How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god?

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How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god?

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RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god?

December 23, 2015 at 12:43 am

"Morph" means form, so anthropomorphic means it appears human, though it may not be. For example, a robot could be anthropomorphic even if it doesn't think or act like a human.

"Personal" hints at the conscious agency, so a personal God has a name, an identity, a will etc.

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How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 22, 2015 at 11:34 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by robvalue - December 23, 2015 at 12:12 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by bennyboy - December 23, 2015 at 12:43 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 23, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by bennyboy - December 23, 2015 at 7:38 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Confused Ape - December 26, 2015 at 5:59 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 28, 2015 at 5:26 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 28, 2015 at 2:37 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 28, 2015 at 6:35 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 28, 2015 at 7:03 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 28, 2015 at 9:06 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 12:46 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 29, 2015 at 3:39 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 7:22 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 28, 2015 at 8:15 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 28, 2015 at 8:13 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 28, 2015 at 10:49 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 28, 2015 at 11:10 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2015 at 4:34 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2015 at 7:52 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 8:09 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2015 at 8:15 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 8:20 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2015 at 8:22 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 3:16 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2015 at 5:35 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 10:53 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 29, 2015 at 10:56 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Delicate - December 29, 2015 at 11:02 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by bennyboy - December 29, 2015 at 9:39 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 29, 2015 at 11:02 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 30, 2015 at 8:30 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by The Grand Nudger - December 30, 2015 at 9:06 pm

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Mudhammam - December 31, 2015 at 6:50 am

RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - January 1, 2016 at 12:07 am

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