I was reading another thread and a couple of claims that the God of Judaic theology exists. Understand, the God of Judaic-based Theology is basically the God of Judaism with some additions(or subtractions!) depending on which member of the set you choose to look at. For instance, Islam and Mormonism are part of this set, as well as any cult and minor religion that makes use of some of Judaic theology. However, Scientology is not part of this set, despite being a Western Religion(A religion started in a western nation).
The reason I make the above distinction is because we need some "clearer" definition of God in these riddles. And without these restrictions, there are logical escape clauses that I wish to avoid.
So here goes:
1) Is it necessary for God to provide miracles or send messangers to prove God's existence?
2)How is a "miracle" proof of anything? For instance, how do we not know there is some "non-divine being" that performed the "miracle" for its own reasons?
3)Does "knowing God" undermine free will? If so then please consider the following:
a) How does one explain Lucifer's rebellion against God? Lucifer knows God, yet Lucifer "disobeys" God. Is this "disobedience" Gods Will? Therefore, is Lucifer an agent of God because Lucifer "know" god exist? Or is it possible that you have to "completely" know God as well as his existence" which is quite different from "Knowing of God's existance"?
b)If the statement is rewritten as: "If you know of God, then you do not have free will"
Then does that mean "If you have free will, then you do not know of god?".
Do you think that is absurd?
4)Is it necessary to "Believe in God" in order to be part of a Judaic-based religion? Or is possible that a person can be considered a member of a religion despite having fundamental difference with its theology?
Now what I think. Next post.
The reason I make the above distinction is because we need some "clearer" definition of God in these riddles. And without these restrictions, there are logical escape clauses that I wish to avoid.
So here goes:
1) Is it necessary for God to provide miracles or send messangers to prove God's existence?
2)How is a "miracle" proof of anything? For instance, how do we not know there is some "non-divine being" that performed the "miracle" for its own reasons?
3)Does "knowing God" undermine free will? If so then please consider the following:
a) How does one explain Lucifer's rebellion against God? Lucifer knows God, yet Lucifer "disobeys" God. Is this "disobedience" Gods Will? Therefore, is Lucifer an agent of God because Lucifer "know" god exist? Or is it possible that you have to "completely" know God as well as his existence" which is quite different from "Knowing of God's existance"?
b)If the statement is rewritten as: "If you know of God, then you do not have free will"
Then does that mean "If you have free will, then you do not know of god?".
Do you think that is absurd?
4)Is it necessary to "Believe in God" in order to be part of a Judaic-based religion? Or is possible that a person can be considered a member of a religion despite having fundamental difference with its theology?
Now what I think. Next post.