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You have serious issues with God being omniscient and the free will of people. I wish I knew why. I tried to explain it a couple of times already  |
The crux of my problem with omniscient/omnipotence and God is thus:
If God is omnipotent, then he could have created any Universe.
If God is omniscient, then he knew exactly what he he was creating.
Therefore the Universe God has created must, by definition, be precisely what He desires. Ergo, every action I make is exactly what God wants. Every movement of every atom is in perfect synchronosity with God's plan.
And when every action your make is according to a cosmic design; what place is there for free will? What's the point of Heaven and Hell?
That's my general problem with a perfect God.
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No, I said there is a difference, I didn't say it was better. Governments putting someone to death is very different from murder. As is governments protecting themselves.
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Still, the fact remains that God sanctioned acts of war in the past, according to the Old Testament, that would result in a war crimes tribunal today.
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Yes, a child can be more intelligent than its parents. It just shows we are human, and not animals.
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I think it just shows we are intelligent animals
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Might I make a suggestion? Read the Bible, read Genesis first, then read the new testament till Revelations. Don't read Revelations, as it will only confuse you for now (unless you are sure you will understand). Most importantly: carefully look at Jesus throughout the scriptures. Jesus says: "He who has seen me has seen the Father."
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From the few bits I've read, I can't see how it differs from any other religious text that has been handed down through the centuries.