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davar55 2014-07-14 18:54

[QUOTE=Zeta-Flux;378072]Do those of us who believe in a infinite number of gods remain 0% atheist?[/QUOTE]

Depends.
An infinite number out of how many?

:smile:

xilman 2014-07-14 19:44

[QUOTE=Zeta-Flux;378072]Do those of us who believe in a infinite number of gods remain 0% atheist?[/QUOTE]Nope. [b]Infinitesimally[/b] atheist.

chappy 2014-07-14 19:46

[QUOTE=davar55;378079]Depends.
An infinite number out of how many?

:smile:[/QUOTE]


First Commandment of this Thread is: Thou shalt not invoke the math of Don Blazys.

Re: Zeta,

I don't claim to be an expert in LDS by any stretch, but I thought the difference between the Creator Gods and the gods men can become would apply.

I'd be happy to read your thoughts on the subject though.

Xyzzy 2014-07-14 20:11

[QUOTE]…and the gods men can become…[/QUOTE]
Where is that in the Bible?

:huh:

davar55 2014-07-14 20:24

[QUOTE=chappy;378087]First Commandment of this Thread is: Thou shalt not invoke the math of Don Blazys.
...[/quote]

I hear and shall comply.

(Actually I thought his involved 0/0 being well-defined, which is
hardly his or anyone's math.)

chappy 2014-07-14 20:53

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;378089]Where is that in the Bible?

:huh:[/QUOTE]

Even the Bible doesn't claim at all truth is contained in the Bible.

however you might start in Genesis 3:22.

Zeta-Flux 2014-07-14 21:08

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;378089]Where is that in the Bible?

:huh:[/QUOTE]

I'm with chappy, in that not all truth is in the Bible.

But my favorite proof-text for the idea of deification is Romans 8:16-17.

I also like Psalm 82:6 "You are gods" which was quoted by Jesus (as reported in John 10:34-39) in connection to those doubting his relationship to God.

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chappy,

In Mormon thought, the difference between Heavenly Father and his exalted children is only a difference in degrees, not in categories. But this is a topic without a lot of information, so people are left to speculate. [Of course, my original comment was just in good fun. I recognize the point that I currently believe one, and only one, of a myriad of possibilities about potential deities.]

chalsall 2014-07-14 23:31

[QUOTE=Zeta-Flux;378093]I recognize the point that I currently believe one, and only one, of a myriad of possibilities about potential deities.[/QUOTE]

Why?

Zeta-Flux 2014-07-15 01:09

[QUOTE=chalsall;378105]Why?[/QUOTE]

Are you asking "Why do you believe?" or "Why do you believe in only one of the options?"

chalsall 2014-07-15 01:28

[QUOTE=Zeta-Flux;378107]Are you asking "Why do you believe?" or "Why do you believe in only one of the options?"[/QUOTE]

The latter, primarily.

Zeta-Flux 2014-07-15 03:52

Do you not similarly believe in only one of the options?


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