tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post114101581460577892..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Is the Biblical God Possible?The Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1141743456590790922006-03-07T06:57:00.000-08:002006-03-07T06:57:00.000-08:00Interesting blog. I have added you to my blogroll....Interesting blog. I have added you to my blogroll. Please feel free to add my site if you so wish.<BR/><BR/>http://beepbeepitsme.blogspot.com/beepbeepitsmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640447011071849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1141294760920738482006-03-02T02:19:00.000-08:002006-03-02T02:19:00.000-08:00Its the concepts and their descriptive terms that ...Its the concepts and their descriptive terms that are limiting. For instance, to speak of "before creation" which is to say to apply a time related term like "before" to a term like "creation" which includes the generation of time itself, is somewhat oxymoronic. I see the "impossibilities" here as as result of the limits of language and logic and not indicative of any proof or truth.<BR/><BR/>Also, I ask what is the basis for assuming that "perfection" means "completeness". Sez who? Why would the "striving for perfection" not be considered part of a "perfect plan" which also included "imperfection"? Would not a "perfect plan" be incomplete if there were no imperfection in it?culhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190274079474366621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1141235599528389102006-03-01T09:53:00.000-08:002006-03-01T09:53:00.000-08:00Zen unbound wrote, "Why shouldn't God long for var...Zen unbound wrote, <I>"Why shouldn't God long for variety? We do."</I><BR/><BR/>That point is addressed at Evil Bible. Perfection means completeness. If God is perfect (complete), there is nothing to long for. Since humans aren't perfect and, therefore, not complete, we have longings.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1141193053361101732006-02-28T22:04:00.000-08:002006-02-28T22:04:00.000-08:00We strive in the direction of perfection. Perfect...We strive in the direction of perfection. Perfection, itself, isn't possible or quite real.<BR/><BR/>Consider art. For centuries painters tried ever harded to paint people and items that appeared real. Bored with reality, impressionism and abstraction became popular because it was more interesting to the artist. [It was a longer time before non-realism art became appealing to the public.]<BR/><BR/>Why shouldn't God long for variety? We do. <BR/><BR/>Ken Wilber addresses the issue in an interview, known as "<A HREF="http://wilber.shambhala.com/html/misc/pathwa_titoat.cfm/" REL="nofollow">A Ticket to Athens</A>." Here's a core paragraph:<BR/><BR/><I>Here you are, the One and Only, the Alone and the Infinite. What are you going to do next? You bathe in your own glory for all eternity, you bask in your own delight for ages upon ages, and then what? Sooner or later, you might decide that it would be fun -- just fun -- to pretend that you were not you. I mean, what else are you going to do? What else can you do?</I>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1141168682699301372006-02-28T15:18:00.000-08:002006-02-28T15:18:00.000-08:00Interesting points! Thanks.What is, is.Whatever is...Interesting points! Thanks.<BR/><BR/>What is, is.<BR/>Whatever is is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com