15 Oct 20
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@brush saidHi brush, not seen you posting much in recent years.
How are we expected to love God when 'God' is an abstract concept?
In response to your question I would retort that the God of the bible isn’t an abstract concept as he is comprehensively described in the creation accounts, his dealings with early man’s civilisations, in poems and songs, his principles and wisdoms are laid out in proverbs and of course he manifested in the flesh in the New Testament books.
Over to you.
@divegeester saidI think the man is capable of replying for himself.
I think he is questioning the abstract nature of God.
16 Oct 20
@divegeester
I was thinking that we have lots of accounts of God's working but these are all man made. We never actually see God, we only hear of him/her/it from scriptures.
I think we can admire, appreciate nature and all the automatic things we don't have to think about; breathing, blood circulation and plants growing etc.
16 Oct 20
@brush saidI fully agree. You are completely free to not believe in a God and appreciate the wonder of the natural world.
@divegeester
I was thinking that we have lots of accounts of God's working but these are all man made. We never actually see God, we only hear of him/her/it from scriptures.
I think we can admire, appreciate nature and all the automatic things we don't have to think about; breathing, blood circulation and plants growing etc.
I am completely free to indulge myself in whatever apparent delusion I choose and recognise a creator’s hand in the same natural world.
Does this seem unfair to you in any way?
16 Oct 20
@divegeester
I do agree except for the blind belief in 'the creator's hand'. This suggests a belief has already been consolidated?
16 Oct 20
@brush saidWhat does "blind belief" mean to you?
@divegeester
I do agree except for the blind belief in 'the creator's hand'. This suggests a belief has already been consolidated?
Also I don't understand what you mean by a belief which is "consolidated"?
16 Oct 20
@divegeester
Belief without evidence. I don't intend to continue this topic, there will always be arguments for and against.
16 Oct 20
@brush saidThe great thing about that excuse, is that it works for most topics. 🙂
@divegeester
Belief without evidence. I don't intend to continue this topic, there will always be arguments for and against.