RE: "IF" there was a God....
August 14, 2013 at 11:02 pm
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2013 at 11:02 pm by Whateverist.)
(August 14, 2013 at 10:35 pm)Drich Wrote:(August 14, 2013 at 4:13 pm)pocaracas Wrote: First off... I'm not the bit least angry at any god.All of this stuff is in the bible here is what God says:
It is my understanding that all gods that humans worship or have worshiped in the past are, most likely, made up by some humans.
So, if any god does exist and does present itself for me to ask it whatever I want...
Translation: Assuming you want to know what the christian god says -and agree that the bible has any bearing on what that god thinks- then the answers to all your questions can be found in the bible.
Comment: That's a lot of ifs but mighty generous of you to track them down for those interested in the bible-based Christian god.
(August 14, 2013 at 10:35 pm)Drich Wrote:(August 14, 2013 at 4:13 pm)pocaracas Wrote: - What are you?
He told Moses "I am the alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of all things."
This phrase demonstrates two primary things. God is the ultimate authority as He does not answer to anything higher than He, and "I am that I am" Means He is whom ever He wants to be. (No stupid paradoxes with that.)
Can't answer for Poca but if we could ask a god in what its essence is to be found I would find those answers unsatisfying. Saying God is the ultimate authority is just saying he is the chief, mega-boss, over-lord. Interesting if one was checking credentials but not very helpful for understanding what God's nature might be. Also, to say he can be whoever he wants to be makes me think of the Matrix. So you're saying God can just replace anyone else's essence like the guys in the black suits? Good trick, but again, not terribly responsive.
(August 14, 2013 at 10:35 pm)Drich Wrote:(August 14, 2013 at 4:13 pm)pocaracas Wrote: - How did you come to be?"coming to be" binds one to linear time. God existed before time began @ the point of creation. You see creation is the start point for all thing with in creation itself. God is outside of creation and thus does not need a start point.
Don't you realize how hollow it is to toss off a stock answer like that? What really does that mean and how do you know it's true? Wait - I know! The bible! Amirite, amirite?
