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Theists: what does your god want for you?
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RE: Theists: what does your god want for you?
March 22, 2013 at 12:17 pm
(March 21, 2013 at 6:13 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: Oh, quick question for catfish and jstrodel: do you think God is allegorical? Why or why not? Just the idea of God is equally ridiculous to the idea of a 6,000-year old Earth.


Not sure what you mean by allegorical, God is a sentient spiritual being who communicates with people. To talk about God requires the use of language that typically does not come from sense experience and refers to human concepts that are symbolic of God's nature. God is not literally a king or a father and God's nature can be understood through using human concepts that have their origin ultimately in God. But the use of these concepts involves applying non-literal symbols to describe a God who is different from what humans experience.

Why is the idea of God ridiculous?
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RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Rayaan - March 14, 2013 at 2:41 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 15, 2013 at 8:25 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 15, 2013 at 1:15 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 16, 2013 at 6:36 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 16, 2013 at 4:20 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Tonus - March 15, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 15, 2013 at 3:18 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Cato - March 17, 2013 at 12:18 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 17, 2013 at 3:50 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 17, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by catfish - March 17, 2013 at 11:25 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by fr0d0 - March 17, 2013 at 8:47 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Silver - March 17, 2013 at 10:37 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by EGross - March 21, 2013 at 5:27 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by jstrodel - March 22, 2013 at 12:17 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Silver - March 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Tonus - March 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Silver - March 23, 2013 at 7:48 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by Silver - March 23, 2013 at 11:51 pm
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by catfish - March 24, 2013 at 11:28 am
RE: Theists: what does your god want for you? - by ciko83 - March 27, 2013 at 7:17 am

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