistent, and two guys have answered it so far.

IF there exists a God who created heaven and earth (one that we would agree on at some future date, considering the supposition here is that there IS such a God), would it be a bad thing for all the world to acknowledge that specific God?

That's the same question I've asked for hours.

1,378 posted on 09/16/2005 12:56:14 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (There are very few shades of gray)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
IF there exists a God who created heaven and earth (one that we would agree on at some future date, considering the supposition here is that there IS such a God), would it be a bad thing for all the world to acknowledge that specific God?

Who knows? Hypothetically speaking if that God planned to torture forever everyone on earth who acknowledged Him then that would be a bad thing. Such a God might even lie about His intentions to fool worthy people into spreading His word.

You are assuming that (a) the God can be trusted and (b) the God is good according to conventional human standards of morality. Neither of these propositions is in evidence.

All hypothetical. I am not saying that this is true of the Christian God, but you cannot demonstrate that my proposition is false.

1,384 posted on 09/16/2005 1:02:05 PM PDT by Thatcherite (Conservative and Biblical Literalist are not synonymous)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Sure, acknowledge all you want. I'll probably join you. However, I refuse to let anyone who claims to speak for said god to run things.


1,385 posted on 09/16/2005 1:03:11 PM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Here's an answer:

Such a God would be self evident and would need no more acknowledgement than the nearest oak tree.

If He wanted universal acknowledgement, that is.


1,497 posted on 09/18/2005 11:58:32 AM PDT by From many - one.
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