Well, I guess so, but I imagine the reason I've given is why.
Taking no for an answer--in other words, communicating the information and leaving it to the individual to decide--would be the way of doing it that best fits my conceptual model of God. That would perhaps be a way of reading that bit about shaking the dust of a place from one's feet. "Give them the facts, let them decide. If they're interested, great. If not, don't waste time trying to persuade them, move on to the next place. Lot of ground to cover, guys, time is going by"...well, you get the idea. All the high-pressure sales tactics, torture and persecution and such, would be our idea.
The thought of those long discussions fascinates me. So presumably in Judaism there's no concept of Lucifer the fallen angel either? (I see him as maybe an early trial of Free Will beta...maybe the patch wasn't compatible with his OS, or maybe it was and then God had to find somewhere to put him where he couldn't do damage. Angelic powers and free will could be a dangerous mix. See various movies with Christopher Walken for details.)
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Date: 2014-08-04 03:45 pm (UTC)Taking no for an answer--in other words, communicating the information and leaving it to the individual to decide--would be the way of doing it that best fits my conceptual model of God. That would perhaps be a way of reading that bit about shaking the dust of a place from one's feet. "Give them the facts, let them decide. If they're interested, great. If not, don't waste time trying to persuade them, move on to the next place. Lot of ground to cover, guys, time is going by"...well, you get the idea. All the high-pressure sales tactics, torture and persecution and such, would be our idea.
The thought of those long discussions fascinates me. So presumably in Judaism there's no concept of Lucifer the fallen angel either? (I see him as maybe an early trial of Free Will beta...maybe the patch wasn't compatible with his OS, or maybe it was and then God had to find somewhere to put him where he couldn't do damage. Angelic powers and free will could be a dangerous mix. See various movies with Christopher Walken for details.)