Seriously, what's it take to be a god?
November 4, 2012 at 12:23 pm
(This post was last modified: November 4, 2012 at 12:24 pm by Whateverist.)
All powerful? Creator of the world/universe/everything-we-know? I want to argue that something less than each one of these would be compatible with most religions.
How about most powerful instead of all powerful? Any significant drop off? Can kick the ass of any other being (including the hulk) but cannot do absolutely anything. We wouldn't have any less reason to fear. Meh.
Creator of the universe .. fine. I'll give you that one (for all I know). But how do you know that the universe represents a piece of skilled craftsmanship on God's part? Not only might it not be His best work ever, creation may not even be a conscious effect of God. How do we know creation isn't a natural, inevitable function for God in exactly the same way excretion is for us? Perhaps He never turns around to see how it came out. Could be.
Of course when we tell the story, go figure, we're always his special ones .. made in his image .. yada yada. But when theists get all abstract arguing for God they usually base everything on His being the creator. Unless we know more about the link between God and His 'creation', even if He did 'make us' .. perhaps He had no choice. Perhaps making shit is just what he does. We'd like to feel special but being God's handiwork need not be a bragging point.
So argue all you like that nothing can come from nothing and there had to be a maker. That doesn't mean God gave a shit.
How about most powerful instead of all powerful? Any significant drop off? Can kick the ass of any other being (including the hulk) but cannot do absolutely anything. We wouldn't have any less reason to fear. Meh.
Creator of the universe .. fine. I'll give you that one (for all I know). But how do you know that the universe represents a piece of skilled craftsmanship on God's part? Not only might it not be His best work ever, creation may not even be a conscious effect of God. How do we know creation isn't a natural, inevitable function for God in exactly the same way excretion is for us? Perhaps He never turns around to see how it came out. Could be.
Of course when we tell the story, go figure, we're always his special ones .. made in his image .. yada yada. But when theists get all abstract arguing for God they usually base everything on His being the creator. Unless we know more about the link between God and His 'creation', even if He did 'make us' .. perhaps He had no choice. Perhaps making shit is just what he does. We'd like to feel special but being God's handiwork need not be a bragging point.
So argue all you like that nothing can come from nothing and there had to be a maker. That doesn't mean God gave a shit.
