If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
Originally posted by whodeyI would punish evil doers with my auto-smite capacity. Not all evildoers, though. Maybe just the 10% worst evildoers each year. You have free will to do whatever you want with the knowledge you could be smitten at year's end. In order to make room for free will I would renounce any claim to omniscience.
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
There would definitely not be either a heaven or a hell. You goal is to do good and live well in this life.
Originally posted by whodey1. You cant improve on things. They are run as well as can be expected with allowance for free will.
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
2.I would punish evil doers only if that evil was done to others and not themselves. Their punishment would be like psychological torture. perhaps bad dreams
3.No
4.Everyone would get to heaven, but possibly not in this incarnation. Others would goto purgatory to learn their lessons.No one would goto hell.
5.heaven,yes. Hell,no
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Originally posted by whodeyThat would probably depend on what super powers I had available.
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
I think I would certainly cut down on suffering.
I would probably prevent evil doers from doing evil rather than going for the punishment route. I find punishment the reactive way of solving something, I prefer proactive methods. For example, with children, punishment is a sign of failure on the parents part. I am not saying I never punish my son, but I am not omniscient nor a perfect parent.
There wouldn't be a heaven or hell. If heaven is the perfect place to be, then everyone would start off there and stay there. If hell is a horrible place to be, then I wouldn't put anyone there.
Originally posted by twhiteheadi would make daydreaming a professional occupation.
That would probably depend on what super powers I had available.
I think I would certainly cut down on suffering.
I would probably prevent evil doers from doing evil rather than going for the punishment route. I find punishment the reactive way of solving something, I prefer proactive methods. For example, with children, punishment is a sign of failure ...[text shortened]... off there and stay there. If hell is a horrible place to be, then I wouldn't put anyone there.
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Originally posted by whodeyIf I was God, these questions could not possibly apply to my system of creation.
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
Originally posted by whodeyI would create only heaven. I would create only people who were enlightened enough to choose good. There would be no hell, earth, or evildoers.
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?
Originally posted by twhiteheadits because we never think in these terms, for we realise that well, judgement does not belong to us.
Isn't it interesting how not one Christian has yet given us a pretty picture of what they would do if they were God?
If there really is a God, I sure hope he's an atheist.
Originally posted by whodeyIf I were God Iwould retire and hand over things to the boy. Nearly 2,00 yeras he's been waiting - that's longer than Charlie!
If you were God, how would you run things? Would you punish evil doers or would you turn a blind eye? If you did punish evil doers, how would you punish them? Would you erradicate free will? Who would go to heaven and who would go to hell? Would there even be a hearven or hell?