Re: What Theists Can't Answer

In article <1185142297.221894.142640@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Michael Ejercito <mejercit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Jul 20, 7:36 am, Governor Swill <governor.sw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:33:08 -0400, "CB" <C...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > >So you're saying that rebellion against any and all higher authority
is
> > >good?
> >
> > No.  Certainly rebellion is healthy in a society endeavoring to
> > practice democratic principles but obviously our relation****p with God
> > was not intended to be a democratic arrangement.
>    Indeed.
> 
>    God is the sovereign and we are the subjects.
> 
>    Tjhere are two choices - obey God or be tormented with fire and
> brimstone in Hell.

Why is that?
> >
> > >> If man had really been perfect, he wouldn't have eaten the fruit of
> > >> the tree of knowledge.
> >
> > >God did give us the ability to 'choose'
> >
> > Then it's *His* fault, isn't it?  Assuming He's all knowing, He
> > already knows what all our choices will be.  If they do not suit Him,
> > he has only Himself to blame for giving us the gift of Choice
> > particularly since He already knew what those choices would be and
> > made us anyway.
>    This assume that sin actually bothers Him.
> 
>    The very fact that sin exists shows that God tolerates sin in SOME
> quarters.

He seems to tolerate it universally.  Only humans attempt to punish it
in the here and now.