Posted by ? on August 14, 2002 at 12:16:32:
In Reply to: Re: Humility and Respect. posted by Ex-Instructor on August 14, 2002 at 10:27:37:
yes i was basing my statement about god creating everything from himself on a notion based in my limited understanding
otherwise i would only be able to say
i don't know anything - solipsism - those crazy isms
incidentally that is sort of my feeling on this
i can't comprehend the infinite possibilities
and i view religious beliefs as man-made as well
i mean, even if i were to assume that the bible is the verbatum word of god - wouldn't my interpretation and understanding of it be man made
aren't words man made
if you examine the notion of a thought as the spark of creation with respect to the existance of evil -which makes more sense to me anyway since i believe it is only an idea- wouldn't there then had to have been an evil thought by god
how could he create what he could not at least comprehend and if evil thoughts are a sin where does that leave us
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