Re: Mind's Eye Re: I , an atheist

Vam , since you know that God has choices you also know what they are
and can delineate them. To me God is formless, but you would surely be
able to draw up a portrait.

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Vam <atewari2007@gmail.com> wrote:
> What you wrote, RP, was ridiculous. It you I found to be funny.
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> I don't see why God's choices have to be of a kind and scale that
> preoccupies you.
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> You would be hard put at defining, or drawing up a portrait of, the
> God you speak of with such aplomb ! And then you presume to know of
> his choices !! Or, worse, his choicelessness !!!
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> On Jan 21, 1:04 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A man jumps from a plane without a parachute and when he reaches a
>> great velocity God exercises His choice and drastically slows his
>> fall. Funny Vam , isn't it ? Again God exercises His choice and
>> cancels all His laws and there is mayhem ! Or better still , at times
>> there are laws and at times  there are none. God keeps on exercising
>> His choice and man keeps on playing the fool , he doesn't get wet in
>> the pool and doesn't get burned in the fire. Imagine a world without
>> God's laws , a world in which He keeps on exercising His choice.
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>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > A choiceless God is shite...
>> > So there goes all such pontification !
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>> > #DeepakMRanade's article "Uncovering Relative Truths"
>> > in @timesofindia neatly summarises the approach to Advaita,
>> > its conceptual layout. You are invited to discover the answers.
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>> >http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=...
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>> > On Jan 19, 10:21 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Interesting RP.  I'm atheist only in that I reject stories that are
>> >> full of holes, talking snakes and such.  The Gnostics have it that
>> >> creation was a mistake - though I have no means to determine any truth
>> >> in this I am struck most argument can be undercut like this.  I often
>> >> wonder what might explain why we don't just know what life is about
>> >> and how this might be explained.
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>> >> On Jan 19, 10:59 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >> > I as a human have the choice , even if it is apparent and not real ,
>> >> > to do this or do that , that is, there is an element of uncertainty in
>> >> > my actions , but God has a steadfastness of purpose. God's will is
>> >> > sure and certain , the whole space-time continuum emanates from Him
>> >> > without any active choice on His part which raises the question of
>> >> > responsibility. God cannot be held responsible for any event as it
>> >> > happens without any wavering on His part , He has no choice and hence
>> >> > cannot be held responsible. This brings us to the question of
>> >> > worship , why worship a Being who has a fixed purpose ? In that case ,
>> >> > even though believing in a supreme Being and determinism , I can be
>> >> > called an atheist.

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