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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 9, 2012 at 2:11 am
Quote:he is an old man with a beard, right? ....... What do you think?
I think this shit was concocted by an old man with a beard.
It is not necessary to over-engineer religion my friend. It is really nothing but simplistic shit designed to overawe the dolts. That it has succeeded so well for so long merely means that it properly identifies dolts. Not that there is any truth to it.
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 9, 2012 at 11:37 am
I think it has to do with that whole "Eve was taken from Adam's rib" thing.
Therefore, in religion, all life begins as male, hence the status superiority.
Which is funny because the reverse is true in human biology. As the fetus is a female the first (6?) weeks and then changes depending on blah blah blah.
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 9, 2012 at 12:01 pm
(This post was last modified: August 9, 2012 at 12:03 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Why is god male....here, let me help you.
Oh? Whats that you say, you still don't agree? Well, let me introduce you to-
(the same answer applies to the statement "Why god is a girl", btw... minor modification though -as per below-)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 9, 2012 at 11:19 pm
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Quote:I think it has to do with that whole "Eve was taken from Adam's rib" thing.
Even worse when you consider Eve was God's second attempt. The first was a fiery redhead called "Lilith" . She refused to obey Adam,so the pussy complained to God, who promptly turned her into a demon ,and made Eve--and we all know what a bang up success THAT was. To this day Jews consider red headed women unlucky..
The story can be found in Jewish apocrypha,"The BooK Of Adam and Eve" I think. Also in the Epic Of Gilgamesh (what a surprise)
The clip below is just for interest,and is not meant an argument or explanation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZCI3seP4tw
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 9, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Is it time for the 'chin' punchline yet?
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 10, 2012 at 2:47 am
(This post was last modified: August 10, 2012 at 2:49 am by Justtristo.)
I can make a case (from the Old and New Testament, along the Dead Sea Scrolls, Nag Hammadi and Jewish mystical texts) that personified wisdom or Sophia in Judaism (which in Christianity became the Holy Spirit) is the feminine aspect of god, while Yahweh (the father in Christianity) is the masculine aspect.
In latter Christianity in order to make god more transcendent perhaps, that male/feminine aspect of god thing was dropped, while god still continued by be called "he".
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 10, 2012 at 8:52 am
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If God was Female, the world would be not in such a shit state. It would be Clean, pleasant and She would have forgive us after a dame good telling off and grounding. Also She would have made everybody equal, and would have been her to talk to all of us, when we asked for her. Also she would not have made any bullshit rules, like starving yourself for a month or cutting of bits of your genitals or who you can or can not sleep with e.t.c.
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Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 10, 2012 at 9:04 am
(August 10, 2012 at 8:52 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: If God was Female, the world would be not in such a shit state. It would be Clean, pleasant and She would have forgive us after a dame good telling off and grounding. Also She would have made everybody equal, and would have been her to talk to all of us, when we asked for her. Also she would not have made any bullshit rules, like starving yourself for a month or cutting of bits of your genitals or who you can or can not sleep with e.t.c.
True. But we'd also have an apocalypse once every month.
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 10, 2012 at 9:09 am
(August 10, 2012 at 8:52 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: If God was Female, the world would be not in such a shit state. It would be Clean, pleasant and She would have forgive us after a dame good telling off and grounding. Also She would have made everybody equal, and would have been her to talk to all of us, when we asked for her. Also she would not have made any bullshit rules, like starving yourself for a month or cutting of bits of your genitals or who you can or can not sleep with e.t.c.
How about a sexy goddess that is easily aroused? Think about it, she could come in human form but 50ft tall. Can you imagine the FUN! Crawling up and down her sexy body, finding places to hide in. Some, very wet places....
Now that's a higher power I can worship!
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RE: Why God is not a girl...
August 10, 2012 at 10:02 am
(August 10, 2012 at 9:09 am)Ace Otana Wrote: How about a sexy goddess that is easily aroused? Think about it, she could come in human form but 50ft tall. Can you imagine the FUN! Crawling up and down her sexy body, finding places to hide in. Some, very wet places....
Now that's a higher power I can worship!
Sorry to rain on your parade, but as Swift points out in Gulliver's Travels in Brobdingnag a body 10 times the size produces 10 times the odour, maybe not quite the place you would want to insert yourself.
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