Comments on: God and chance http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance I solder the body electric « Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance#comment-35695 Rob Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:19:27 +0000 http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance/#comment-35695 These are fair questions, Chris. My apologies for stereotyping. I must say that my thoughts on such things as this post and in my comment have changed since I first wrote them. Thanks for your thoughts on the discussion. These are fair questions, Chris. My apologies for stereotyping. I must say that my thoughts on such things as this post and in my comment have changed since I first wrote them.

Thanks for your thoughts on the discussion.

]]> By: Chris http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance#comment-35678 Chris Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:35:04 +0000 http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance/#comment-35678 "My Muslim counterpart in some (more than likely) un-democratic society in an Arab country (more than likely) wants nothing to do with Western democracy. He wants extremist governance like I want my decadent freedoms." Please study Islam a little more thoroughly. Muslims do not exclusively want extremist governance; some Muslims want to be ruled by a State that upholds their religious laws - but the same is just as true of Christians in the United States. Some Muslims want democracy. Some Muslims don't even care about politics. But a great number of Muslims believe that every religion reveals part of God's truth. Don't you think, given that God has allowed some dice into the universe, that it's possible that Islam is as much a part of the plan as Christianity? Best wishes, Chris Bateman. “My Muslim counterpart in some (more than likely) un-democratic society in an Arab country (more than likely) wants nothing to do with Western democracy. He wants extremist governance like I want my decadent freedoms.”

Please study Islam a little more thoroughly. Muslims do not exclusively want extremist governance; some Muslims want to be ruled by a State that upholds their religious laws - but the same is just as true of Christians in the United States. Some Muslims want democracy. Some Muslims don’t even care about politics.

But a great number of Muslims believe that every religion reveals part of God’s truth. Don’t you think, given that God has allowed some dice into the universe, that it’s possible that Islam is as much a part of the plan as Christianity?

Best wishes,

Chris Bateman.

]]> By: patty http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance#comment-600 patty Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:54:19 +0000 http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance/#comment-600 you know, i think it was hunter thompson or thomas pynchon that described the universe as a cosmic game of pool in which god was hitting balls and scattering them about into a chaos that he did not control. makes an interesting addition to the dice you are referencing... you know, i think it was hunter thompson or thomas pynchon that described the universe as a cosmic game of pool in which god was hitting balls and scattering them about into a chaos that he did not control.

makes an interesting addition to the dice you are referencing…

]]> By: Rob http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance#comment-599 Rob Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.electrolund.com/2004/06/god-and-chance/#comment-599 Hmm, yes indeed. I heard another recent analogy that I hope is untrue. Went like this: "God's a kid with an ant farm." However, I have to question my reasoning for hoping that isn't the case. Is that arrogant of me to believe He wouldn't derive pleasure for observing us like so many ants? Would it be arrogant of the ant to have that view of the kid? Paul certainly has the humble view of an ant in Romans. Hmm, yes indeed. I heard another recent analogy that I hope is untrue. Went like this: “God’s a kid with an ant farm.”

However, I have to question my reasoning for hoping that isn’t the case. Is that arrogant of me to believe He wouldn’t derive pleasure for observing us like so many ants? Would it be arrogant of the ant to have that view of the kid?

Paul certainly has the humble view of an ant in Romans.

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