Why do God's super powers give Him the right to control us?

Discussion in 'Religion & Philosophy' started by MAYTAG, Aug 26, 2011.

  1. Incorporeal

    Incorporeal Well-Known Member

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    Hey, you are on a roll today..

    I really like what you posted there at the emphasized text. It speaks bundles of truth, with regard to both Theists and non-Theists in regard to our inability to properly identify the subject of our discussions.

    On the one hand there is the Theists who cannot properly identify that which they believe to exist; and then there is the non-Theist who cannot properly identify that which they claim either does not exist or merely has a possibility of existence.

    The Theist operates on 'faith' another item that cannot be seen or examined. The non-Theist might lean toward such things as test equipment, tangible items of evidence (excluding testimony of personal experience regarding religious concepts). So we end up with the same struggle as has been happening since man learned to communicate with one another... who is 'right'?

    So what really has your post proven? Nothing that was not already known.
     
  2. JavaBlack

    JavaBlack New Member

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    Nobody claims or even implies that God controls because of His power.
    The implication is that He created the universe and humanity and thus the very ideas of what Good and Evil are.
    He owns the copyrights in other words.

    While most non-theists believe morality is something we construct or at least partially something in our genes, many theists believe Good and Evil are external forces whose definitions are independent of humanity.
     
  3. Incorporeal

    Incorporeal Well-Known Member

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    It would be more accurate to say that 'many theists believe that Good is an external and internal force whose definition is independent of humanity and that 'evil' is merely the absence of 'good'.'
     

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