Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mark From: mark@utzoo.UUCP (mark bloore) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: logic Message-ID: <3115@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 24-Jul-83 13:04:42 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.3115 Posted: Sun Jul 24 13:04:42 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Jul-83 13:04:42 EDT References: utzoo.3089, <499@dadla-b.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 15 from a recent article: The statement "God does what He wants ... for no other purpose than to bring Himself glory" does NOT say that God's ONLY motivation is self-glory but rather that His PRIMARY motivation is His glory. i don't understand. the quote says "no other purpose". surely this is synonymous with "only purpose". perhaps we disagree that "purpose" means "motivation" here? or that "his glory" is the same as "self-glory" when god is the glory-maker? (god is not himself? well, we all have days like that.) mARK bLOORE univ of toronto {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!mark