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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?
Imagine a scale 0 to 1, 0 being very much not like a human, 1 very much like a human, and 0.5 being in the middle.
Let's say we go along with personal cause (defined as a cause with rationality, self-consciousness, volition) existing, I see no reason to assume this cause would have to be near 1 on the scale in terms of thought and behavior patterns. Why not 0.5, 0.4, or lower? Why does a personal cause need to be very much human-like?
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RE: How is a personal god different from an anthropomorphic god? - by Pizza - December 28, 2015 at 10:49 pm

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