tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post113849764696535571..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Mere Christianity Book III Chapter 4Victor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1138706022060121012006-01-31T04:13:00.000-07:002006-01-31T04:13:00.000-07:00Ed,we know nothing of the difficulties even an omn...Ed,<BR/><BR/>we know nothing of the difficulties even an omnipotent God may have, when he chooses to limit his omnipotence to make room for created beings with (at least a certain degree of) free will. Your scenario makes me think of "The world of Mr. Rogers" - however appealing it may be to some, it does not seem to be what God was aiming at.<BR/><BR/>Rasmus Møller (lost password)<BR/>Of course, the very idea of free will has its own difficulties, if seen from the viewpoint of philosophical naturalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1138669484344299742006-01-30T18:04:00.000-07:002006-01-30T18:04:00.000-07:00"Every person is either slowly turning themselves ..."Every person is either slowly turning themselves into a heavenly thing or a hellish thing." Lewis<BR/><BR/>Such a statement is far too simplistic. <BR/><BR/>Moreover, regardless of people turning toward heaven or hell, isn't God the ultimate infinite teacher? Satan and the cosmos are finite in their intelligence and abilities to tempt. Therefore, an infinitely wise God, the creator of all things and with all power to teach at his disposal should have little difficulty teaching everyone of the truth of infinite beauty and the beauty of infinite truth since all the rest is mere finite illusion and finite falsity.Edwardtbabinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036816926421936940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1138623147034609992006-01-30T05:12:00.000-07:002006-01-30T05:12:00.000-07:00'When a neurotic who has a pathological fear of ca...'When a neurotic who has a pathological fear of cats picks up a cat for some good reason, it is quite possible that in God’s eyes he has shown more courage than a healthy man may have in winning the V. C.”'<BR/><BR/>How does Lewis know God values courage? Projection?Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1138600177796881992006-01-29T22:49:00.000-07:002006-01-29T22:49:00.000-07:00Well, I was only trying to work out what Lewis was...Well, I was only trying to work out what Lewis was saying.<BR/><BR/>Not easy when you have sentences like ' But the important thing is not the actions but the choices of the inner self.'<BR/><BR/><BR/>Apparently, the actions are not correlated with the choices of the inner self.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1138527345184350572006-01-29T02:35:00.000-07:002006-01-29T02:35:00.000-07:00' Some people just look funny when they give in to...' Some people just look funny when they give in to anger, others can get hundreds of people killed when they are angry. But every temptation given in to, regardless of its effects, will result in a person finding it harder to repent of the evil the next time and perform the right action.'<BR/><BR/>So what counts is not whether you get angry or not, but whether you make a free will choice to act on that anger?Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com