Comments on: The Limit of God http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/04/16/the-limit-of-god/ Religion, Rethought, Redefined, Restored Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: complich8 http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/04/16/the-limit-of-god/#comment-33 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:44:54 +0000 http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/04/16/the-limit-of-god/#comment-33 I think you should read George Berkeley's "Principles of Knowledge", and/or read up on Leibniz's "striving possibles" theory. They're neat, and relevant. And Leibniz and Berkeley both present interesting representations of God, in which he's an absolute entity. Being such, intercessory prayer is stupid and pointless, because God can't be changed. If he intercedes, then for whatever reason it would be a flaw in his design that caused him to have to. Berkeley in particular is a nice read ... because he's extremely organized, and extremely terse. That's really it though. If God intercedes in the world at all, in any way, then his perfect plan wasn't perfect, because he had to intercede. (of course, there's arguments against that idea too, like "but God's plan included that" -- but those introduce the problem of determinism versus free will ... which is a whole other kettle of fish) I think you should read George Berkeley’s “Principles of Knowledge”, and/or read up on Leibniz’s “striving possibles” theory. They’re neat, and relevant. And Leibniz and Berkeley both present interesting representations of God, in which he’s an absolute entity. Being such, intercessory prayer is stupid and pointless, because God can’t be changed. If he intercedes, then for whatever reason it would be a flaw in his design that caused him to have to.

Berkeley in particular is a nice read … because he’s extremely organized, and extremely terse.

That’s really it though. If God intercedes in the world at all, in any way, then his perfect plan wasn’t perfect, because he had to intercede.

(of course, there’s arguments against that idea too, like “but God’s plan included that” — but those introduce the problem of determinism versus free will … which is a whole other kettle of fish)

]]> by: drdillo http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/04/16/the-limit-of-god/#comment-29 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:28:58 +0000 http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/04/16/the-limit-of-god/#comment-29 You sound so much like your father...its scary! You sound so much like your father…its scary!

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