RE: The meaninglessness of the Christian god concept
November 12, 2011 at 1:43 am
(This post was last modified: November 12, 2011 at 1:47 am by Mystic.)
The word god is not meaningless. There is a difference between respect, honor, and Worship. But if you understand one, you understand the other. Worship is a high degree of respect and honor, it's very a high level of reverence. To state there is a god, it's to state there is a being that is worthy of this ultra reverence. Gods are themselves worthy of that reverence. The word Worship is not ambiguous, therefore for something to be a true god, it would have to be worthy of worship.
What makes something worthy of Worship? Well that is the level of greatness it has, what level exactly, that's a bit ambiguous and it's a ball park understanding.
However there is a difference between honoring and worshiping, even if we can't define that exact line between them.
When people state there is only one God and refer to the Creator, they are stating that nothing else is worthy of worship but that being.
Therefore this very high level of honoring and revering is owed to the Creator alone.
Now what is said about this being, is it ambiguous?
Let's see. God is loving. I understand loving. So this is not ambiguous. God created things. I understand this concept, again not meaningless.
God is Powerful. I understand what this means. God is Ultimately Powerful. I understand that. God is Ultimately Moral. I understand what moral means. God is Compassionate. I understand that. God is Merciful. I understand that. God is holy. I understand that. God is Wise. I understand that. God is Intelligent. I understand that.
This seems like a really weak argument. We understand properties of this being, but yes we don't full comprehend it, just as I don't fully comprehend the human body, yet sill have a general idea of it.
This seems rather a weak argument. If all the properties given about it are meaningful, I don't see how it's a meaningless thing.
What makes something worthy of Worship? Well that is the level of greatness it has, what level exactly, that's a bit ambiguous and it's a ball park understanding.
However there is a difference between honoring and worshiping, even if we can't define that exact line between them.
When people state there is only one God and refer to the Creator, they are stating that nothing else is worthy of worship but that being.
Therefore this very high level of honoring and revering is owed to the Creator alone.
Now what is said about this being, is it ambiguous?
Let's see. God is loving. I understand loving. So this is not ambiguous. God created things. I understand this concept, again not meaningless.
God is Powerful. I understand what this means. God is Ultimately Powerful. I understand that. God is Ultimately Moral. I understand what moral means. God is Compassionate. I understand that. God is Merciful. I understand that. God is holy. I understand that. God is Wise. I understand that. God is Intelligent. I understand that.
This seems like a really weak argument. We understand properties of this being, but yes we don't full comprehend it, just as I don't fully comprehend the human body, yet sill have a general idea of it.
This seems rather a weak argument. If all the properties given about it are meaningful, I don't see how it's a meaningless thing.