God's Common Attributes

Post by **_Socrates** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:47 pm

Why must God, a being with superhuman capabilities, be considered good? Out of fear that if we do not God will use that power against our better interests?

Why must God, good or not, be the creator of us or of the universe?

Post by **_Hoops** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:43 pm

Why must God, a being with superhuman capabilities

Who is this God?

Post by **_Socrates** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:55 pm

Do you worship a God that you believe is omniscient and omnipotent, that created the world and that you look towards for moral injunctives?

Post by **_Hoops** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:51 pm

Socrates wrote:Do you worship a God that you believe is omniscient and omnipotent, that created the world and that you look towards for moral injunctives?

Yes. But what you described in your op was more snarkiness than inquiry.

Post by **_Socrates** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:48 pm

What is snarky in the inquiry about the Christian/Mormon pairing of creator or moral author with one of greater power?

Post by **_Hoops** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:10 pm

A God with superhuman capabilities? Come on, you're better than that. That may describe what LDS believe, I don't know, you can take that up with them. But the Christian God is not "superhuman".

Nonetheless, I'll answer. I worship God because He is worthy of it. I do not fear God's retribution. And yes, God's nature is the source of our moral compass.

So.... what's next.

editied to change qualities to capabilities.

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