You've fulfilled my every expectation Bortricks. — Janus
By the way I love the consistency of your God. He is reason so he, being omni-benevolent, would never deceive us. — Janus
Bumthick — Bartricks
The distinction was between normative reasons and causes. — Bartricks
And it does not follow from his being omnibenevolent that he would never deceive us. — Bartricks
You claim that reason does not deceive us and that God is reason. — Janus
It follows that you believe God does not deceive us. — Janus
If this is not on account of omni-benevolence then what is it on account of? — Janus
I conclude that God is Reason. I don't claim it. I conclude it. — Bartricks
Er, no it doesn't. You explain why you think it does. It doesn't. — Bartricks
Reason - who is a person - will be omnibenevolent. That doesn't mean 'won't ever lie'. — Bartricks
I've already acknowledged there is a conceptual distinction, and I've already explained why I don't think it is substantive. — Janus
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