Phat writes:
Since this question is in Faith/Belief, I suggest that we presuppose that God does or could exist and then go from there.
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Logically, the way that I will approach this question is to ask if God ever needed to have or to at least experience emotions and, if so, what for?
This leads us down the path of asking whether God is too awesome and beyond comprehension to ever be understood or whether God made it possible for us to commune with Him and understand Him based on His becoming like us for that purpose.
But your first two points do not lead us down this path. You said we may as well assume God exists and go from there. However, if we do this, our next rational point is to assume that God does not affect this universe in any way (out of choice or not). Since there has never been a single verified observation of such. I think what you mean to say is that we should assume God exists and that God has an inherent desire to be a part of our personal lives.
Taking that as our assumption, then your analysis begins to make sense. Of course, you also add in the assumption that God is behind the Bible, and that Jesus Christ is also a part of all this. Perhaps it would be easiest to just assume that all Phat's ideas of God are true, and go from there?
If we're just going to assume that God has emotions and care for us as individuals, then why bother asking the question?
Agobot writes:
AFAIK science hasn't unearthed laws of nature that punish child molesters or killers. Why are there no such laws if god has emotions?
It's quite possible that God has emotions and just doesn't care about this planet, this solar system, or even this universe.
It's also quite possible that God has emotions and cares so much for us that He's leaving us alone on purpose. For some reasons we are simply unable to understand at this time.
I don't find either of those options likely, but they're certainly options that fit with the reality we find and the assumption that God exists.
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