I find myself fascinated by seeing the arguments laid out in this particular way.
I remember in one of my theology classes at college and argument about goodness and omnipotence, and one of them went sort of like this:
"God created everything, including goodness, and once He created goodness, He chose to constrain Himself by His own creation. So far as this constraint is His own choice, it does not change His omnipotence." I actually do not recall if the argument was considered a valid one or not, or what conclusions we came to about it. I suppose I could look up my old notes-- I've still got them stashed somewhere.
I do believe God is good. But I believe that our interpretations of God's intentions have not always had good results.
Your post has given me lots to think about, at any rate.
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Date: 2012-02-03 04:57 pm (UTC)I remember in one of my theology classes at college and argument about goodness and omnipotence, and one of them went sort of like this:
"God created everything, including goodness, and once He created goodness, He chose to constrain Himself by His own creation. So far as this constraint is His own choice, it does not change His omnipotence." I actually do not recall if the argument was considered a valid one or not, or what conclusions we came to about it. I suppose I could look up my old notes-- I've still got them stashed somewhere.
I do believe God is good. But I believe that our interpretations of God's intentions have not always had good results.
Your post has given me lots to think about, at any rate.