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Re: Thoughts on Jonah (was Re: Radio Satan)
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, rhys daily wrote:
> > > i would also note that abraham tried to get God to back off with
> > > sodom and gomorrah.
> >
> > Tried ... but did he succeed?
>
> um God did agree to not demolish the cities for the sake of 100 then 10
> then 1 righteous man.
>
> wasn't either of their fault that none could be found.
>
> so i would say,. yes abraham suceeded.
Well, traditionalists would say God always knew there wouldn't be enough
righteous men. (Hmmm, what if there had been righteous women?) So it
didn't matter, in that sense, what Abraham tried to do.
> > > kand the rainbow was a rpomise that God wouldn't flood the whole
> > > world anymore ever again..
> >
> > Ah, but was that an admission that God had gone too far -- that he
> > had, in a sense, made a mistake? (Cf. Stephen Schwartz's _Children of
> > Eden_.)
>
> dunno
>
> i feel like this is quibbling.
That depends on what you think the central debate is all about. But I
admit, I'm beginning to lose track of that one.
Isn't topic drift fun. :)
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