On Monday 14 May 2007 3:31 pm, Ed Leafe wrote: <snip> > In previous threads you've commented that you also believe that your > God is omnipotent. If that is incorrect, please state that you > believe he is not. > > Assuming that you believe he is, the fact that "mankind is just > dumb" directly requires that your God made him that way, since God > created everything, and God can't make mistakes.
Hi Ed! You are creating a problem that you don't really have to create. God can be omnipotent and create all kinds of creatures, including dumb creatures, without having to explain Himself to anyone, for one thing. For another thing, if his "smart" creatures use their free will to rebel, that is within the design specification of "smart" creatures so it isn't a mistake by God but rather a mistake by the "smart" creatures because . . . By rebelling the "smart" creatures take *themselves* out of the garden, having seen the example of Adam and Eve and having decided it didn't apply to them. God doesn't torture them, they deliver themselves to the devil for torture. The dumb creatures? They believe, do good, and are saved. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
