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To: Solon who wrote (12840)	5/12/2002 10:33:29 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Whew! 15 questions in that post of yours Solon. Wonder if that's a thread or SI record for a single post. <s> jttmab

To: Solon who wrote (12840)	5/12/2002 2:15:38 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

"You previously defined perfect charity as an act; now you are defining charity as an attribute of an act." I reviewed previous postings and could not find this reference. However, since you pressed me on the issue, I felt it necessary to clarify that charity is an ideal quality that is an attribution. I said, "of an act" but of course it could be attributed to the volition of the actor as well. In any event, you have helped me to clarify the meaning and application of the idea (charity). It seems like a fairly common sense term but perhaps it does help to get as much refinement in its application as possible if we are going to consider it as an attribute of the "Most Beneficent" One. "However, even using your new definition, certainly charity is not an essential quality of ALL acts. " Some minor disagreement here: I described charity in a previous post as existing on a continuum that ranges from perfect charity (no return to the giver) less charitable, more charitable, nuetral, and abusive. This being the case you could consider charity, the extent of it or lack of it as a quality of ALL acts. "Which acts of God are charitable, and which are not??" I am not sure I know what you are asking here. My first guess is that it is because I am not privy to this type of information but I'll give it some thought. "So you are suggesting that God would offer the ideal form of charity and thus expect nothing in return?" Yes, without hesitation that is exactly what I would not only suggest but make a confident strait forward statement as such. "So it does not matter to God whether or not we acknowledge Him?" In the sense of does it have a cause and effect result that influence God? Right, God is All Powerful. Making things matter to God as in causing God to cry, rejoice, fret, etc. is incompatable with the notion of All Powerful. Does anything then matter to God? I don't know if there is another application of the term "matter" that would apply here but certainly not in any way that would comprimise the "All Powerful" being of God. The rest of your questions are related to "why" God is or does ...... I don't know.