22nd April 2003, 10:33 PM
As an anser to SJ's question, no. God's power is infinite, so no matter how much you take away, there is still infinite left. That's the tricky part. 2/3 of infinity is still infinity. For that matter, 1/3 of infinity is still infinity. It's like a gun with infinite ammo in a game. You can shoot as much as you want, but there's just as much left after all the shooting as there was before, infinite.
Well, I'm stepping out again. Oh and ABF, ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"? It means that not all challenges to what you believe are worth fighting for. You have to really consider if there is actually a threat or just some minor debate going on. If I was debating lest a new law be passed contrary to what I believe, THAT is worth fighting for. If it's just some person who doesn't believe it, why should I "fight back"? What's the point? I've heard people say "if you don't respond, it means you don't actually believe!" which is STUPID. Why would my beliefs be on THEIR terms? Of course, my beliefs are NOT on other's terms, so why on earth should I suddenly act as though they are? That's a very ridiculous line of reasoning. It's why God doesn't step in and keep eggs from breaking just because some moron says "if this egg I drop breaks, there is no God". Just because they SAY it doesn't make it true. They have no authority to make such declerations.
Well, I'm stepping out again. Oh and ABF, ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"? It means that not all challenges to what you believe are worth fighting for. You have to really consider if there is actually a threat or just some minor debate going on. If I was debating lest a new law be passed contrary to what I believe, THAT is worth fighting for. If it's just some person who doesn't believe it, why should I "fight back"? What's the point? I've heard people say "if you don't respond, it means you don't actually believe!" which is STUPID. Why would my beliefs be on THEIR terms? Of course, my beliefs are NOT on other's terms, so why on earth should I suddenly act as though they are? That's a very ridiculous line of reasoning. It's why God doesn't step in and keep eggs from breaking just because some moron says "if this egg I drop breaks, there is no God". Just because they SAY it doesn't make it true. They have no authority to make such declerations.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)