One God - Page 2

MaxPowerPoker · #11 10-01-2005, 10:00 PM

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But surely you are not suggesting that since the Bible says that there is only one god, that in any way proves there is

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Where in the bible does it say there is only one god?

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Deu 4:35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides him.

1Sa 2:2 "There is none holy like the LORD;
there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.

Isa 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel
and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
"I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.

Jim T · #12 10-02-2005, 12:43 AM

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" certainly implies that there are others, does it not? There are many more quotations in the same vein.

And I find it hard to understand how you could be a "jealous" god, if you are unique. Who exactly would you be jealous of?

Also, there is the question of why the earliest books of the Bible seem to have refered to God in the plural - Elohim.

Peter666 · #13 10-02-2005, 04:04 AM

The anthropomorphism shown in this thread and the OP's other threads is absolutely ridiculous. Infinite being excludes the possibility of particular infinite beings...duh.

You guys urgently need a course in metaphysics.

chezlaw · #14 10-02-2005, 04:05 AM

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The anthropomorphism shown in this thread and the OP's other threads is absolutely ridiculous. Infinite being excludes the possibility of particular infinite beings...duh.

You guys urgently need a course in metaphysics.

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Why can't you have more than one infinite being?

chez

Peter666 · #15 10-02-2005, 05:00 AM

Because more than one infinite being implies that there is a distinction between the beings. And distinction means that one being has something that the other one does not. Therefore they cannot be infinite.

chezlaw · #16 10-02-2005, 05:03 AM

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Because more than one infinite being implies that there is a distinction between the beings. And distinction means that one being has something that the other one does not. Therefore they cannot be infinite.

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That would mean you can't have two distinct infinite sets either and thats not true.

Infinite does not mean everything.

chez

#17 10-02-2005, 01:01 PM

"Infinite being" -- I love buzzwords which can't be defined in place of meaningful discussion. Gotta go, I'm infinitely hungry.

Peter666 · #18 10-02-2005, 05:25 PM

Mathematical infinity which you are correctly referring to, and philosophical infinity have two different meanings. The first goes on forever, the latter IS forever.

So to make things clear, I will say that God is simplicity itself, without distinction. As such, there cannot be two Gods, it is a contradiction.

Peter666 · #19 10-02-2005, 05:26 PM

That is impossible unless you have an infinte gut.

chezlaw · #20 10-02-2005, 05:54 PM

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Mathematical infinity which you are correctly referring to, and philosophical infinity have two different meanings. The first goes on forever, the latter IS forever.

So to make things clear, I will say that God is simplicity itself, without distinction. As such, there cannot be two Gods, it is a contradiction.

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I'm not sure what you mean by saying philosophical infinity IS forever. I've never come across anything to suggest philosophical use of infinity is restricted enough to prove your case.

It just sounds like you're just talking about one conception of god which happens to coincide with your religous view.

chez