RE: Is God a white Republican?
July 22, 2011 at 7:09 pm
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2011 at 7:13 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:God is whatever his followers want him to be.
Well duh.
ALL religions were invented by men for men, to meet human needs. Without exception, they reflect the needs,fears,personality and character of the individuals who invent them and of those who follow them.
The Abrahamic faiths provide graphic examples. Their holy books are so full of contradictions that the believer has no choice but to cherry pick what to believe to provide an emphasis which suits him. Hence you have the Mother Theresa type, Fred Phelps, Sufi mystics,suicide bombers, reform and Hasidic Jews,Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Rites Christians.
Thought for the day
Quote:Tell me your idea of heaven,and I will tell you what is missing from your life (anon)
(July 20, 2011 at 8:21 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: Yahweh is traditionally thought of as being very similar to Zeus, an elderly yet youthful bearded man who sits on a celestial throne in the clouds or on some mountaintop. Even the whole lightning-striking-the-sinner theme is Zeus' schtick. Yahweh never once strikes anyone with lightning. He always uses columns of fire, plagues or invading foreign armies.
--and sometimes he drops a safe or piano on you from a great height.
