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“An infinite god ought to be able to protect himself, without going in partnership with State Legislatures.”
-- Robert G. Ingersoll
Gods that need human agents are non-existent gods. If it needs humans to deliver its message, then it’s imperfect. If it can’t convey its message on its own, then it’s not all-powerful. If it won’t convey its message on its own, when the stakes are (supposedly) so high, then it’s not all-loving.
From beginning to end, God is GOD
No metaphor or analogy can ever contain the fullness of the majesty of God. Today, R.C. Sproul outlines the limits of our knowledge about the infinite God and our ability to talk meaningfully about Him.
Prayer and God’s Timelessness
'Don’t bother about the idea that God ‘has known for millions of years exactly what you are about to pray’. That isn’t what it’s like. God is hearing you now, just as simply as a mother hears a child. The difference His timelessness makes is that this now (which slips away from you even as you say the word now) is for Him infinite. If you must think of His timelessness at all, don’t think of Him having looked forward to this moment for millions of years: think that to Him you are always praying this prayer. But there’s really no need to bring it in. You have gone into the Temple (‘one day in Thy court is better than a thousand’ [Psalm 84:10]) and found Him, as always, there. That is all you need to bother about.' -- C.S. Lewis, The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II Copyright © 2004 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
“If God wants something from me, he would tell me. He wouldn't leave someone else to do this, as if an infinite being were short on time. And he would certainly not leave fallible, sinful humans to deliver an endless plethora of confused and contradictory messages.”
-- Richard Carrier
As always, I only ever hear from believers, never their god. Almost as if he doesn’t know where to find me. Or isn’t there at all.
God of ADHD.
Except that it created the “something else” specifically in order to feed the narcissism it couldn’t satisfy on its own.
What could an eternal, infinite entity need from you?
