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Agnos · Oct 16, 2006, 03:07 pm

Two things which I immediatly find troublesome with your argument:

(1) One must first define God. You seem to be assigning specifics to the notion of God. However, you haven't clearly stated what those specifics are. For instance, do you believe God (the notion) is a distinct and individual entity? Do you believe God is mind? Etc? One must first define what something is before one is able to make assertions regarding the nature of its existence.

(2) To say that God was created is to presuppose time. What if time does not exist in the realm of God? Undoubtedly, for a human being, this is difficult to imagine. But for something to be created/destroyed, should not things change? And what else, besides time, can be said to dictate change?

Maybe you can expand upon these two points before we continue.

Oct 16, 2006, 03:07 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Agnos Not Agnostic. Posts: 70	Two things which I immediatly find troublesome with your argument: (1) One must first define God. You seem to be assigning specifics to the notion of God. However, you haven't clearly stated what those specifics are. For instance, do you believe God (the notion) is a distinct and individual entity? Do you believe God is mind? Etc? One must first define what something is before one is able to make assertions regarding the nature of its existence. (2) To say that God was created is to presuppose time. What if time does not exist in the realm of God? Undoubtedly, for a human being, this is difficult to imagine. But for something to be created/destroyed, should not things change? And what else, besides time, can be said to dictate change? Maybe you can expand upon these two points before we continue. Last edited by Agnos; Oct 16, 2006 at 05:46 pm.