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Otto Tellick
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Message 31 of 152 (572655)
08-06-2010 10:36 PM
Reply to: Message 21 by Dawn Bertot
08-05-2010 8:36 PM


Re: What is the meaning of God/whatever?
EMA writes:
Why would you assume we dont know what the purpose behind the great plan, is not, when we have it explained in specific revelation
In what sense is this revelation specific? For that matter, in what sense does "revelation" actually explain anything? And why do so many theists (BlueJay among them) assert that God's real intent is not known or knowable by mere humans?
If the revelation is "specific", why is there such an unlimited tendency for people to form different (and incompatible) interpretations from the same "revelation"?

autotelic adj. (of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening.

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