What do you think God is?
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Nelith is a prophet
From the prophet came the king
From the king came the pauper
From the pauper came the swing
From the swing came creation
From creation came love,
You don't know what this love is all about.
~Serj Tankian
From the prophet came the king
From the king came the pauper
From the pauper came the swing
From the swing came creation
From creation came love,
You don't know what this love is all about.
~Serj Tankian
"God" is a label applied to anything, but the ultimate manifestation of reality somewhat exceeds that which our mortal senses are capable of taking in. Consider the fundamental beauty of a flower or intimate miracle that atoms one day sat up and gained awareness as an organism and it's fairly clear that God is much more than a bearded man who smites sinners all day, and that whether you're an Atheist or a Fundamentalist, you're too far off on your side of the fence to open your eyes and see.
Not to disregard other's opinions, as the generation of meaning is very much the purpose of life, however therein lay my meditations on the matter. If you seek God, you shall find him, for he exists in all of creation, which makes no effort to hide. Whichever truth is the closest likely has to do with who was paying the most attention to what's out there, in skilled observations of reality, and the least attention to mere words (even scripture) or baseless imagination. For those who cannot find God, or even the crudely inaccurate version we are capable of perceiving with our limited minds, their eyes would need to be closed shut tight indeed.
In other words, God and all of creation (a.k.a. the Universe) are inseparable. We can assign a visage to creation, we can devise explanation for its means and rationalize its motives, but ultimately this is merely our individual interpretations of creation. We can claim that because we cannot accurately define God, it does not exist, but so long as all of creation does exist that is clearly a false conclusion.
I say this as an academic, about as far as a fanatic as you can get. The observation of reality results in truth, and that's why science works. The only trouble is that ultimate truth is beyond our means to observe and comprehend. What I've assembled here is merely the beginning: knowing where God is, what to do with your life? I recommend using your God-given mind and body to the best of your ability, as that would be very much by design. Pay attention, try your best, and you'll do as well as creation allows. On the other hand, if you don't pay attention and act like a twit, you don't need to go to Hell: You're already there.
Not to disregard other's opinions, as the generation of meaning is very much the purpose of life, however therein lay my meditations on the matter. If you seek God, you shall find him, for he exists in all of creation, which makes no effort to hide. Whichever truth is the closest likely has to do with who was paying the most attention to what's out there, in skilled observations of reality, and the least attention to mere words (even scripture) or baseless imagination. For those who cannot find God, or even the crudely inaccurate version we are capable of perceiving with our limited minds, their eyes would need to be closed shut tight indeed.
In other words, God and all of creation (a.k.a. the Universe) are inseparable. We can assign a visage to creation, we can devise explanation for its means and rationalize its motives, but ultimately this is merely our individual interpretations of creation. We can claim that because we cannot accurately define God, it does not exist, but so long as all of creation does exist that is clearly a false conclusion.
I say this as an academic, about as far as a fanatic as you can get. The observation of reality results in truth, and that's why science works. The only trouble is that ultimate truth is beyond our means to observe and comprehend. What I've assembled here is merely the beginning: knowing where God is, what to do with your life? I recommend using your God-given mind and body to the best of your ability, as that would be very much by design. Pay attention, try your best, and you'll do as well as creation allows. On the other hand, if you don't pay attention and act like a twit, you don't need to go to Hell: You're already there.
I assume he'd be a lot like Sir Morgan Freeman, not because he was God in Bruce Almighty, I just honestly picture God as Morgan Freeman.
That or some omnipotent version of Father Time, except muscular (Not ripped, just muscular).
That or some omnipotent version of Father Time, except muscular (Not ripped, just muscular).
Oh like Vedanta Hinduism! There's a cool analogy that goes with that where God is analogous to the ocean. It goes something like, we are like droplets of water thrown up from the crash of a wave only to return to sea again. In other words for a short amount of time do we become individuals and during this time we all beleive we are individuals, but to soon (reference to the shortness of life) return to the whole (God).RedMenace said:
