Re: OT:Thanksgiving

"Alistair" <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Judson McClendon" <ju...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Howard Brazee" <how...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So if someone tries to persuade me to believe that Brahma is the
creator of the universe and someone else tries to persuade me that it
is Allah - what criteria do I use to determine which way to go?

That's a good question. The Bible says that God's "invisible attributes
are clearly seen,

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being understood by the things that are made" (Romans
1:20). I would look for a God for Whom that statement is true. A God
Who's attributes are consistent with the creation of the universe we see.
It is logical to assume that if God created the universe, that it would
be consistent with His nature. If somebody is advertising a god that is
not consistent with that, then it isn't the real deal.

You have made the mistake of starting from a Christian point of view
and selecting a Christian God that meets your Christian beliefs.

How should the questioner choose a God from the pantheon of Gods
available WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHRISTIAN DOGMA?

Once again, you leap to put words that I didn't say into my mouth. :-)
My reference to the Bible was simply a starting point for the thought,
not a proof text for it. I'm not so abysmally stupid as you suppose,
and I realize that a person who does not accept the Bible as God's
Word is not going to believe something based on what the Bible says.

My point, which is an easy one to come to without reference to any
specific religion, is that, if there is a God who created the universe,
then it is reasonable to assume that the nature of the universe would
be consistent with the nature of its Creator. We can see the universe
and know many things about it. And if someone advertises a god
that is not consistent with the creation of the universe you see, then it
is only reasonable to assume that the god in question is not the real
Creator. See? No reference to any specific religion. I tried to point that
out above ("It is logical to assume..."). If you hadn't been frothing at
the mouth (e.g. all caps 'shouting') trying to take issue with Christianity,
you would have seen it clearly. Chill out, dude, I'm not trying to force
Christianity on you, no reason to be bellicose. :-)
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Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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