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In reply to the discussion: God is Mercy. [View all]
God is Mercy. [View all] Voltaire2 Aug 2019 OP
They way I understand it, "mercy" does not actually refer to mercy as we understand it. DetlefK Aug 2019 #1
That is the death cult part. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #2
god is a lie (nt) NeoGreen Aug 2019 #3
And God is forgiveness. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #4
So you agree that your religion is a death cult. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #6
Hint: guillaumeb Aug 2019 #7
What deal? uriel1972 Aug 2019 #12
Being born is the deal. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #15
No-one asks to be born... uriel1972 Aug 2019 #17
Sat through a lecture on pediatric end of life care this morning. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #5
What did you expect to see? guillaumeb Aug 2019 #8
Spare me. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #10
So you do see mercy. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #11
I can only say.... uriel1972 Aug 2019 #13
A god - and not a devil? Bretton Garcia Aug 2019 #14
I believe a caring creator would shield innocents from unnecessary suffering. trotsky Aug 2019 #21
You believe in a divine shield. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #22
So now they inevitably err Bretton Garcia Aug 2019 #23
Imperfect humans do make mistakes. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #25
Nope, no one asked to be born into this world. trotsky Aug 2019 #24
So now we have no free will because we don't want infants to suffer? Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #29
If you wish for perfection, guillaumeb Aug 2019 #30
Yeah there are no perfect gods.....In fact, this world responds as we would expect Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #32
Are things perfect in heaven? trotsky Sep 2019 #33
That's mercy Cartoonist Aug 2019 #18
Yes it is mercy. We agree on this. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #19
Human mercy Cartoonist Aug 2019 #20
It's part and parcel to what Marx describes as the opium of the people Major Nikon Aug 2019 #9
God is Fiction. Iggo Aug 2019 #16
It means if you blow it and become an ass hole like trump wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #26
Near as I can tell it is a conceit that some Christians tell themselves. Thomas Hurt Aug 2019 #27
Here's the theology hidden in the parables. God is merciful only in the sense that there is Karadeniz Aug 2019 #28
The odd thing is that this alleged hidden Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #31
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