God as defined by Christians cannot exist

@James25 I don't want to do 10 rounds on this and I'm sure you don't either - but to be logical a cause just has to be adequate for the effect, not that the effect exhaust/recreate every property of the cause. Perfection lies in appropriateness to the task and the intention.

As we don't know (the fullness of) God's intentions, our imperfection is, theologians would argue, completely consistent with God himself being perfect.

No one of any tradition whatsoever has ever said that God produces things identical to himself: creation isn't about copying but about giving existence to something. We're made in God's image but that doesn't make us clones.

@Persephonee no, logical causation must be proportional and sufficient to its effect. Not just adequate or subjective perfection. Therefore God's creation must be proportional and sufficient to its effect which is an equal degree of perfection to itself. Not an adequate or subjective measurement of itself.

@James25 If we're bringing logic into faith this is probably the wrong discussion lol

@RisingMorningStar7 there is no logic to what you just said. And it contradicts itself. Human beings did not create themselves to be who and what they are. God created human beings to be who and what they are. And is ultimately responsible for who and what they are and what they do. If God is perfect he cannot create something that is imperfect. God is responsible for what he creates. Just as I am responsible for what I do, God is responsible for what he does.

@Alyosha A contradictory structure is where all that is within that structure cannot be true. If there is something within that structure that is not true then it is not perfect. And therefore its creator - God - is not perfect.