We now know that genetics plays a crucial role in determining what kind of people we become. Everything from how we look, to our level of intelligence, to our temperament, our risk of depression, and all kinds of other relevant traits, are all to some degree affected by what our genes are.
When the Abrahamic God decided that he would judge people as being evil, and condemn them to hell, was he aware that an important factor in determining peoples' behaviors are their genes, something they have no control over?
I think a lot of people incorrectly assign all kinds of qualities to God, such as omnipresence, omnipotence, etc. We really have no credible information as to whether or not the God of the bible and koran is even real, let alone whether he has such all-powerful qualities. Maybe his power is a lot more limited - though still very powerful - than a lot of us might think. If that is the case, perhaps God simply had no way of knowing that people have genes because he didn't have the kind of power needed to figure that out - and that these genes may have a lot more to do with what people are like than what they choose to be like? Maybe he thought that people are entirely responsible for their actions, which in turn made it easy for him to judge people? However, if he was ignorant of genetics, at least some - maybe even all - of his judgements would undoubtedly be unjustified.
If God did eventually realize that what humans are like is influenced by genetics, do you think he would stop judging people so easily? Would he be justified in judging people at all considering people may not have enough control over their choices and actions due to their genes to warrant a black or white judgement?
When the Abrahamic God decided that he would judge people as being evil, and condemn them to hell, was he aware that an important factor in determining peoples' behaviors are their genes, something they have no control over?
I think a lot of people incorrectly assign all kinds of qualities to God, such as omnipresence, omnipotence, etc. We really have no credible information as to whether or not the God of the bible and koran is even real, let alone whether he has such all-powerful qualities. Maybe his power is a lot more limited - though still very powerful - than a lot of us might think. If that is the case, perhaps God simply had no way of knowing that people have genes because he didn't have the kind of power needed to figure that out - and that these genes may have a lot more to do with what people are like than what they choose to be like? Maybe he thought that people are entirely responsible for their actions, which in turn made it easy for him to judge people? However, if he was ignorant of genetics, at least some - maybe even all - of his judgements would undoubtedly be unjustified.
If God did eventually realize that what humans are like is influenced by genetics, do you think he would stop judging people so easily? Would he be justified in judging people at all considering people may not have enough control over their choices and actions due to their genes to warrant a black or white judgement?
