MG 2.0 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:04 pm
Or not. It can go both ways. I can relate to what he has experienced.
Regards,
MG
What can go both ways? Are you saying it's possible God is inside JohnW or you? Sure. It's possible. The likelihood seems to shrink at each investigation though. If it is God, let's consider. Consider with me right now it's quite likely there is a child suffering, headed toward death, through disease, or violence. God could stop it. Let's say this person is unaware of your God. Is it more likely that God would favor you or JohnW in appearing inside you to bless you or make you feel good, while suffering happens for many others? If God is good it feels less likely the feelings or impressions, hopes or desires you interpret as God is really God. Or it could be God doesn't care. He wants good for you and JohnW but wants bad for others? That latter feels plausible since before he started this all he apparently conceived of a hell of whatever sort to toss people into.
A couple other considerations. Perhaps God has a particular plan for an unbelieving child who suffers and whose life is cut short. Perhaps. Perhaps God will bless this child beyond measure. If so, then what would be the need for anyone to believe in him? Or let's consider God really needs this child to suffer in his life because it's what God has deemed necessary for this child to learn or grow from in eternity. I suppose that's possible to. He wishes MG to feel good about his existence but simultaneously wishes a child to endure intense suffering because it gives this child a chance to learn something. The problem here is, of course, if God needs a child to learn here why eternity? Eternity is plenty of time and space to learn everything. So it appears the suffering here is useless.
Anyway, it's interesting. I don't know if you or JohnW would have anything to say on that, but if you do, I'd be happy to hear it.
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos