Message from @shinjitsu
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Really though, you can't believe that everyone is equal but also recognise that racial iq differences exist
Why is there a distinction? Probably due to culture and environment.
Was this part of God's plan? I can't fathom to know.
Or I don't have a positive assertion to a God I should say
>doesn't believe in God
>posts in the Christian channel
Ten outta ten my dude
>can't defend Calvinism going beyond 1 layer deep
You realize any ideology that you differ with could use the exact same argument you have. I could argue for gods existence far better than you because I have read these religious texts
Ok fedora lad
So no argument for Calvinism?
Okay lets look at Christian theology
Okay
Does the Bible recognise the tribalistic nature of humanity?
I.e. that differences between groups are inherent
Yeah of course
Ok.
You're making a conclusion that requires a jump from there that you're not justifying though
Did God make humans as agents of their own free will to some extent?
Let's say yes completely given agency for the sake of the argument
God's nature by it's very definition is essentially a mystery. All we have are the remaining texts that he left to us. That is what we know him by and what we can interpret his will as.
Ok then. Is it the fault of God then that some humans chose to collectivise themselves into groups that are inferior than others?
Sounds like Deism almost.
The reasoning I mean.
In Calvinism *yes*
Thomas is right though - I can't make objective assertions regarding the motives of God
This is my problem with what you're saying
In Calvinism it 100% is the fault of God that people do these things. Both collectivizing and being individually immoral
It's why I don't like Calvinism
Then so be it. In your interpretation, Christians should be egalitarian and that is also quite clearly false based upon Christian theology
God obviously gave humans a certain degree of agency while at the same time outlining some form or another a means of possible, or at least plausible predestination.
No they shouldn't be because predestination is wrong, Calvinism is based on predestination and that is that
In a theological sense, one cannot exist without the other.
By extension it's wrong
No you can't have both
Contradictions can persist everywhere that our minds can't comprehend. We know of only three dimensions, but that does not exclusively mean we do not feel the effects of a fourth, or that one does not exist somewhere.
Sure but you can't make any claim that's not the same as a contradicting
Of course you can. Otherwise why would humans be moral at all? If they are ascertained to not be one of the 'chosen few' then why do they not use their autonomy to live a hedonistic lifestyle? Because one can never truly know whether one is or isn't part of said chosen few and as such it's in one's best interest to act in a moral way.
I'm saying it is outlined in our religious texts specifically, that he did give us agency, but at the same time he does have some sort of intent, a plan.
You're talking about 2 things were consider that are mutually exclusive
A type of predestination.