I hadn't address the rest of the thread but only responded to the initial assertion by Twrp, and unfortunately there is another comprehension problem concerning my posts which consistently have been perceived as less than cordial. I personally suspect a returning scud with a new name.
If you really look at the my initial post you will see that I addressed the assertion from the aspect of a Haitian's view of God's love and not from the aspect recently uttered by the moronic Robertson to whom I was compared to. Totally off base and not even remotely close to what I was saying. Secondly I find it irrelevant whether or not God is immanent or not because that easily be applied to a group, immanence within a entire group. I did not make any argument of evil in Haiti. I could have easily used another example such as a homeless person suffering on the streets and living in total squalor. Whereever this God resides, the idea of being universally loving is absurd. Analogous to that would be the idea that I (the god) sit within my vehicle (the human) and claim to "love" it while I let it run low on oil, water and other crucial fluids, crash it into trees and walls and force it to tackle rocky terrain which is tearing up the chassis and front end. The hurt feelings which are expressed by twrp are of a self inflicted nature which can easily be seen by a review of my replying posts. Truthfully I don't really have the time or energy to expend on this briscoe style of nonsense so I respectfully bow out of this person's thread activity. However, I do appreciate your input Mr. Wostenberg, thank you. On Jan 16, 4:15 pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Slip, he said "I believe in a God who is immanent in each of us, > universally loving, > and an absolute moral authority. I have no knowledge or opinion as to > whether this God created the universe, or is omnipotent. ". Your > argument from evil in Haiti does not impinge his belief, for he does > not believe in God that is universally loving /and/ omnipotent. We > don't expect semipotent beings to do much about Haiti. They might want > to (being loving) but be unable to (being semipotent). Isn't your > complaint is with the One who is universally loving /and/ all- > powerful? > > On Jan 16, 12:04 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > MY reply is not thoughtless at all in comparison to your contention > > that God is universally loving, which seems thoughtless in itself. > > The Haitian example is one of millions of that exemplify God's lack of > > universal love. > > > I love my children with a love that is "real love". Would it be real > > love if I sat by drinking some lemonade watching them drown in a lake > > or burn to death in a fire when I could have easily saved them? I > > don't think so, not in the least. That is NOT love in any way, shape > > or form. > > > If subtle mud slinging or crass innuendo is your forte I'll refrain > > from injecting into your posts. No problem for me. > > > On Jan 16, 12:19 pm, Twirlip <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Although Slip Disc's response to my OP seems like a thoughtless and > > > reflex one, I have to make allowance for the context of the tragedy in > > > Haiti. /If/ I had posted my OP with any intentional reference to that > > > tragedy - I didn't, it only referred to the smaller tragedy and comedy > > > of my own life, and I don't see any need to apologise for that - it > > > would have been the almost the height of bad taste. (Only 'almost'; > > > for the real thing, you need Pat Robertson.) > > > > Since he has seen fit to make an issue of it, here is something I > > > posted much earlier today, to one of the BBC Radio 4 message boards > > > (the BBC website is wretchedly badly designed, so the URL is non- > > > specific, and you need to refer manually to message #2 in the thread): > > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio4/F2766774?thread=7223128 > > > > And for more detail on the wafflings of the hapless cleric in > > > question, here is something I posted two days ago (message #7 in the > > > thread): > > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio4/F2766774?thread=7217808 > > > > Now may I get back to my own life, please?
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