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LogDog · 02-09-2007, 01:42 PM

Why did god wait until he did to send us his son?

steamer · 02-09-2007, 01:46 PM

Because if he waited any longer no one would have believed the stupid story?

Imnotspecial · 02-09-2007, 02:07 PM

The stupid answer is: Because it was the fullness of time.

Seriously - if we could answer that one, would anyone still be an atheist?

ziffel · 02-09-2007, 02:16 PM

Mysterious Ways

God's Plan

Who Can Know the Mind of God?

His Ways Are Higher Than Ours

Etc, ad nauseum

CJW · 02-09-2007, 02:33 PM

ya know,
If he'd come today he could have reached a whole nation
Israel in 4 BC has no mass communication,
No don't you get me wrong......

ziffel · 02-09-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CJW

ya know,
If he'd come today he could have reached a whole nation
Israel in 4 BC has no mass communication,
No don't you get me wrong......

God is a hider. He hides in the gaps in human knowledge. When human knowledge was low, he didn't have to hide, and was prevalent, I mean, goodness, the big guy was everywhere: slaughtering nations, walking thru walls, raising the dead, casting out demons, you name it. Now that human knowledge is much higher (technology, science, medicine, psychology, etc), God is nowhere to be found.

Now we only find god's miraculous events in the remote jungles of Africa, or tiny Asian villages where no cameras are around.

LogDog · 02-09-2007, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziffel

God is a hider. He hides in the gaps in human knowledge. When human knowledge was low, he didn't have to hide, and was prevalent, I mean, goodness, the big guy was everywhere: slaughtering nations, walking thru walls, raising the dead, casting out demons, you name it. Now that human knowledge is much higher (technology, science, medicine, psychology, etc), God is nowhere to be found.

Now we only find god's miraculous events in the remote jungles of Africa, or tiny Asian villages where no cameras are around.

Go figure.

EarlOfLade · 02-09-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LogDog

Why did god wait until he did to send us his son?

God didn't do anything!

It wasn't until around the time that humans got smart enough to invent jesus.

Splarnst · 02-09-2007, 03:44 PM

Are you confusing this with a Christian board? Seriously, did you really think a bunch of atheists are going to give you a satisfactory answer?

Vagabonder · 02-09-2007, 03:47 PM

On a similar line of thinking, although admittedly absurd to the Nth degree is, "Why did got wait an infinite amount of time before creating the world 6,000 years ago from nothing?"

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steamer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CA Posts: 7,653	Because if he waited any longer no one would have believed the stupid story?

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Imnotspecial Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North of South Posts: 5,389	The stupid answer is: Because it was the fullness of time. Seriously - if we could answer that one, would anyone still be an atheist?

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Splarnst Contributor Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 13,161	Are you confusing this with a Christian board? Seriously, did you really think a bunch of atheists are going to give you a satisfactory answer?

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Vagabonder Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 585	On a similar line of thinking, although admittedly absurd to the Nth degree is, "Why did got wait an infinite amount of time before creating the world 6,000 years ago from nothing?"

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