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Originally Posted by hcap
You define your god as immutable. Why? how do you know this? I gave you specific examples in your bible demonstrating he/she/it had a change of mind and heart. You claimed that wasn't god's "essence", and that does not change. So you propose pie in the sky ideas and define their properties. More pie in the sky.
Anyone may define anything whatever they wish whenever they want. The act of naming something does not explain it. How do you know your god is in fact unchanging, except by naming it as such? Your attempted explanation is itself an inline regress with arbitrary definitions..
The "essence" of God is immutable because I define it as such.
The "essence" of God is immutable because I define it as such.
The "essence" of God is immutable because I define it as such.
The "essence" of God is immutable because I define it as such.
Ad infinitum. We can play that same silly word game.
The "essence" of the universe is immutable because I define it as such
The "essence" of the universe is immutable because I define it as such
The "essence" of the universe is immutable because I define it as such
The "essence" of the universe is immutable because I define it as such
Ad infinitum.
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Rational entities change their minds all the time, but that doesn't mean their nature also changes. Mind doesn't = nature or essence.
Furthermore, none of your examples showed that God changed his mind. All God did was work through man's sinful ways to accomplish his preordained purposes!
