afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoJesus vs. Logiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down125
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minus-squareOgmios@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI mean, would it contradict anything if God didn’t have free will?
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThen god is an automaton. A machine. It is arguably not the most perfect beautiful thing that can exist. Also, humans were made to his likeness, and humans have (per Bible) free will.
minus-squareOgmios@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months ago humans were made to his likeness, and humans have (per Bible) free will Your reasoning is backwards here, isn’t it? Essentially it’s saying “If we were made in God’s image, then God must look like exactly like us” is it not?
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIf A is similar to B, then B is similar to A. There is no “arrow” in similarity.
I mean, would it contradict anything if God didn’t have free will?
Then god is an automaton. A machine. It is arguably not the most perfect beautiful thing that can exist.
Also, humans were made to his likeness, and humans have (per Bible) free will.
Your reasoning is backwards here, isn’t it? Essentially it’s saying “If we were made in God’s image, then God must look like exactly like us” is it not?
If A is similar to B, then B is similar to A. There is no “arrow” in similarity.