EvC Forum: Is God determined to allow no proof or evidence of his existence?

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Message 93 of 301 (210088)
05-20-2005 8:07 PM

Reply to: Message 92 by jar
05-20-2005 6:34 PM

Re: The Biblical GOD

jar

I do believe in the Biblical God, but I also realize that what we can comprehend is but a caricature, a sub-set of the real thing

So the god you are referencing to in you view is one that defies explanation for the reason that any attempt to concieve and define god limits the properties of this actual god?

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Message 95 of 301 (210101)
05-20-2005 8:39 PM

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05-20-2005 8:34 PM

Re: The Biblical GOD

jar

We cannot limit the properties of GOD. We are though limited by language, knowledge and capabilities from being able to define GOD.

This is closer to what I meant. Our language is limited and whatever description we use would fall short of the proper desription of the qualities that encompass god..

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Message 97 of 301 (210108)
05-20-2005 9:10 PM

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05-20-2005 8:45 PM

Re: The Biblical GOD

jar

It is we who are limited.

Ah but is that not the rub? The troubles of life are resident with those who are certain.Only the young know everything .I concede that we are limited though I take the stance to the side that IMO the universe is a state of rule by interaction not by control of a deity.

I mentioned this to Phatboy earlier that you and he remind me of the author Martin Gardiner.I remembered an ariticle in skeptical inquirer at this site. Page not found | Skeptical Inquirer

Phatboy strikes me as a believer who believes as Gardiner does for a comfort.You strike me as one who has thought long on the subject and tossed the ideas over enough to seperate thew chaff from the wheat.
Please read the article and let me know what you think.

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