God Exists And Is Both Omnipotent And Omnibenevolent

Thank you Con for that “coherent” compliment. We all have our own philosophy as a function of life's experiences. However, science has a double edge sword, often challenging one's philosophy. For example, the historical event of the church imprisonment of those who discovered the Earth was no longer the center of the universe. On that note, and in my own experience, I have come to realize that one's metaphysical reality is only subject to a personal dialectic that embraces a philosophical belief in one's human existence. In general, metaphysics is a philosophical response relative to the subtle machinery of nature, until the scientific method presents the incarnation of clarity. The incarnation of clarity may be a "hard pill" to swallow; relative to one's philosophy. And I too have been subject to that “hard pill” and is commonly known as the “bleeding edge” of research. But I digress. At the beginning of this debate, I stated my view on God is unorthodox. That is, god or God (GOD) is actually an acronym for Galactic Order Deterministic and not spiritual, where the number of physical laws may be Galactic in size, representing the Order of the universe, and they are Deterministic. Getting back to your reply, thanks for answering my metrology questions (Aashish Clerk's research, etc.), demonstrating my point about evolution of metrology being very important to science compared to your implied view in Round 3, when Con stated, “Metrology is just the standardization of scientific, technological, and legal measurements and the study thereof.” You missed my point about, no God, no creation. The “big bang” is just “quantum fluctuation” noise, only when God emerges from that noise, comes creation; otherwise, no universe. Again, Con did not define the creation or death of God, therefore, God is just a “quantum fluctuation”; and thereafter, the “big bang.”Con stated, “Disorder, entropy, is the negation of Pro's god.” Quite the contrary, order from "entropy" (aka, life) via the Constructal Law is the hand of God. Without God, no “thermodynamics” no “entropy.”As for Con's “space ship” example, “gravity” is still there and “omnipotent.” We humans used God's handwriting to put us into orbit. Without “gravity,” no orbit. “Gravity” is part of the fabric of the space time continuum, and therefore, part of us.You will find GOD (aka God, aka god, for this debate) fits all your definitions in Round 1.“god - (in theology) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.” GOD is the creator, ruler, and moral authority and all is deterministic via those references I supplied in the previous rounds. Where “theology” is the study of God, in my case, it is the study of GOD. As for “supreme being,” the term “being” refers to existence and therefore, GOD is the “supreme” existence of those Galactic Laws of Nature, defining the Order throughout the universe and they are Deterministic. “exist - have objective reality or being.” GOD being the matrix of the Laws of Nature maintains “objective reality.” “omnipotent - having unlimited power; able to do anything.” Both animate and inanimate are confined within GOD's matrix, aka, those Laws of Nature; there are no exceptions. Once we understand all the Laws in Nature (GOD), humans may also be “able to do anything” and eradicate Con's lament over “...lots of natural order leads to death, suffering, and extinct species.” On second thought, “extinction of species” may be a good thing, otherwise, the dinosaurs could have domesticated humans for dinner. As for “unlimited power” we are just learning about “Dark Matter or Dark Energy,” and the energy from all those “Parallel Universes,” while universes are popping up from “quantum fluctuations” via GOD, when will it ever end? http://science.nasa.gov... “omnibenevolent - having unlimited or infinite benevolence.” Morality is an outgrowth of life's Unalienable Rights---the animate derivative of the Constructal Law, where the Constructal Law is an outgrowth of the “law of thermodynamics”; hence, the moral fingerprint of GOD (see above references). A benevolent event (a function of morality) may be one of the creation of a living organism knowing its own existence---a way for nature to see and experience itself, for example, we humans; as Con stated in Round 3 “I might regard my life as benevolent...” In addition, the “benevolent” evolution of sentient life throughout the universe and time. In my opinion, the answer is one of “infinite benevolence” due to those “Parallel Universes,” while universes are popping up from “quantum fluctuations” via GOD, again, when will it ever end? http://www.scientificamerican.com... As stated in Round 1: the Burden of Proof (BoF)1. god exists (Galactic Order Deterministic, aka, the Laws of Nature). 2. god is omnipotent (Unlimited power and ability to do anything through GOD).3. god is omnibenevolent (Benevolent a function of morality. Morality an outgrowth of GOD). From BoF, GOD exists relative to Round 1's definitions. God [the order of the universe] exists and is both Omnipotent and OmnibenevolentOne may ask, why take this debate when Pro and Con are dancing to the music of science. I see so many debates between the faithful and the faithless, going nowhere. I could only hope to expand the spectrum of ideas, stimulating interest in different views about the subtle machinery of nature relative to one's belief, sweetening that bitter “hard pill” to swallow. Today's, tensions over faith, is making the Dark Ages look like a picnic, or is it the decline in morality using faith as a tool to the means of some end. The PBS series, “The Power of Myth” (Joseph Campbell), an interesting topic covering evolution of belief throughout the ages. http://billmoyers.com... In Round 1 I pointed to morality being the agent in “code of conduct” evolution during group formation; while following a “code of conduct,” one is moral preserving the life of the group (aka, a civil society, “benevolence”).A “code of conduct” is the foundation to cultural norms as in traditions, values, beliefs, economics, and language, etc. From Campbell's series, throughout the ages, not one culture was found to be atheistic, yet many, not all, belief systems went through “reformations,” aka evolution. The common thread throughout all faiths is one being the Divine created the universe and everything in it; the subtle point being, that includes the Laws of Nature (aka, GOD's handwriting). I find having a constructive dialog with one of faith, pondering the concept of which is more accurate, the handwriting of God, or the handwriting of man about God, simply planting seeds nudging evolution. We know man is fallible, prudent caution is served when studying man's written scriptures about the Divine. One may misinterpret of what God wants; therefore, God gets---and, in some cases, God help us all (72 virgins killing infidels, etc.). On the other hand, when we read God's handwriting, via the scientific method, and morally following said handwriting like a “code of conduct,” results in the fruits of technology, food production, and medicine, the stables of human existence lifting the tide of the standard of living throughout the world. A compelling empirical example when our Unalienable Rights are free to morally operate within the awesome machinery of God's nature, a sign of “benevolence.” In our modern day, we need to speed up, constructively and carefully, the next “baby step” in the evolution, or “reformation,” of those of faith; for the Laws of Nature is the handwriting of God, a simple concept for all those of faith, and the scientific method is a way to decipher God's handwriting. I hope Con will take a second look, over the latest research of the Constructal Law, life's Unalienable Rights, and the objective basis of morality as seen through the prism of science. From that background, such debates may become more constructive. Those who are interested should also step outside the traditional metaphysical box, as I did with this debate, and join the discussion over the universal presence of this latest science throughout the symphony of life. We may develop a deeper understanding of social, economic, technological evolution, opening many new doors, by shifting our focus from metaphysical speculation to physical science, where empirical observations exist supporting morality being the fingerprint of GOD.To help improve the civil society, stressing “benevolence,” perhaps, one day morality will be a subject of study in a physics science class; a new door to open and explore, enhancing the career of any teacher who takes the lead on such task.According to Con's profile, he is a “teacher.” Perhaps, a “white paper” is in order. And in the end, the God of the faithful and the GOD of the faithless, may be two different manifestations of the same entity. We do have a lot to learn about GOD. And in closing, I wish Con and his students, a long, healthy and prosperous “Life,” having ample freedom (“Liberty”), in the moral “pursuit of Happiness.”