@pb1022 saidYou should read all my posts. From a few pages ago:
You addressed it by saying the world’s a rough place and humans try to catch killers and cure cancer. Thanks for the enlightenment.
If an aspiration to be immortal ~ or the idea that some will not be immortal ~ somehow creates for you a "sense of justice", now, while you are here living on Earth, then good for you.
I personally don't see how injustices here on Earth are addressed by taking some sort of comfort in speculation about supernatural punishment after death.
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@fmf saidIt doesn’t make any sense - why create social creatures and not want to interact with them - but God by definition can do whatever He wants.
So, you are finally coming round to my perspective which is encapsulated by my question? This one: "What's the matter with the idea of a creator entity creating beings with a finite opportunity to experience life?"
The Holy Bible is clear that God does want fellowship with humans and has gone to great and costly lengths to get it.
But do I have a problem with a hypothetical god creating human beings with finite lives and not wanting to interact with them?
No, like I said, God can do whatever He wants.
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@fmf saidYou’re attributing to me something I didn’t say or even imply - that I would take comfort in speculation about supernatural punishment after death.
You should read all my posts. From a few pages ago:
If an aspiration to be immortal ~ or the idea that some will not be immortal ~ somehow creates for you a "sense of justice", now, while you are here living on Earth, then good for you.
I personally don't see how injustices here on Earth are addressed by taking some sort of comfort in speculation about supernatural punishment after death.
My point was solely on the unfairness of the life spans.
A bad person got to enjoy a very long life.
A good person died at the age of 6.
Forget about punishment after death. Let’s assume (as your OP did) there is no afterlife.
The injustice is in the life spans. That was my point.
03 Jan 22
@pb1022 saidWe seem to be in agreement then. Indeed, a creator entity might not be human-like at all and may not "want" anything.
But do I have a problem with a hypothetical god creating human beings with finite lives and not wanting to interact with them?No, like I said, God can do whatever He wants.
@pb1022 saidSo what are you saying about your sense of injustice and how it applies to a serial killer who goes unpunished if your sense of justice does not involve supernatural punishment?
You’re attributing to me something I didn’t say or even imply - that I would take comfort in speculation about supernatural punishment after death.
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@fmf saidNo, I was posting as a thought experiment based on your OP and questions.
We seem to be in agreement then. Indeed, a creator entity might not be human-like at all and may not "want" anything.
I believe the God of the Holy Bible is the God who exists and His attributes and desires are revealed in the Bible.
So in my view the Creator is the God of the Bible.
But I answered your questions assuming that may not be the case since it appeared you wanted to discuss god in a generic and undefined way.
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@fmf saidDid you catch what I wrote about life spans?
So what are you saying about your sense of injustice and how it applies to a serial killer who goes unpunished if your sense of justice does not involve supernatural punishment?
Assuming no afterlife, the serial killer enjoyed a long and pleasant life despite being a bad person.
The 6-year-old, despite being a good person, had a very short life.
The injustice is in the life spans not in the lack of supernatural punishment.
03 Jan 22
@pb1022 saidSo, your personal religious affiliation aside, you agree that there is nothing wrong with the idea of a creator entity creating beings with a finite opportunity to experience life?
I answered your questions assuming that may not be the case since it appeared you wanted to discuss god in a generic and undefined way.