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safeinOhio

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2. If you are trying to understand bad vs good, think about this.

Reply to standingtall (Original post)

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 05:59 AM

Oct 2017

This is more of a Taoist thought. The mutual interdependence of polar opposites. There would be no word for good without a word for bad. Just as a coin has two sides, we wouldn't need a heads sides without a tales side. If you love or hate, it is only possible to name that feeling without it's opposite. There would be no word for hot without cold, it would not even be thought of. Early Christians, the Gnostics knew this.

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If God is cruel than a universe without God [View all] standingtall Oct 2017 OP

Are you trying to apply logic to the question "Does God exist?" vlyons Oct 2017 #1

The existence of God is just as logical standingtall Oct 2017 #3

As I stated above vlyons Oct 2017 #5

Whatever a singularity is it would still be something that existed without being created standingtall Oct 2017 #7

What evidence do you have that a singularity was never created, vlyons Oct 2017 #9

The circle has to stop somewhere standingtall Oct 2017 #12

Ancient Vikings also believed the Earth rested on a turtle's back. raging moderate Feb 2018 #18

If you are trying to understand bad vs good, think about this. safeinOhio Oct 2017 #2

The laws of opposites have been understood by Christians and Jews alike standingtall Oct 2017 #4

There are a few of us around here vlyons Oct 2017 #6

You do understand that this is the Chistian forum? standingtall Oct 2017 #8

I'm very well read in the Bible vlyons Oct 2017 #11

If one accepts the concept of free will, guillaumeb Oct 2017 #10

Not all Christian accept the concept of free will standingtall Oct 2017 #13

I understand, thus the beginning word "if". guillaumeb Oct 2017 #14

I don't believe that means God surrendered his standingtall Oct 2017 #15

The Creator created existence. So we believe. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #16

Free will is the answer. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #17