Imagination and God
Imagination and God
Creation is observable, as a reflection of all. Imagination, using images from memory and thought, is the approximation of the source where being is grasped beyond the realm of the senses by using sensory material.
To imagine is to give image thus a process of defintion occurs.
God, as an actuality, is subject to continual definition and redefinition thus is always simultaneously defined and undefined at the same time. God is not limited to definition, neither limited by undefinition.
To argue either extreme, definition or undefinition of God, is to fall into a contradiction. Idolization of definition leads to a false containment of God through reason; idolizatiom of obscurity leads to a false inability to relate to the source.
Imagination, as the giving of image, is a source of definition by nature, as a source of definition it is a form of logic.
Logic is the manifestation of God, as logic is definitive thus creative by nature. Creation is definition.
To say logic is applied to fit the assertion of God, is to set an assertion and applying logic to meet that assertion; thus a contradiction in premise occurs where the premise is self negated by it's own assumption.
To apply an assertion to fit a logic of God, is to set a logic and applying assertions to meet that logic; thus a contradiction in form occurs where the form is self negated by it's own logic.
God is thus defined and undefined by the manifestation of assertions and logic that loop between the two as variations of the other. God is both assumed and logical, where as assumed is defined "as is" and where logical is a process of definition as undefined.
Under these terms any defintion of God can be represented under a symbol of a circle, as an intrinsically empty definition, and a cross, as an intrinsically synthetic assumption. This self referential loop and synthetic continuums reflects the basic forms and functions of God being reasoned through imaginative means where a symbol acts as an approximation of the source.
To imagine is to give image thus a process of defintion occurs.
God, as an actuality, is subject to continual definition and redefinition thus is always simultaneously defined and undefined at the same time. God is not limited to definition, neither limited by undefinition.
To argue either extreme, definition or undefinition of God, is to fall into a contradiction. Idolization of definition leads to a false containment of God through reason; idolizatiom of obscurity leads to a false inability to relate to the source.
Imagination, as the giving of image, is a source of definition by nature, as a source of definition it is a form of logic.
Logic is the manifestation of God, as logic is definitive thus creative by nature. Creation is definition.
To say logic is applied to fit the assertion of God, is to set an assertion and applying logic to meet that assertion; thus a contradiction in premise occurs where the premise is self negated by it's own assumption.
To apply an assertion to fit a logic of God, is to set a logic and applying assertions to meet that logic; thus a contradiction in form occurs where the form is self negated by it's own logic.
God is thus defined and undefined by the manifestation of assertions and logic that loop between the two as variations of the other. God is both assumed and logical, where as assumed is defined "as is" and where logical is a process of definition as undefined.
Under these terms any defintion of God can be represented under a symbol of a circle, as an intrinsically empty definition, and a cross, as an intrinsically synthetic assumption. This self referential loop and synthetic continuums reflects the basic forms and functions of God being reasoned through imaginative means where a symbol acts as an approximation of the source.
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Re: Imagination and God
Imagination of a thing can only happened if it can be imaged.
To be imaged it must be empirically possible.
I can imagine an apple because apples exist empirically.
I can imagine a unicorn, i.e. horse with one horn in its forehead because a horse and a horn can be verified empirically.
If your god is that bearded man in the sky, yes such a god can be imagined.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a bearded man in the sky for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
If your God is that giant monkey God in space or somewhere, yes, such a monkey god can be imagined in the image of a type of monkey.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a moneky in the space or from anywhere for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
But for the Abrahamic religion, God is monotheistic and claimed to be perfect than which no greater perfection can exist, i.e. absolute perfection.
Absolute perfection is impossible to be empirical.
Thus such an absolute perfect God can only be symbolized in words [statements] but not within empirical possibilities.
Therefore an absolute perfect God in this case cannot be imagined at all in any way.
Such a god is like a square-circle which is a contradiction and thus a non-starter for consideration to be imagined.
To be imaged it must be empirically possible.
I can imagine an apple because apples exist empirically.
I can imagine a unicorn, i.e. horse with one horn in its forehead because a horse and a horn can be verified empirically.
If your god is that bearded man in the sky, yes such a god can be imagined.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a bearded man in the sky for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
If your God is that giant monkey God in space or somewhere, yes, such a monkey god can be imagined in the image of a type of monkey.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a moneky in the space or from anywhere for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
But for the Abrahamic religion, God is monotheistic and claimed to be perfect than which no greater perfection can exist, i.e. absolute perfection.
Absolute perfection is impossible to be empirical.
Thus such an absolute perfect God can only be symbolized in words [statements] but not within empirical possibilities.
Therefore an absolute perfect God in this case cannot be imagined at all in any way.
Such a god is like a square-circle which is a contradiction and thus a non-starter for consideration to be imagined.
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Just what R U smoking exactly? I can think of a shitload of stuff that cannot be empirically PLAUSIBLE.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 am Imagination of a thing can only happened if it can be imaged.
To be imaged it must be empirically possible.
Define PERFECTION.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 amI can imagine an apple because apples exist empirically.
I can imagine a unicorn, i.e. horse with one horn in its forehead because a horse and a horn can be verified empirically.
If your god is that bearded man in the sky, yes such a god can be imagined.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a bearded man in the sky for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
If your God is that giant monkey God in space or somewhere, yes, such a monkey god can be imagined in the image of a type of monkey.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a moneky in the space or from anywhere for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
But for the Abrahamic religion, God is monotheistic and claimed to be perfect than which no greater perfection can exist, i.e. absolute perfection.
Absolute perfection is impossible to be empirical.
Thus such an absolute perfect God can only be symbolized in words [statements] but not within empirical possibilities.
Therefore an absolute perfect God in this case cannot be imagined at all in any way.
Such a god is like a square-circle which is a contradiction and thus a non-starter for consideration to be imagined.
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Show me what is not empirically plausible and can be imagined or imaged directly.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:01 amJust what R U smoking exactly? I can think of a shitload of stuff that cannot be empirically PLAUSIBLE.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 am Imagination of a thing can only happened if it can be imaged.
To be imaged it must be empirically possible.
What is not empirically based can be thought or reasoned but not imagined which involved the senses [empirical].
See: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perfectDefine PERFECTION.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 amI can imagine an apple because apples exist empirically.
I can imagine a unicorn, i.e. horse with one horn in its forehead because a horse and a horn can be verified empirically.
If your god is that bearded man in the sky, yes such a god can be imagined.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a bearded man in the sky for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
If your God is that giant monkey God in space or somewhere, yes, such a monkey god can be imagined in the image of a type of monkey.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a moneky in the space or from anywhere for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
But for the Abrahamic religion, God is monotheistic and claimed to be perfect than which no greater perfection can exist, i.e. absolute perfection.
Absolute perfection is impossible to be empirical.
Thus such an absolute perfect God can only be symbolized in words [statements] but not within empirical possibilities.
Therefore an absolute perfect God in this case cannot be imagined at all in any way.
Such a god is like a square-circle which is a contradiction and thus a non-starter for consideration to be imagined.
Perfection is possible relatively within a system, e.g. a perfect score of 100/100 within an objective test, perfect score in gymnastic, diving, archery, etc.
Note I am referring to absolute perfection as the attribute of God.
What is absolute perfection with God is not conditioned upon any system, thus it is an empirical impossibility.
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Ok so you are moving the goal posts. It's one thing to be empiriacly plausible and quite another to be beyond comprehension of the senses.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amShow me what is not empirically plausible and can be imagined or imaged directly.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:01 amJust what R U smoking exactly? I can think of a shitload of stuff that cannot be empirically PLAUSIBLE.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 am Imagination of a thing can only happened if it can be imaged.
To be imaged it must be empirically possible.
What is not empirically based can be thought or reasoned but not imagined which involved the senses [empirical].
But you insisted on some sort of perfection that a God would entail? What perfection would that be?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amSee: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perfectattofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:01 amDefine PERFECTION.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:55 amI can imagine an apple because apples exist empirically.
I can imagine a unicorn, i.e. horse with one horn in its forehead because a horse and a horn can be verified empirically.
If your god is that bearded man in the sky, yes such a god can be imagined.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a bearded man in the sky for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
If your God is that giant monkey God in space or somewhere, yes, such a monkey god can be imagined in the image of a type of monkey.
If that is the case, bring the empirical evidence of such a moneky in the space or from anywhere for verification at the minimum on the scientific basis.
But for the Abrahamic religion, God is monotheistic and claimed to be perfect than which no greater perfection can exist, i.e. absolute perfection.
Absolute perfection is impossible to be empirical.
Thus such an absolute perfect God can only be symbolized in words [statements] but not within empirical possibilities.
Therefore an absolute perfect God in this case cannot be imagined at all in any way.
Such a god is like a square-circle which is a contradiction and thus a non-starter for consideration to be imagined.
Perfection is possible relatively within a system, e.g. a perfect score of 100/100 within an objective test, perfect score in gymnastic, diving, archery, etc.
Note I am referring to absolute perfection as the attribute of God.
What is absolute perfection with God is not conditioned upon any system, thus it is an empirical impossibility.
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Do you understand what is fundamentally empirical??attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:46 amOk so you are moving the goal posts. It's one thing to be empiriacly plausible and quite another to be beyond comprehension of the senses.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amShow me what is not empirically plausible and can be imagined or imaged directly.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:01 am
Just what R U smoking exactly? I can think of a shitload of stuff that cannot be empirically PLAUSIBLE.
What is not empirically based can be thought or reasoned but not imagined which involved the senses [empirical].
Empirical evidence is the information received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_evidence
It is not me who is insisting God must be absolute perfect.But you insisted on some sort of perfection that a God would entail? What perfection would that be?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amSee: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perfect
Perfection is possible relatively within a system, e.g. a perfect score of 100/100 within an objective test, perfect score in gymnastic, diving, archery, etc.
Note I am referring to absolute perfection as the attribute of God.
What is absolute perfection with God is not conditioned upon any system, thus it is an empirical impossibility.
The higher echelons and theistic thinkers claim their ultimate God must be supremely or absolutely perfect, i.e. supremely perfect or absolutely perfect God to ensure there is no compromise with God.
Note Descartes for example;
One of the logic of ending with a claim of a supreme God or absolutely absolute God is to ensure one's absolutely perfect God will not have its ass kicked by another greater absolute perfect God.Descartes wrote in the Fifth Meditation:
But, if the mere fact that I can produce from my thought the idea of something entails that everything that I clearly and distinctly perceive to belong to that thing really does belong to it, is not this a possible basis for another argument to prove the existence of God?
Certainly, the idea of God, or a supremely perfect being, is one that I find within me just as surely as the idea of any shape or number.
And my understanding that it belongs to his nature that he always exists is no less clear and distinct than is the case when I prove of any shape or number that some property belongs to its nature.
— Descartes, (AT 7:65; CSM 2:45)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontologic ... _Descartes
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Of course. How else could we harvest buttons?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amDo you understand what is fundamentally empirical??attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:46 amOk so you are moving the goal posts. It's one thing to be empiriacly plausible and quite another to be beyond comprehension of the senses.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 am
Show me what is not empirically plausible and can be imagined or imaged directly.
What is not empirically based can be thought or reasoned but not imagined which involved the senses [empirical].
So perfection means strength to you? Again, define what YOU mean by asserting God is perfect.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 amEmpirical evidence is the information received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_evidenceIt is not me who is insisting God must be absolute perfect.But you insisted on some sort of perfection that a God would entail? What perfection would that be?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 am See: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perfect
Perfection is possible relatively within a system, e.g. a perfect score of 100/100 within an objective test, perfect score in gymnastic, diving, archery, etc.
Note I am referring to absolute perfection as the attribute of God.
What is absolute perfection with God is not conditioned upon any system, thus it is an empirical impossibility.
The higher echelons and theistic thinkers claim their ultimate God must be supremely or absolutely perfect, i.e. supremely perfect or absolutely perfect God to ensure there is no compromise with God.
Note Descartes for example;
One of the logic of ending with a claim of a supreme God or absolutely absolute God is to ensure one's absolutely perfect God will not have its ass kicked by another greater absolute perfect God.Descartes wrote in the Fifth Meditation:
But, if the mere fact that I can produce from my thought the idea of something entails that everything that I clearly and distinctly perceive to belong to that thing really does belong to it, is not this a possible basis for another argument to prove the existence of God?
Certainly, the idea of God, or a supremely perfect being, is one that I find within me just as surely as the idea of any shape or number.
And my understanding that it belongs to his nature that he always exists is no less clear and distinct than is the case when I prove of any shape or number that some property belongs to its nature.
— Descartes, (AT 7:65; CSM 2:45)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontologic ... _Descartes
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Where did I state perfection only mean strength?attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:50 amSo perfection means strength to you? Again, define what YOU mean by asserting God is perfect.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:13 am It is not me who is insisting God must be absolute perfect.
The higher echelons and theistic thinkers claim their ultimate God must be supremely or absolutely perfect, i.e. supremely perfect or absolutely perfect God to ensure there is no compromise with God.
Note Descartes for example;
One of the logic of ending with a claim of a supreme God or absolutely absolute God is to ensure one's absolutely perfect God will not have its ass kicked by another greater absolute perfect God.Descartes wrote in the Fifth Meditation:
But, if the mere fact that I can produce from my thought the idea of something entails that everything that I clearly and distinctly perceive to belong to that thing really does belong to it, is not this a possible basis for another argument to prove the existence of God?
Certainly, the idea of God, or a supremely perfect being, is one that I find within me just as surely as the idea of any shape or number.
And my understanding that it belongs to his nature that he always exists is no less clear and distinct than is the case when I prove of any shape or number that some property belongs to its nature.
— Descartes, (AT 7:65; CSM 2:45)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontologic ... _Descartes
I did not imply strength but power [omnipotence] as an example above.
Don't you know the ultimate God is attributed with omnipotence, omniscient, omnipresent omni-benevolent and omni-whatever+?
God is claimed to absolutely perfect with the above attributes so that God is second-to-none.
Your God has to be absolutely-perfect [unconditionally complete] with say omniscient, otherwise other theists like Islamist will claim your God is ignorant and stupid relative to their absolutely perfect all-knowing greatest-of-all Allah.
In the Quran, Allah by implication condemned the Christian God as stupid and inferior in a way, because the Christian God had a biological son of the Trinity.
This is why the Christians [more knowledgeable ones like Descartes' et al] had to claim the Christian God is of absolutely perfection and second-to-none, so no other theists' God can kick the ass of the Christian God.
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But you stated that a perfect God would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amWhere did I state perfection only mean strength?attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:50 amSo perfection means strength to you? Again, define what YOU mean by asserting God is perfect.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amOne of the logic of ending with a claim of a supreme God or absolutely absolute God is to ensure one's absolutely perfect God will not have its ass kicked by another greater absolute perfect God.
I did not imply strength but power [omnipotence] as an example above.
Exactly WHAT R U IMPLYING by suggesting PERFECTION?
This ridiculous bile is perpetuated by idiots upon this forum. The 'omni' of God that I have deciphered from 23yrs of 'sussing it out' is that God is omnipotent and omnipresent but I would retract from the consideration of omniscient since that would require knowing ALL of the future, and beyond realising that God would be bored within its own existence if that were true, it would also make free will a pile of bollocks and render the reason for the 10 commandments pointless.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amDon't you know the ultimate God is attributed with omnipotence, omniscient, omnipresent omni-benevolent and omni-whatever+?
God is claimed to absolutely perfect with the above attributes so that God is second-to-none.
What the precisely are you talking about? You still have not defined what would be a 'perfection' of God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYour God has to be absolutely-perfect [unconditionally complete] with say omniscient, otherwise other theists like Islamist will claim your God is ignorant and stupid relative to their absolutely perfect all-knowing greatest-of-all Allah.
In the Quran, Allah by implication condemned the Christian God as stupid and inferior in a way, because the Christian God had a biological son of the Trinity.
This is why the Christians [more knowledgeable ones like Descartes' et al] had to claim the Christian God is of absolutely perfection and second-to-none, so no other theists' God can kick the ass of the Christian God.
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Anyone can claim their God to be perfect in accordance to their interpretation.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:35 amBut you stated that a perfect God would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amWhere did I state perfection only mean strength?attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:50 am
So perfection means strength to you? Again, define what YOU mean by asserting God is perfect.
I did not imply strength but power [omnipotence] as an example above.
Exactly WHAT R U IMPLYING by suggesting PERFECTION?
In this case, their perfection could mean merely empirical perfection.
In this case, such an empirical perfect God would would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God.
This is why a theist must claim his God is absolutely-perfect, i.e. second-to-none and not merely perfect, which could mean empirically and relatively perfect.
WHO ARE YOU - an inferior gnat to judge God for others.This ridiculous bile is perpetuated by idiots upon this forum. The 'omni' of God that I have deciphered from 23yrs of 'sussing it out' is that God is omnipotent and omnipresent but I would retract from the consideration of omniscient since that would require knowing ALL of the future, and beyond realising that God would be bored within its own existence if that were true, it would also make free will a pile of bollocks and render the reason for the 10 commandments pointless.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amDon't you know the ultimate God is attributed with omnipotence, omniscient, omnipresent omni-benevolent and omni-whatever+?
God is claimed to absolutely perfect with the above attributes so that God is second-to-none.
You can do it for yourself with theological low self-esteem.
If you don't claim your God to be omniscient, then your God could be [logically] ignorant and stupid relatively to another God which is omniscient and absolutely-perfect.
How can you [disrepectfully] allow your God to be accused of being ignorant and stupid?
As such it would be wiser to keep your human-gnat opinions to yourself and go along with what is logically sound.
I have already indicated the dictionary meaning of 'perfection' did you read that?What the precisely are you talking about? You still have not defined what would be a 'perfection' of God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYour God has to be absolutely-perfect [unconditionally complete] with say omniscient, otherwise other theists like Islamist will claim your God is ignorant and stupid relative to their absolutely perfect all-knowing greatest-of-all Allah.
In the Quran, Allah by implication condemned the Christian God as stupid and inferior in a way, because the Christian God had a biological son of the Trinity.
This is why the Christians [more knowledgeable ones like Descartes' et al] had to claim the Christian God is of absolutely perfection and second-to-none, so no other theists' God can kick the ass of the Christian God.
Basically, the absolute-perfection of God meant such a God is second-to-one on all its positive attributes.
As such whatever attribute is claimed for your God, your God is second-to-none in term of that attribute.
Another point is, if a theist were to allow any chink in their claim of absolute-perfection, it may effect their confidence in their God of granting them eternal life and salvation.
The claim of absolute-perfection is merely a thought and claim, i.e. it is easy and free so why not take it [Pascal Wager with nothing to lose] and have the feeling of 100% confidence they will have eternal life and salvation.
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I'm still absolutely clueless about what you mean by a perfection where God is concerned so you really R just beating a drum of total bollocks to me.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:18 amAnyone can claim their God to be perfect in accordance to their interpretation.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:35 amBut you stated that a perfect God would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 am
Where did I state perfection only mean strength?
I did not imply strength but power [omnipotence] as an example above.
Exactly WHAT R U IMPLYING by suggesting PERFECTION?
In this case, their perfection could mean merely empirical perfection.
In this case, such an empirical perfect God would would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God.
This is why a theist must claim his God is absolutely-perfect, i.e. second-to-none and not merely perfect, which could mean empirically and relatively perfect.
No, just someone far more competent at rational comprehension of - God.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amWHO ARE YOU - an inferior gnat to judge God for others.attofishpi wrote:This ridiculous bile is perpetuated by idiots upon this forum. The 'omni' of God that I have deciphered from 23yrs of 'sussing it out' is that God is omnipotent and omnipresent but I would retract from the consideration of omniscient since that would require knowing ALL of the future, and beyond realising that God would be bored within its own existence if that were true, it would also make free will a pile of bollocks and render the reason for the 10 commandments pointless.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amDon't you know the ultimate God is attributed with omnipotence, omniscient, omnipresent omni-benevolent and omni-whatever+?
God is claimed to absolutely perfect with the above attributes so that God is second-to-none.
Err, R U really that stupid that you don't real eyes it is U that is accusing God of being ignorant and stupid? (courtesy of your poorly thought out reasoning in a vain attempt to support your obvious lack of faith in atheism.)Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYou can do it for yourself with theological low self-esteem.
If you don't claim your God to be omniscient, then your God could be [logically] ignorant and stupid relatively to another God which is omniscient and absolutely-perfect.
How can you [disrepectfully] allow your God to be accused of being ignorant and stupid?
Hang on - you R the one that keeps stating to me that this is a philosophy forum and that one should be open to each others interrogations - you didn't state it as eloquently as that, but at least I am attempting not to call you a stupid kunt.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAs such it would be wiser to keep your human-gnat opinions to yourself and go along with what is logically sound.
The perfection of an apple could be agreed upon - but you still have not defined what (to U) would make God 'perfect'.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amI have already indicated the dictionary meaning of 'perfection' did you read that?attofishpi wrote:What the precisely are you talking about? You still have not defined what would be a 'perfection' of God?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYour God has to be absolutely-perfect [unconditionally complete] with say omniscient, otherwise other theists like Islamist will claim your God is ignorant and stupid relative to their absolutely perfect all-knowing greatest-of-all Allah.
In the Quran, Allah by implication condemned the Christian God as stupid and inferior in a way, because the Christian God had a biological son of the Trinity.
This is why the Christians [more knowledgeable ones like Descartes' et al] had to claim the Christian God is of absolutely perfection and second-to-none, so no other theists' God can kick the ass of the Christian God.
Mmm nah. God stated he is a jealous God - DO U UNDER_STAND Y?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amBasically, the absolute-perfection of God meant such a God is second-to-one on all its positive attributes.
As such whatever attribute is claimed for your God, your God is second-to-none in term of that attribute.
What R U talking about. I am not a theist and I am not claiming my gnosis of God requires any belief that IT MUST BE PERFECT - whatever the fuck U actually mean by that term.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAnother point is, if a theist were to allow any chink in their claim of absolute-perfection, it may effect their confidence in their God of granting them eternal life and salvation.
The claim of absolute-perfection is merely a thought and claim, i.e. it is easy and free so why not take it [Pascal Wager with nothing to lose] and have the feeling of 100% confidence they will have eternal life and salvation.
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Relative to this forum 'that God must be Perfect' is kindergarten material.attofishpi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:41 amI'm still absolutely clueless about what you mean by a perfection where God is concerned so you really R just beating a drum of total bollocks to me.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:18 amAnyone can claim their God to be perfect in accordance to their interpretation.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:35 am
But you stated that a perfect God would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God?
Exactly WHAT R U IMPLYING by suggesting PERFECTION?
In this case, their perfection could mean merely empirical perfection.
In this case, such an empirical perfect God would would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God.
This is why a theist must claim his God is absolutely-perfect, i.e. second-to-none and not merely perfect, which could mean empirically and relatively perfect.
No, just someone far more competent at rational comprehension of - God.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amWHO ARE YOU - an inferior gnat to judge God for others.attofishpi wrote:
This ridiculous bile is perpetuated by idiots upon this forum. The 'omni' of God that I have deciphered from 23yrs of 'sussing it out' is that God is omnipotent and omnipresent but I would retract from the consideration of omniscient since that would require knowing ALL of the future, and beyond realising that God would be bored within its own existence if that were true, it would also make free will a pile of bollocks and render the reason for the 10 commandments pointless.
Err, R U really that stupid that you don't real eyes it is U that is accusing God of being ignorant and stupid? (courtesy of your poorly thought out reasoning in a vain attempt to support your obvious lack of faith in atheism.)Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYou can do it for yourself with theological low self-esteem.
If you don't claim your God to be omniscient, then your God could be [logically] ignorant and stupid relatively to another God which is omniscient and absolutely-perfect.
How can you [disrepectfully] allow your God to be accused of being ignorant and stupid?
Hang on - you R the one that keeps stating to me that this is a philosophy forum and that one should be open to each others interrogations - you didn't state it as eloquently as that, but at least I am attempting not to call you a stupid kunt.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAs such it would be wiser to keep your human-gnat opinions to yourself and go along with what is logically sound.
The perfection of an apple could be agreed upon - but you still have not defined what (to U) would make God 'perfect'.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amI have already indicated the dictionary meaning of 'perfection' did you read that?attofishpi wrote: What the precisely are you talking about? You still have not defined what would be a 'perfection' of God?
Mmm nah. God stated he is a jealous God - DO U UNDER_STAND Y?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amBasically, the absolute-perfection of God meant such a God is second-to-one on all its positive attributes.
As such whatever attribute is claimed for your God, your God is second-to-none in term of that attribute.
What R U talking about. I am not a theist and I am not claiming my gnosis of God requires any belief that IT MUST BE PERFECT - whatever the fuck U actually mean by that term.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAnother point is, if a theist were to allow any chink in their claim of absolute-perfection, it may effect their confidence in their God of granting them eternal life and salvation.
The claim of absolute-perfection is merely a thought and claim, i.e. it is easy and free so why not take it [Pascal Wager with nothing to lose] and have the feeling of 100% confidence they will have eternal life and salvation.
It is a shame you do not understand it.
Just google 'God is perfect' and then get back to the discussion.
Here is one among the thousands or per google - "About 10,300,000 results (0.70 seconds)"
https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don ... t_1294.cfm
Re: Imagination and God
I have tried to imagine what a perfect God might be like. Charity to the charitable, grace and mercy to those who have not strayed too far, Punishment toward hardened criminals, and vengeance toward those who commit crimes against humanity.
I also see no evidence of the God I have envisioned.
A perfect God would be involved in human affairs and leave nothing to doubt without explanation. A perfect God would establish law, and judgment, and enforce it.
That puts all these God's of religion to a huge shame.
Humans can't even establish the true nature of existence. Lesser God's need apply for the Earth job.
I also see no evidence of the God I have envisioned.
A perfect God would be involved in human affairs and leave nothing to doubt without explanation. A perfect God would establish law, and judgment, and enforce it.
That puts all these God's of religion to a huge shame.
Humans can't even establish the true nature of existence. Lesser God's need apply for the Earth job.
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Re: Imagination and God
So.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:35 amRelative to this forum 'that God must be Perfect' is kindergarten material.attofishpi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:41 amI'm still absolutely clueless about what you mean by a perfection where God is concerned so you really R just beating a drum of total bollocks to me.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:18 am
Anyone can claim their God to be perfect in accordance to their interpretation.
In this case, their perfection could mean merely empirical perfection.
In this case, such an empirical perfect God would would have it's ass kicked by a GREATER absolutely perfect God.
This is why a theist must claim his God is absolutely-perfect, i.e. second-to-none and not merely perfect, which could mean empirically and relatively perfect.
No, just someone far more competent at rational comprehension of - God.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 am WHO ARE YOU - an inferior gnat to judge God for others.
Err, R U really that stupid that you don't real eyes it is U that is accusing God of being ignorant and stupid? (courtesy of your poorly thought out reasoning in a vain attempt to support your obvious lack of faith in atheism.)Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amYou can do it for yourself with theological low self-esteem.
If you don't claim your God to be omniscient, then your God could be [logically] ignorant and stupid relatively to another God which is omniscient and absolutely-perfect.
How can you [disrepectfully] allow your God to be accused of being ignorant and stupid?
Hang on - you R the one that keeps stating to me that this is a philosophy forum and that one should be open to each others interrogations - you didn't state it as eloquently as that, but at least I am attempting not to call you a stupid kunt.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAs such it would be wiser to keep your human-gnat opinions to yourself and go along with what is logically sound.
The perfection of an apple could be agreed upon - but you still have not defined what (to U) would make God 'perfect'.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 am I have already indicated the dictionary meaning of 'perfection' did you read that?
Mmm nah. God stated he is a jealous God - DO U UNDER_STAND Y?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amBasically, the absolute-perfection of God meant such a God is second-to-one on all its positive attributes.
As such whatever attribute is claimed for your God, your God is second-to-none in term of that attribute.
What R U talking about. I am not a theist and I am not claiming my gnosis of God requires any belief that IT MUST BE PERFECT - whatever the fuck U actually mean by that term.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:55 amAnother point is, if a theist were to allow any chink in their claim of absolute-perfection, it may effect their confidence in their God of granting them eternal life and salvation.
The claim of absolute-perfection is merely a thought and claim, i.e. it is easy and free so why not take it [Pascal Wager with nothing to lose] and have the feeling of 100% confidence they will have eternal life and salvation.
It is a shame you do not understand it.
Beyond the obvious statement that your intelligence is on par with those within the kindergarten you mentioned, when R U actually going to explain precisely what YOUR definition is of a 'perfect' God?