Additionally, I’d suggest that you look into the idea of God as Logos. Your idea of omnipotency has been criticized before, mathematically.
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Mesa@programming.dev 6 days ago
I feel like I have to put the disclaimer that, although I am spiritual, I’m not religious. Anyway:
then Jesus dying wasn’t the only way.
Correct. I don’t think many people, Christian or otherwise, really disagree with you here. I chose to drive 20 minutes to eat ramen today. Was that the only way? Well, only way to what, exactly? To feed myself? No—there are plenty of closer options with which I could’ve sustained myself, but in my picking the ramen, I now have satisfied that craving which I’ve had for a few weeks. Even though I won’t still taste the ramen two days from now, I’ll still be satisfied that I had some today.
In the case that you are trying to make a legitimate criticism of the story rather than the vapid “Christianity is stupid” posts that dominate this platform, I’d prompt you to be much more specific in what you mean by “way.” The only way to what? What specifically are you positing was God’s goal in allowing the crucifixion of Jesus?
Personally, I take the Bible as almost entirely allegorical. So if you want my subjective take on this post, it’s about as good as asking why Superman has to be weak to kryptonite.
Mesa@programming.dev 6 days ago
EvenOdds@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
There’s no way to rebut the argument you’re trying to rebut without circular logic of “the bible is true because the bible says it’s true”.
If you start with the premise that Christianity is bullshit until proven otherwise, nothing you said makes any sense.
Mesa@programming.dev 5 days ago
The entire shower thought already accepts the premise of Christianity. Otherwise there’s no conversation here. I already said that I’m not religious. I just know enough about the Christian faith and theology to entertain an argument under that premise.