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If Jesus can turn water into wine, but wine is still mostly made of water, can Jesus apply his powers recursively and create more and more concentrated wine? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, by Christian understanding, god made the universe and everything in it. That includes the human capacity for causing pain to others. God also decided our sexual characteristics should fully develop a decade before our mental and emotional capacity, not how I would have done it. It also includes childhood leukemia, SIDS, hydrocephalopathy, measles, polio, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, etc, etc, etc. If god wasn't a sadist, none of those things would exist. Either that or god didn't create them because it doesn't exist. These are the options available to you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Those things happened because God cursed the earth after we turned against Him.

[–] PapaStevesy 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But by your own holy texts, it knew we would do that before the universe existed, much less the Garden of Eden. If it didn't, then it's not all-knowing, which means it's not God. Either way, it's not worthy of devotion or worship.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And if you want to live your life without God, God respects your decision eternally 👍

[–] PapaStevesy 0 points 2 months ago

If you call lakes of fire, wailing and gnashing of teeth, and eternal damnation to complete separation from The Light "respect," then I totally get why you worship the dude. I guess he really did create you in his sadistic image. 😘