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Originally Posted by marmalade  I agree that a personal monotheistic God would seem to necessitate the trait of being all-powerful. I assume we're limiting ourselves to that type of God in this discussion, yes? Because if we're speaking about a more impersonal mystical Godhead, then its a whole different ballgame. | There are no limits to this discussion!  As for this 'Godhead', please do explain. Quote: |
It is a logical conclusion, though not necessarily the logical conclusion.
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I like your idea of a deadbeat sort of god ......more impotent than omnipotent???
Much more logical, should a god exist???
| No offense Romans, but you're English is better on some days than others. 
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And on we walked. Suddenly we heard a voice crying, "This is the sea. This is the deep sea. This is the vast and mighty sea." And when we reached the voice it was a man whose back was turned to the sea, and at his ear he held a shell, listening to its murmur.
And my soul said, "Let us pass on. He is the realist, who turns his back on the whole he cannot grasp, and busies himself with a fragment."
—Gibran Khalil Gibran, “The Greater Sea.” |