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What if God was lying?

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wellwisher

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In terms of God lying; say you were a dad who had a small child, who asks you a question about a complicated thing; how does gravity work? Would you be lying if you dumb it down, so the child can learn something? Or would it be better to go through the complex math so you are as honest as you can, but he gets lost in the forest?

If God is what he is defined to be omniscience, he would need to dumb down quite a bit, to reach even the smartest people on earth. If he didn't dumb down to meet his audience, they would not be able to learn even the basics, so someday they could learn even more.
 
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wellwisher said:
In terms of God lying; say you were a dad who had a small child, who asks you a question about a complicated thing; how does gravity work? Would you be lying if you dumb it down, so the child can learn something? Or would it be better to go through the complex math so you are as honest as you can, but he gets lost in the forest?

If God is what he is defined to be omniscience, he would need to dumb down quite a bit, to reach even the smartest people on earth. If he didn't dumb down to meet his audience, they would not be able to learn even the basics, so someday they could learn even more.
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When did the OP mention anything about 'dumbing it down'?
 
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