tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post4295089774072292673..comments2023-10-24T03:33:39.613-05:00Comments on Bethel Philosophy Blog: Time and Regret: Why God is Outside TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-83598107969523520802014-12-03T17:05:14.106-06:002014-12-03T17:05:14.106-06:00Oops...yes, I did mean to say "inside" r...Oops...yes, I did mean to say "inside" rather than "outside". Thanks.Wheelzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451673940827550240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-87113110058843518022014-12-03T11:15:23.593-06:002014-12-03T11:15:23.593-06:00Thanks, Michael. And Scott, I agree. (Did you me...Thanks, Michael. And Scott, I agree. (Did you mean in your first sentence to say "who lean toward God's being INSIDE of time"?) I'm just giving this as a reason for thinking God is outside time, in the absence of conclusive reasons for thinking God can't be outside time while (in some way) interacting with the world inside time. I also take some solace in the fact that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871449956946319684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-54235811947611344642014-12-02T17:36:56.701-06:002014-12-02T17:36:56.701-06:00I think those of us who lean toward God's bein...I think those of us who lean toward God's being outside of time could simply say that this whole discussion hinges on the one you didn't want to tackle: the nature of time itself. If the nature of time is such that it dictates that God couldn't be “outside” of it while still interacting with a world that exists “inside” it, then this whole discussion is moot. It wouldn't be a Wheelzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451673940827550240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-13040907687386078832014-11-15T16:52:05.813-06:002014-11-15T16:52:05.813-06:00Really enjoyed the post, Dr. VanArragon. I agree w...Really enjoyed the post, Dr. VanArragon. I agree with your thesis: if God exists within time, then he's prisoner to it like us.<br /><br />The nostalgia argument is really fascinating. It seems like nostalgia pains us because we can't recreate the original experiences. It seems like the argument kind of hinges on whether God can recreate these experiences, which depends on your view of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553593621846104052noreply@blogger.com