The Islamic Concept of God is Inadequate

I sincerely appreciate your proclivity toward debating the issue I have presented. I would like to begin by saying that Baggins has participated in committing the straw-man fallacy in both of his responses. For Baggins has assumed that my argument is constructed upon the question of ‘why’ and ‘how’ the Islamic God—a being who is assumed to be all-Loving—can justifiably condemn sinners, who do not repent nor come into reconciliation with Him, to hell. This is a gross distortion of the argument I have presented. For the argument I have presented is based upon the properties of the Islamic Gods being and whether or not Allah, as the Maximally Greatest and most Perfect being, is adequately capable of limiting love to those who do not behave how He wishes them to behave—how can Allah be the Highest Imaginable Being if Allah is not morally perfect? This is the point of my argument. If God is in some particular way morally imperfect, then, God would then not be a perfect being and, therefore, not the Highest Imaginable Being possibly. Baggins has completely missed the point of my argument only to continue forth and construct a straw-man. However, for the sake of debate I will continue to add breadth to the initial contents of my syllogism by means of articulating how the conclusion I have come to is, in principle, axiomatic and intuitively true. The argument I have presented is focused on a particular burden of referential substantiation. For example, maximal greatness entails moral perfection and moral perfection entails the attribute and property of unconditional love—in conjunction with the verses I have quoted from the Qur’an the conclusion follows inescapably. Namely, Allah is morally imperfect and, therefore, is not Highest Being Imaginable and, therefore, not God. Now if Baggins wishes to successfully refute my argument he will first need to explain how Allah can be partially loving while being considered perfect. In reply to what Baggins has said in the latter of his response I would first like to illuminate what I meant by how the Islamic God, in essence, is universally different to that of the Christian God—there seems to be a large amount of theological confusion on Baggins side of the debate. I have stated that Islamic God isn’t comparable to the Christian God based on the nature of the Christian God’s love. Yet, Baggins has vaguely quoted a few particular verses in the Old and New Testament with the vain hope that this will someone validate his contention. Baggins has failed to unequivocally explain how and why these verses justify his contention, though. Baggins has also cut his own argument short by failing to quote the texts in full. I have shown that the Christian God is all-Loving and, therefore, incomparable to that of the Islamic God. Yet, Baggins believes that the Christian God is comparable to that of the Islamic God based on the rewards the nation of Israel received for its obedience—it needs to be noted that Baggins response epitomises the main contention of my syllogism, i. e. , Allah is morally imperfect and, therefore, not God. For Allah only rewards the obedient with love. Now, If we were to read the entire first passage of what Baggins has quoted from the Old Testament we will find that quotation sells him short. For example, what we find if we start reading from Deuteronomy 7:7; rather, than if we were to start from Deuteronomy 7:8, is a verse explaining the Gods love is unconditional; rather, than the contrary—we should be concentrating on the comparable discrepancies between Allah and Christ instead of the similarities. For the discrepancies are what differentiate the two from one another adequately. [1] “The Lord did not prefer nor choose you because you were more in number than all the nations, for you are the least of all nations. ” This fuller quotation of the text I have supplied justifies the comparable discrepancies between the two Gods that I have pointed out; rather, than bring them comparably together. Baggins has also quoted John 3 with the vain hope of trying to show that God cannot justifiably send those who He loves to hell, but, what Baggins has failed to understand is that the declaration made within John 3 supports the claim for the divinity of Jesus Christ. This declaration furthers the theological differentation I have made. For Muslims do not believe that Jesus Christ is God while Christians do—I don't see any reason why God, as a Loving Parent, isn't capable justifiably punishi His Children for rejecting Him, as well. This objection is entirely irrelevant to the debate, though. For that question is related to whether or not God has morally sufficient reasons condemn sinners not whether or not the Islamic God can be considered the Highest Imaginable Being. Baggins has essentially agreed with my conclusion while arguing irrelevantly about issues that aren't pertinent to this debate. Now, let’s try to bring back together the threads of this debate and see what has been said, 1) Baggins has misconstrued my initial argument by constructing a straw-man. Namely, by referring to the crux of my argument as, ‘how can an all-loving merciful God punish anyone. ’ Baggins has, therefore, failed to respond appropriately to my initial argument. 2) Baggins has essentially in the latter of his response accepted the conclusion I have drawn by misquoting a Biblical verse which declares the Divinity of Jesus Christ; rather, that the opposite, while arguing fallaciously over the apparent similarities of the two Gods; rather, than concentrating on the differences which define them. Baggins has also argued irrelevantly by asking questions that are related to whether or not God has morally sufficient reasons as an all-Loving God to condemn His children—questions that are not pertinent to the discussion. It is evident that Baggins hasn’t responded to any of my arguments appropriately nor established an argument that advances his position adequately—in fact as I have pointed out earlier, Baggins has essentially accepted the conclusion of my syllogism by affirming that Allah only loves the good-doers. This is my final response back to Baggins as there is only two rounds. So I urge the voters to vote pro based on my conduct, the arguments I have presented and my counter-responses! Bibliography:[1] Deut 7:7