(Tyrel;31359)
oy vey.. I would like to point out that I agree with Kriss on this one, and that my argument was slightly more complex than Thunder1 seems to acknowledge. Just the same, I would like to see somebody formulate the opinion presented that God in his Eternal Person has any sense of humour which we can Identify as such. Until somebody can articulate a position which addresses my own without ad hominem, and without the straw man flaw, which we've just seen, then I will be more than overjoyed to read it, and even accept correction and increase my knowledge. For those who want simple answers, go back to the first few pages of the thread, they are all archived there.In hope,~Tyrel
Reading your argument brought a new frame of reference to this topic. To pull information from a previous post; in order for humor to manifest itself, forethought of future jovial situations cannot exist. Even those who plan benevolent or contrastingly, malevolent situations for the purpose of personal entertainment don't really know what is going to happen, at least with the clarity of Gods omnipotence. Such is a characteristic of the human condition. Really knowing explicitly of Gods supposed sense of humor is not really possible because we cannot experience the world as He does, nor can we really feel emotion as He does. I do believe God can understand human emotions with a clairvoyance not of the flesh, but to say he chuckles as jubilant old man does seem a bit premature. Although, I would not call it disingenuous. Taking some of His word to be a bit humorous is fine in my eyes so long as the message is not lost. And so long as the message isn't lost, whats the harm in seeing a little humor in the stories the Lord?
oy vey.. I would like to point out that I agree with Kriss on this one, and that my argument was slightly more complex than Thunder1 seems to acknowledge. Just the same, I would like to see somebody formulate the opinion presented that God in his Eternal Person has any sense of humour which we can Identify as such. Until somebody can articulate a position which addresses my own without ad hominem, and without the straw man flaw, which we've just seen, then I will be more than overjoyed to read it, and even accept correction and increase my knowledge. For those who want simple answers, go back to the first few pages of the thread, they are all archived there.In hope,~Tyrel
Reading your argument brought a new frame of reference to this topic. To pull information from a previous post; in order for humor to manifest itself, forethought of future jovial situations cannot exist. Even those who plan benevolent or contrastingly, malevolent situations for the purpose of personal entertainment don't really know what is going to happen, at least with the clarity of Gods omnipotence. Such is a characteristic of the human condition. Really knowing explicitly of Gods supposed sense of humor is not really possible because we cannot experience the world as He does, nor can we really feel emotion as He does. I do believe God can understand human emotions with a clairvoyance not of the flesh, but to say he chuckles as jubilant old man does seem a bit premature. Although, I would not call it disingenuous. Taking some of His word to be a bit humorous is fine in my eyes so long as the message is not lost. And so long as the message isn't lost, whats the harm in seeing a little humor in the stories the Lord?