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I think you're misunderstanding me, Will. I'm saying God, by definition, is perfect. Now, one of the possibilities I mentioned above is that the being described in scripture is not perfect -- but that doesn't mean that God isn't perfect, that means that that being is not God.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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