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Originally Posted by Williamlk
Awesome responses, such interesting theories to ponder. (In fact, it's making my brain hurt!)
Here is another element of time that I often try to reflect upon. What would an existence be like if there was NO time at all? It's easy to dismiss the proposition as impossible, but.....hmmmmmm???
Side note; Thinking about this for excessive periods of 'time' may require medication and lots of therapy. LOL  |
Not so! Christian and Islamic theology have almost always been predicated on the notion that God exists eternally. Here eternity means, not forever as in an infinite stretch of time, but remote from both space and time, both of which are aspects of creation but not of God.
In fact the reason why Christ is so significant has to do with the fact that the Eternal Father touches the time and space of his creation through the Son. In turn, this is one of the reasons Muslims tend to think Christianity is absurd because how could God be eternal and not eternal at the same time?
Anyway, the upshot is that if you're a Christian or a Muslim it is likely that this is what you're already supposed to believe!