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Old 09-25-2005, 11:12 AM
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Default Re: A problem with some religous views. Conclusion

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No rational person who is morally repulsed by an MPE religon can accept that religon.


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What happened to being deceived by your moral sense?

Your view of hell and what it entails could be wrong.

If God is just,righteous and loving He has an infinitely higher moral sense than humans. So whatever form punishment takes will be in line with God's character. Using your moral sense to ratonalize rejection of God is simply placing your own judgment above God's. You say:

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If a religous type god exists and is absolutely good then my moral sense is evidence of what is abolutely right or wrong.


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You leave out the facts of sin and finitude. I believe our conscience is given to us by God as part of the image of God. But it is no more an infallible guide than is our reason which is also a gift from God but subject to error due to sin and finitude.
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