GDR writes:
Firstly it isn't about which deity we believe in. For example, all Abrahamic religions at their root worship the same god.
Tangle writes:
Everybody thinks the god they worship is special. Funny then that they're different gods and different beliefs.
GDR is suggesting that at the root we all seek to know the GOD WHO is. You, OTOH don't believe that there is One GOD Who is, nevermind multiple candidates. Perhaps GDR would suggest that you do seek Truth, and by that criteria are seeking GOD by default.
GDR writes:
Faith is prepared to worship a deity who would be prepared to support genocide and public stoning. I worship a deity who would under no circumstances do such a thing.
So are you saying that you both seek the same GOD, namely the One Who is, while at the same time having a different understanding as to the nature of such a Deity? Tangle, further, seeks truth yet sees no need or reason to look for a God who is not there. So could all three of you still be looking for the same thing?
GDR writes:
Tash represents a deity who espouses hatred and Aslan represents a deity who espouses love. However, Lewis’ point is that acts of love done in the name of Tash are actually done for Aslan and acts of hatred done in the name of Aslan are actually done for Tash.
Thus anyone who does acts of love is doing them for the One God who is, correct? And for Tangle, doing acts of love for humanity is as close to the truth as any religion, correct? thus everyone seeks the same thing.. we just have different understandings of what that thing is....is this your basic argument?
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.
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