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- Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:32 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: God Particle? Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10176
Re: God Particle? Any ideas?
The way Christopher Hitchens rails against God makes you think he really does believe in a God, because no person would direct that much hatred and vitriol at something that doesn't exist. Romans 1 explains what we often do not see about unbelievers and atheists: "For the wrath of God is revea...
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:17 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Alien Life
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16566
Re: Alien Life
We always talk about the vastness of the heavens and the universe. But, from God's perspective, does HE think them so vast? And IF He had created any previous universe that lasted much longer, would it not be much more vast? And, again, just as our houses have many closets - often of different dimen...
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:58 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: What is hell like?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 23522
Re: What is hell like?
Zacchaeus wrote: "They are cast into Hell where they live alone in unquenchable fire, utter darkness, and unmanageable pain for eternity." Some of the descriptive terms of hell seem contradictory: "utter darkness" and "unquenchable fire." How can it be totally dark and...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: God Particle? Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10176
Re: God Particle? Any ideas?
And notice how atheists and agnostics, of all of the world's faiths they could choose to attempt to debunk, do they most often focus on, say, the Pantheistic faiths? Muslims? Hindus? Etc? NO, the focus is almost always Christianity they try to shoot down. Ever notice when unbelievers talk derisively...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:42 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: God Particle? Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10176
Re: God Particle? Any ideas?
Hmm, well, it's doesn't need to be divinely inspired and its only random if you think that our current form is perfect. Well, the perceived imperfections are merely God's design for His plan's for humans in this time and place. NONE of what we see now was designed or meant to have anything but a li...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:38 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: God Particle? Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10176
Re: God Particle? Any ideas?
Even richard dawkins said it was not random y:O2 Well, Rich, old boy, if it is not random, then...? Oh, I see, he entertains thoughts of some alien designers, to solve the problem. But, once again, the cosmic can is merely kicked back further into time, solving nothing about the origins of the begi...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:26 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: God Particle? Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10176
Re: God Particle? Any ideas?
Yes, truly, the Cyclical model of the universe / multi-verse, etc. is simply a kicking of the cosmic can farther backwards up the road. But at some point, the cycles had to have a BEGINNING. But what caused THAT beginning? And the order, the indescribable scale of precision, the necessary and unfath...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:56 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet-To asks: Wouldn't God's thoughts in his timeless eternity be original thoughts since he is only the only one there .. not to mention having them..? heheh God is the Originator of ALL things. Technically, I suppose you could say His thoughts are both ALL original and also that He has ALWAYS had ...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:32 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Alien Life
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16566
Re: Alien Life
One of the most awesome and amazing aspects of God is that, as we on earth are but tiny specks within this unfathomably enormous universe which God created, the fact that we, as sinful and disappointing as we are, actually MATTER to God; and that we matter so much that He loves us enough to die for ...
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:22 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
So, despite our different viewpoints on the reality or attributes of time, of how God relates to "it," and per my original post and question, I'm sensing that most here would agree with me by saying that God cannot have an ORIGINAL thought (one He has NEVER before known or contemplated), a...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:22 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet stated: you can refine what you say so that when it does come to engaging with a non believer you will be more equipped. The last part of his quote is very key! To me, while it's fun to ponder and speculate about the mysteries of God, the real importance of apologetics is actually two-fold: 1) I...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:58 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet-To, you are referring to philosophical views on time. And I would well agree with what William Lane Craig says: "Thus, the proper understanding of God, time, and eternity would be that God exists changelessly and timelessly prior to creation and in time after creation." And the "i...
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:41 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet-To, why would you think there could be ANYTHING God couldn't do, as long as it is not a fallacy type of thing, or sinful, and IF He so desired to do it and it so pleased Him to do it?I don't think God can create other "times", tell me how would that work?
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet-To, this has become a straining of knats - a pointless dialogue. My entire point is that God has no limitations as to what He CAN do (not in what He CHOOSES to do, but in what He has the ABILITY to do), outside of logical fallacies, sinful acts, and self-imposed constraints, and that there are N...
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:10 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29424
Re: Can God Ever Have An Original Thought?
Cet-To says, "God is limited to the number of things He can create." Cet-To, you are confusing the number of things He HAS created with what He CAN create if He so desires to - which has infinite POSSIBILITIES and in which there are no limits as to what He can create (that are not illogic...