Re: OT:Thanksgiving

On 8 Dec, 18:09, "Judson McClendon" <ju...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Alistair" <alist...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Judson McClendon" <ju...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Alistair" <alist...@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.

Where do you get the idea that any God has to create a universe
consistent with its' own nature?

No "has to" involved, simply a "logically would". :-)
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Sorry, but I don't see any logic in that. It looks more like an
assumption to me.
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