djo@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes) (01/07/90)
In article <Jan.4.00.11.03.1990.12437@athos.rutgers.edu> kilroy@mimsy.umd.edu (Nancy's Sweetie) writes: >...I am not saying God was incapable of giving us flawless >Scriptures; I am only pointing out that he apparently decided not to, for >whatever reasons. ...(Note that, having read all the verses which >are usually used to claim that Scripture says it is perfect, I find that >interpretation often strained: I do not believe that the Bible claims to >be perfect, and therefore I am not contradicting it.) Hear! Hear!! And as for why God would choose not to give us inerrant Scriptures... ...perhaps its a way of enforcing free will -- a poke in the side and "Think for yourselves, guys -- I ain't going to hand it all to you on a silver platter." What would free will *mean* if we were handed algorithms for Correct Behavior that offered no latitude? Dan'l Danehy-Oakes