Does intuition favor God's existence?

[Jack]

If there is a god, are the humans voices in his head?

That would explain a lot

How so?

[ZEGH8578]

If there is a god, are the humans voices in his head?

That would explain a lot

How so?

It would support all the circularity in religious logic. God seems to be on everyones winning side, all the paradox of God, it comes because he is fullfilling his own impulses, which are the random impulses of his children, who insist on abiding by his impulses, which we know are theirs

if that was the actual anatomy of divinity, i'd buy it

[Jack]

Interesting perspective.

[awiddershinlife]

My intuition tells me that all religions make up their own gods" an eye for an eye. turn the other cheek, hate gays, love everyone but hate the sin, God love those who help them selves, God loves broken vessels, everyone needs to attedn church on Sunday, everyone should attend church on Saturday, yada yada yada". All highly prioritized.

So I created God in my own image. I always have someone to talk to and this genderfull god gives me advise on how to be the person I want to be. When help doesn't come that is b/c I have a lesson to learn. It is a comfort to me even though my God mostly wants me to win the lottery and yet that miracle is slow to manifest.

My God is a really great listener, and I suggest you all should switch to my god and begin paying me tithes. A mere 1% is the going rate.

[odeon]

Of course we make god in out own image. Nobody's ever spotted the actual thing.

[ZEGH8578]

I want to know, what the hell was god waiting for in the time before humans existed?

I mean, fine if he wants to test out some other life-forms and all, but come on, it's been like three BILLION years!

[Jack]

it's been like three BILLION years!

Time is relative.

[awiddershinlife]

I want to know, what the hell was god waiting for in the time before humans existed?

I mean, fine if he wants to test out some other life-forms and all, but come on, it's been like three BILLION years!

There are billions of earth-like planets in this universe alone. Don't you think that's plenty to keep a superpower occupied? No wonder we all sit here wondering why we are being ignored. Maybe God prefers the beings who keep their planets neat and tidy and have learned how to play nice. This planet is literally an unGodly place.

[odeon]

/shrugs

There's always going to be a million excuses and explanations from those who wish to explain his absence.

[Jack]

/shrugs

There's always going to be a million excuses and explanations from those who wish to explain his absence.

Find it most interesting when people try to psychoanalyze god. Things like, god wants, god thinks, are a bit different than interpreting the bible.

[awiddershinlife]

/shrugs

There's always going to be a million excuses and explanations from those who wish to explain his absence.

Find it most interesting when people try to psychoanalyze god. Things like, god wants, god thinks, are a bit different than interpreting the bible.

Since we all create our own gods/godlessness in our own images or in the images of our cults' (frequently legitimized as churches) beliefs, as did those in the bible, who else would be the better judge? I know what my god wants and thinks, so bugger off to your own god, Jack.

The bible is a collection of literary genres: creation stories, mythology, sensual poetry, sexual adventures, military history, hygiene rules, science fiction, and a play. The religious scholars call the collection a cannon and recognize it's not a single entity. Taken together, the vignettes are vague enough and contain enough contradictions to reduce the validity of one interpretation over another. So how is individual/cult personification god remarkably different than individual/cult bible interpretation?

Let people form their own belief system. Anyone who thinks they have the truth is either uneducated or deluded. When these individuals/cults try to impose their beliefs on others, they are trespassing. This has justified 6 millennia of horrific tragedy, and luckily is finally loosing its power.

[Jack]

The bible is a collection of literary genres:

Have never been able to answer the question of, if stranded alone on an island with only one book, which would it be. It's a toss up between the complete works of William Shakespeare, or the bible. They're both the type of work one could read for a lifetime, and never have a complete sense of knowing all of it, plus the language of both are special, much the same and somehow different from anything else. It's a shame, can't be faced with the real circumstance of stranded island to know which it would be.

Let people form their own belief system. Anyone who thinks they have the truth is either uneducated or deluded.

If my opinion, or even mockery, of anything you do, is ever allowed to intrude on your beliefs, then stop doing that.

[awiddershinlife]

The bible is a collection of literary genres:

Have never been able to answer the question of, if stranded alone on an island with only one book, which would it be. It's a toss up between the complete works of William Shakespeare, or the bible. They're both the type of work one could read for a lifetime, and never have a complete sense of knowing all of it, plus the language of both are special, much the same and somehow different from anything else. It's a shame, can't be faced with the real circumstance of stranded island to know which it would be.

I take it that King James is your go to edition?

I would go with William. I read the bible about 5 times, and while I am no expert - I would need to better understand the historical context and learn the original languages - it does have its limitations. The new testament, for example, is very succinct in its writing. And Deuteronomy is a bit dry.

Shakespeare has so much more raw humaness in a sophisticated artistic package, and I think more complexity. He also presents a wider range of the feminine psyche and superior character development. Plus, it is a better read a loud, which I would enjoy on my little deserted island. 

I used to be such a reader - I kept stacks of books for fear I would run out, but now I don't see so well. The eye strain is too much and just puts me to sleep. I want me some good vision benefits!

[Jack]

I take it that King James is your go to edition?

Why is that?

I would go with William. I read the bible about 5 times, and while I am no expert - I would need to better understand the historical context and learn the original languages - it does have its limitations. The new testament, for example, is very succinct in its writing. And Deuteronomy is a bit dry.

Shakespeare has so much more raw humaness in a sophisticated  package, and I think more complexity. He also presents a wider range of the feminine psyche and superior character development. Plus, it is a better read a loud, which I would enjoy on my little deserted island. 

I used to be such a reader - I kept stacks of books for fear I would run out, but now I don't see so well. The eye strain is too much and just puts me to sleep. I want me some good vision benefits!

Don't have much interest in the characters or stories contained in either. It's more about the bits and pieces, moments; not certain it's possible to explain. The voice behind both is the same.

[awiddershinlife]

I take it that King James is your go to edition?

Why is that?

your attraction to the "special language". Maybe you should tell me more about what you mean?


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The bible has many voices. Shakespeare has complexity of characters. It sounds like you might enjoy the bible and I Shakespeare. Maybe it will turn out that we are actually on different ends of the same island and we could trade every so often