this thread is getting so mind bendingly (made up word) academic that it is way beyond me. I feel that I cannot make any worthy contribution......wait...... To have faith you must have........ Nope, lost it. Good job I have a big dick and heaps of money.
"Evil is simply the result of natural wills bucking the trend with God's consent for the purpose of the divine plan." oh yeah is that rightwell, dark just what is this "divine plan"
"Man has the ability to do evil because man can challenge his telos, turn his natural will against its revealed purpose." nothing has been revealed, in fact, the "written word" is dam obscure, actually unintelligiblethe reader inserts his own meaningwhich means it's totally garbage :eek:
Doyle: What do you aim to do with that blade there, Karl? Karl: I reckon I aim to kill you with it, mmmm hmmm... Slingblade... Selfless act or pure evil??? Or do both labels just steer you further from the truth??? PEACE and good trading, Commisso
Perhaps, but seldom has nonsense been more beautifully expressed! N'est pas? Dark my friend....thee who is never at a loss for words, you are the master of verbosity, and furthermore, as my other friend Ogden Nash might say, you are soetic, poetic, incredic, and stupendic. Lyrical, spherical, wonderful, abundaful. Keep up the good work!! We all love you. Especially us of dim wit! And that's no bullsh*t. Thank God I'm an atheist! your everlasting pal, RS7 (hey, don't forget my birthday..it is now the 7th month)
Well, it's not unintelligible to me. However, I think the written word is an excellent resource that allows some to prove or disprove the existance of a God (to themselves) and allows them to defend their position. I believe the truth lies in the essence of the individuals connection to the spirituality and omnipotence of the Almighty. With or without the written text, the knowledge of God as Spirit, Truth, and Life itself, defies explanation and needs no defense.
Steady on with the admiration society rs7 Undoubtedly many may find dark's posts all those things, but I think it would be fair to say many may also find them to be constructed only of self important bigotted doctrinal dysphemistic verbiage. So I would be careful who the "we" are and poetry must mean more than just words alone For my part I simply respect and acknowledge all peoples' views when they are held sincerely, as I think darkhorse's are, but I would be very careful about putting any of them on a pedestal.