create a being more powerful than himself, or more knowledgeable. What about equal to himself? After all, the second "God" would be a creation, which seems to be outside of the definition of God. If you appeal to faith as a way out, you make room for the "faith" as the 9/11 hijackers (meaning faith is compatible wuith any action). Just look at the highly lauded "faith" of Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice Isaac. If you make the claim "human intellect (logic, etc.) cannot comprehend God," you make a claim which undermines itself. So how does one hold these beliefs in any way that is not ultimately absurd?
2007-01-22 10:05:36 · 7 answers · asked by neil s 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You may be interested in finding interesting treatments of your kind of questions in the works of Albert Camus. Particularly, "Lyrical and Critical Essays".
Have fun with that!
2007-01-22 10:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by voodooprankster 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wish I knew the answer to your question, but I don't. I agree is it ultimatley absurd!! I listen to some survivers of 911 and they would say something like " I am so thankful to God for letting me live thru this" and I am thinking, well why would God just let all the others die? And then " thou shall not kill" and yet "God" told others they must sacrafice a lamb or person ! There is more killings over religous groups etc.... no, to me it does not make anything comprehendable about a God that lets certain people live thru 911 and other horrible events and then when I think about the Holocaust.....and many other situations.....well I don't wish to upset anyone so I will let it go now.
2007-01-22 18:16:17 · answer #2 · answered by lady_tiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In philosophy there are rules for proofs.
The rock and the burrito question are simple and fun arguments that do not hold up to any proofs.
2007-01-22 18:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tired of the rock and burrito questions? Can God?
YES--Very much so!
2007-01-22 18:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:9
2007-01-22 18:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
" For the natural man receives NOT the things of the Spirirt of God , for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, for they are spiritually discerned" - I Corin. 2:14
Read the Bible it has the amswers to all your questions....but first repent of sin and receive the Holy Spirit so you can understand it!
2007-01-22 18:09:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is the creation,,,
2007-01-22 18:10:01 · answer #7 · answered by Chazz Drizzler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋