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Why do most people assume God is benevolent?
- Thread starter rojse
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themadhair
Well-Known Member
No. The flood was myth. Most Christians understand that it is not literal which may surprise you.
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
rojse
RF Addict
But most of the posters on here have broken away from tradition, and are able to question their beliefs. Why not benevolence?
rojse
RF Addict
The Bible may well be myth, but the God of the Bible is not.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Thief here...okay guys...let's get on the same page...if you can.
This is actually simple....
For this thread, post #1 implies the existence of God.
Without this portion of the opening premise...we have a very lengthy waste of time here.
It is also contained in the opening premise the possibility of God interacting with Man and He refrains from harm doing, as He does so.
If you insist on discounting biblical knowledge of God....then this thread is bogus... empty words....and will continue as such.
If you retain biblical knowledge as argument...then God has His "moments".
Perhaps we should refrain the risk of such debate.
He is known to be...jealous...vengeful...narcissistic...domineering...etc.
Do you want to risk His anger?
This is actually simple....
For this thread, post #1 implies the existence of God.
Without this portion of the opening premise...we have a very lengthy waste of time here.
It is also contained in the opening premise the possibility of God interacting with Man and He refrains from harm doing, as He does so.
If you insist on discounting biblical knowledge of God....then this thread is bogus... empty words....and will continue as such.
If you retain biblical knowledge as argument...then God has His "moments".
Perhaps we should refrain the risk of such debate.
He is known to be...jealous...vengeful...narcissistic...domineering...etc.
Do you want to risk His anger?
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rojse
RF Addict
No, it assumes that people believe in the existence of God (whether this God exists is not of consequence for this debate), and that this God has the quality of benevolence. The second presumption pops up often in debate, and I wished to see why this was so.
No, the presumption is that people presume that God is benevolent, and the question is why the presumption is so.
Some people have progressed beyond the Bible in their theology, Thief.
Azakel
Liebe ist für alle da
I know, I was just making a wider observation. I did mean to place all Christians in the same grouping.
I really have no idea. Why?:angel2:
rojse
RF Addict
No; it seems that several people have found a subject peripherally related to the OP that they are interested in discussing.
Why close it? All that will happen is that a new thread will be made so everyone can debate there. I see no reason for the thread to close, anyway - it seems to conform to all of the posting rules so far - no personal insults, no spam, or anything of that nature.
That seems to be what the other posters think.
rojse
RF Addict
A few people have attempted to answer the question.
rojse
RF Addict
I know you didn't.
Neither do I; hence, the thread.
I suppose I have a rough idea now, though, having created this thread.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Thief here...Rojse....
So now the confession presents itself....
You incited the debate...for curiosity...with preset notions of your own already in place....
Is this not true?
This entire dialog had no value. Through out it's entire length, people expressed their beliefs...vehemently...repeatedly...and all for your personal entertainment.
That's fine. I hope you had your fun.
But if God does bear resemblance to us...in mind and heart...then all who participated here...are now at risk.
God is not one to be tested....and what you are willing to say of Him will be repeated...later on.
If your assertions are correct...no problem...but if your "presumptions" prove false...then what of you...as you stand before the angelic?
So now the confession presents itself....
You incited the debate...for curiosity...with preset notions of your own already in place....
Is this not true?
This entire dialog had no value. Through out it's entire length, people expressed their beliefs...vehemently...repeatedly...and all for your personal entertainment.
That's fine. I hope you had your fun.
But if God does bear resemblance to us...in mind and heart...then all who participated here...are now at risk.
God is not one to be tested....and what you are willing to say of Him will be repeated...later on.
If your assertions are correct...no problem...but if your "presumptions" prove false...then what of you...as you stand before the angelic?
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
To you perhaps.
Not to me though.
rojse
RF Addict
Not at all. I had read quite a few posts that presumed God to be benevolent, and I wished to see why this was so. If I was wrong in this presumption (which I entertained as a possibility), I would be told so quite quickly by posters on this forum.
Just to clear up any misconceptionsthat you have, the only agenda was to have the question answered in the OP. The OP of the thread represents my best efforts to ask the question that I had on my mind, expressed in the manner that I thought most clearly and articulately expressed my question. If the OP has gone in a different direction to this, then I have failed to express myself properly in the OP, or because the posters have seen an issue which they thought more worthy of discussion than the OP itself, neither of which can be said to be deliberate on my part.
rojse
RF Addict
I was questioning people's perceptions of God's nature. Entirely different.