Re: Theory of God and the universe

William of Ockham <d3uckner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

So why is it not possible that all
this is simulated to fool our minds to thinking that we are here when
we are actually not.

So, you are saying God made things a certain way in order to deceive
us? Is it consistent with the nature of God, to deceive?

On a more general point, why did God in fact create the world in a way
that is highly deceptive, in such a way as to lead many people, not
unreasonably, to believe that there is no God?

To make life worth living, perhaps ...


--
Alan Smaill
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