Wouldn't that be a waste of his time, going through the motions and paying lip-service to some kind of due process? Surely his mind was made up about all of us when he created the world?
All thoughts welcome.
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2007-02-12 07:45:52 · 17 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because God's omnicontradictory.
2007-02-12 07:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, no one said that judgement day had anything to do with due process--you don't get to stand up and argue your case in front of some "impartial" judge. Second, who says that God already made up God's mind? Be careful when trying to apply too simple earthly ideas of "omniscience" to God, because it just doesn't work to say "oh, God knows everything that will happen, so everything is already fixed." It's more complicated than that.
2007-02-12 15:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Qwyrx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because god doesn't exist, and the people who pretend he does are making excuses for living their lives according to a badly-written fairy tale. If they didn't believe in a Judgment Day, they wouldn't have to keep tithing.
2007-02-12 15:48:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If God knew you would graduate from college, couldn't he just give you the diploma today? Would we be any smarter or more experienced? Life is a school and a test.
2007-02-12 15:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God might know the outcome;but you certainly do not know it!!! so it's not a waist of time for him to put you in the hot seat.
2007-02-12 15:50:40 · answer #5 · answered by COCO 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because WE don't know the outcome of everything.
2007-02-12 15:50:21 · answer #6 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as you can keep fooling people that they're going to get something they'll do just about anything to get to it before the next guy
2007-02-12 15:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He already knows, but you don't. At least this way, no one can complain that God was unfair.
2007-02-12 15:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So that we can agree with the judge that our trial is fair and proclaim that He is a just and holy judge.
2007-02-12 15:54:21 · answer #9 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes God feel scary and important
2007-02-12 15:48:16 · answer #10 · answered by uncle J 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋