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Old 08-29-2007, 07:34 PM   #11
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Joseph Smith said that "the past, the present, and the future were and are, with Him, one eternal 'now.'" See if you can wrap your head around that one.
I'm convinced that string theory is where it's at.
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:42 PM   #12
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Joseph Smith said that "the past, the present, and the future were and are, with Him, one eternal 'now.'" See if you can wrap your head around that one.
Brethren don't agree on that one.
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:46 PM   #13
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Brethren don't agree on that one.
Well the brethren need to ask Jesus next time they converse with him face-to-face.
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:46 PM   #14
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Brethren don't agree on that one.
Please, enlighten.
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Old 08-29-2007, 08:28 PM   #15
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Please, enlighten.
Some GAs believed God existed outside time, some, like BH Roberts, believed God experiences time like humans do.

I don't know why the D&C manual attributes that idea to Joseph Smith like he originated it. That idea is at least as old as Plato.
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If Christ suffered infinitely, then He must still be suffering. Right? Otherwise that would make it finite suffering.
Which would be more: infinite suffering for two minutes, or infinite suffering for four?

Intuitively, one would argue the latter. But they're both infinite.
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Not that McConkie carries any weight on CG.
Somewhere GV just pooped his pants and doesn't know why.
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Which would be more: infinite suffering for two minutes, or infinite suffering for four?

Intuitively, one would argue the latter. But they're both infinite.
Which is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of concrete?

Private message me for further insight on this matter.
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