Posted on 06/04/2003 11:35:08 AM PDT by ewing
It is not the interpretation of the action but the perception of the reasoning for the action that dictates the view you take of G_ds reputation.
Therefore your perception of His reputation really has no value to anyone but you and those who wish to know you. It is not the reality of Who G_d is or what He does.
That is why He told us things like; Man's sin nature was the cause of the decay of His perfect creation. Once man choose selfish sin we unleashed (invited) death, destruction and pain.
G_d warned and warns us of the consequences of sin, yet we take advantage of that free will He gave us and do as we please. G_d wants only good and perfect things and lives for His children, the brotherhood of man chooses to reject that.
Note that I asked the question to make you think about the your example, not to paint you as an evil person.
So you admit it was a catch 22.
It's a Catch-22 only in that either your premise or your ability to accept the implications of your premise won't allow you to give a satisfactory answer. If you had no qualms about calling deformed children "mistakes", you'd be able to answer it. Similarly, you could say that they weren't mistakes, which would undermine your point. Your choice. I'm not suggesting that you pick one answer or the other but you built the Catch-22 into your example. If you can't answer my question, which is a basic "yes" or "no" type question, you should take a good look at what you really think about this subject to find the way out. The alternative is to answer that deformed children aren't mistakes but their deformities, themselves, are. I think that would be rather difficult, since we are using their deformity as a critical part of their identity, but you could try that, too. (I think that questioning assumptions is healthy for everyone, hence my screen name.)
Ah-ha! The old "I'm rubber, you're glue" strategy! Oh you rhetorical genius, you.
It's got to be tough going through life both stupid and vain (Yeah, yeah, "I know you are but what am I" blah, blah, blah.)
If I'm a troll, ping the moderator tough guy. You'll have fun selling THAT bit of conceit.
Words to live by! 1Thess.5:21 is the single most overlooked verse in the entire Bible.
The problem for poor Mr. Jesup is he's not real clear on what an "assumption" is. If you follow his posts through this thread, it becomes quickly apparent his belligerence and aggressiveness comes not because those challenges aren't merited, but FROM being challenged.
As you have him on the horns of a dilema, he will no doubt either ignore you, or posture himself as the offended dandy.
Not a relevant question. Try again.
No. You see, that's why you need to listen to our FRiend Question Assumptions. You assume because I know the Bible, I subscribe to the Bible. Your attempt to place me in some sort of conflict with Leviticus has no bearing on the regard due to a sage piece of advice from Thessalonians. As such, the question is irrelevant, and shows your stunning lack of intellectual creativity. The Leviticus thing is an old canard, it's easily disputed...and it doesn't even fit here.
When I told you not to try to stereotype me, I wasn't blustering. It was a quid pro quo for your "advice." You literally are not smart enough.
That coming from someone who has given no opinion, but instead only, attack, attack, attack.
Come on, admit your true feelings on the subject of this thread. You have nothing to lose by doing so.
The technical term for the region of brain I am talking about is the BSTc region of the brain.
Here is a link to the study: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/ijtc0106.htm
The study was limited, but the autopsies of various people in studing this region of the brain had some interesting results dealing with both transsexuals and homosexuals in comparison to heterosexuals.
This study does provide limited evidence that points to a very likely possiblity that this problem is inborn.
You refuse to read the entire comment or refuse to concede the point.
Fine, but do not attempt to make up stories about my lack of understanding of the English language.
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