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Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 01:47:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
SRC wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
Dave Schuler wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
But according to others in this group, man doesn't HAVE free will -
God knows everything anyone will do from cradle to grave - where
is the free will in that?

I don't know whom the "others" are, (or the group for that matter)
but I see no Biblical basis for saying man doesn't have free will.
Quite the opposite in fact.

An omnipotent, omniscient God removes free will from the equation.

You keep saying that, but I have yet to grasp the reasoning behind it.

<snip>
...Note, mind you, I am NOT saying Christian Morals are bad, I'm
simply saying they were nothing new, and coopting them as a Christian
Idea is selfish and silly.

The knowledge of good and evil has been a part of all of us since Adam
and Eve - yes.  I don't follow you on the coopting/selfish/silly part.

...Is this post pointless?

That could spawn another thread.  Oh wait, there already ARE several
threads that have some internal threads about whether arguing anything
is pointless or not ;-)

lol     Yes, I've noticed them, but haven't read most of them.   :-)

I "have faith" that Christians/you-name-it are wrong, and NOTHING
they can say will change my mind.

Fair enough.

SRC



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  Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
 
(...) Then you aren't reading all the posts in here. (...) I don't believe in Adam and Eve as the true basis of our being. Morals have been around since before the Bible. (...) Thank you. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
 
The only time I have hostility towards Christians (or any other religion) is when they won't shut up and leave me alone when I request it. Beyond that, you can call it bemusement, I guess. (...) An omnipotent, omniscient God removes free will from (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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