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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
Yeah, when we have done this before it didn't go over extremely well. I enjoyed it and I think that ILP enjoyed it, but no one else really participated and when they did it was just taking a caricature position.
I enjoyed it very much. In a weird way I felt like I was getting in touch with my former self who once believed in god. Arguing for the theist side gave me a kind of cathartic nostalgic feeling. It was very pleasurable. In a small way, I miss the person I once was and his comforting beliefs.
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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
Threads where you have to argue for the other side can be very telling. It becomes very difficult for people who do not actually understand the opposing side.
I'm not sure If I will ever fully understand the Christian position or the Muslim position, etc. When I was arguing in that thread, I was arguing for the God I once believed in. A
truly all-loving God that would never punish or forsake anyone.
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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
I was actually thinking about this the other day and thinking of starting a thread with this theme where the topic was along the lines of "is God justified in punishing anyone?"
Sounds like an interesting thread. Just my opinion: I have never met someone that deserves to be punished. I have only met people that should be segregated from society. God may be justified to do whatever he wants (he is God after all) but an all-loving God would never punish anyone. He would have an infinite amount of love and compassion for all.