Re: OT:Thanksgiving

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:09:20 -0600, "Judson McClendon"
<judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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". :-)

If so, then the logical inference is that God has the same
characteristics that we see in this universe. But I don't know of
fundamentalists in the religions of the Book who believe this.
(usually they see the world as being closer to their views of Satan).
.

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