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That sort of god - a Zeus, or demiurge - is rather far from the Judeo-Christian notion (as elaborated in the West by Augustine and Aquinas). Christians were prosecuted (correctly) during the Roman principate for atheism - for not believing in any such god. On 8/13/10 9:05 PM, Jim Farmelant wrote: > Also note that the traditional theistic God is ususally conceived of > as a being who interacts with His creation. He passes judgments on > the actions of his creatures, hears their prayers, and is said to > even respond to these pleas. He is also posited as a being who > intervenes in the workings of nature and history. Such a being would > have to be enormously complex, capable of processing vast amounts of > information. The existence of such a being seems to be highly > improbable. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
