If God was a physically manifested entity, he would need be in some particular location at a particular time (he would have to be confined to the time\space dimensions). This God would intervine everytime a human commited a crime\injustice against another human being, but knowing of this Gods existence people would be a little more fearfull of offending\displeasing this God, would that not then rule out their free will and limit their behaviour and actions?
2006-12-15 03:38:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
AtheistGuru which part of "hypothetical situation" do you not understand.
2006-12-15 03:52:01 · update #1
No. You would still have the free will to do as you please, you could still murder, you'd just think before you acted.
Like a child and her parents. She knows she's not supposed to go outside when its rainey, but she still does so anyway and gets grounded.
2006-12-15 03:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by m_thurson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
>> If God was a physically manifested entity, he would need be in some particular location at a particular time (he would have to be confined to the time\space dimensions).
Right. But god had to "theoretically" exist outside our universe at one point (that is, if he created it), which means he'd be outside space/time. So he can't be a physical entitity.
>> This God would intervine everytime a human commited a crime\injustice against another human being
Actually, no. According to the theists, god omnisciently knew all that would happen ahead of time, and what people would respond with. Then he created them with that knowledge... so where's the free will?
>> would that not then rule out their free will and limit their behaviour and actions?
I agree - you just need to be a little more eloquent in your presentation of the problem. :)
2006-12-15 03:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say no, they can still choose to act as they wish and take the punishment. Taking free will away would be if we were all born loving god with no possibility or even thinking otherwise.
-atheist
(Yngona, it's a hypothetical, you know.. like the existence of god)
2006-12-15 03:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that wouldn't rule out our free will nor limite our behaviour and actions. In fact, that would surely determine many people to get together in order to try to get rid of Him
2006-12-15 03:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by R. G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I circulate!! for sure the situation i'm at is quite grimy and the ants are relatively clever (to locate the lifeless cockroach). Yeah and once I moved i could checklist the situation i became staying at !!!!!! Oh yeah, and previously I left the situation i could kill the ants too and verify the cockroach became lifeless (in simple terms in case it had large insect potential like the ants).
2016-10-15 00:14:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok .. you had me on the first part. You lost me on the part about god [intervining]. I dont think god intervines in daily existence. I think god is the very stuff of creation; therefore, god is in all of us - which is why I got the first part.
2006-12-15 03:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Yngona D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would not eliminate free will, people who still have it, but it would limit their behavior and actions. For example, Joe Bob could decide to murder his wife, but in your scenario, God would stop him from doing it, not stop him from trying or wanting to.
2006-12-15 03:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, the Flying Spaghetti Monster wiggles His noodley appendages for our delight. That's about all. He does not intervine.
Ramen !
2006-12-15 03:42:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
2006-12-15 03:41:56 · answer #9 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋