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God compared to Humans
- Thread starter rojse
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painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
I don't think so.
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rojse
RF Addict
Whomever or whatever the poster considers to be God will be sufficient for this discussion.
DadBurnett
Instigator
There is an assumption being made here ... that the human words (rooted in human thoughts) somehow represent absolute truth ... I wonder about that.
If we take scripture as that truth then we are led to know that God is Spirit and (I think) we are created in "His" image, it must be that it is our spirit, not our physical/human-beingness, that is in the image of God/Spirit. Therefore, it would seem that, in spite of what our LDS friends believe, there is no comparision except on the spiritual level.
If we take scripture as that truth then we are led to know that God is Spirit and (I think) we are created in "His" image, it must be that it is our spirit, not our physical/human-beingness, that is in the image of God/Spirit. Therefore, it would seem that, in spite of what our LDS friends believe, there is no comparision except on the spiritual level.
cardero
Citizen Mod
Human behavior is not a GOD trait but there is much to be said (and understood) about how humans conduct their relationship with GOD.
zenzero
Its only a Label
Friend rojse,
*god* is a concept and a label for *Universal Energy*.
Humans are just *Individual Energy*.
Energy remains the same.
Conclusion: The final goal of humans [individual energy] is to merge with *god* [universal energy] and be One.
The only blockage in between these two energies is the MIND.
Love & rgds
*god* is a concept and a label for *Universal Energy*.
Humans are just *Individual Energy*.
Energy remains the same.
Conclusion: The final goal of humans [individual energy] is to merge with *god* [universal energy] and be One.
The only blockage in between these two energies is the MIND.
Love & rgds
Absolutely (which is also, incidentally, relatively).
Because we're human --humans talking to humans about a human concept. In what regard? Every Way.
Truth_Faith13
Well-Known Member
This has got nothing to do with the question at hand, but just as a peice of info - identical twins are not mirror images of each other. There are twins which are mirror images but they are not identical. Remember the image you see in the mirror is different....one will be left handed, one will be right etc etc. Another peice of usesless info - thats where scientists think you get left handed people from..they were initially mirror twins, but the second twin was "reabsorbed" into the body - the body has a habit of doing that (before we even know about it).
BucephalusBB
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BucephalusBB
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Comparing is easy. I can compare a boat with a ship, I can compare a tree with a bush, I can compare an orange with an apple (Yeah people, it's possible).
The thing about comparing is that you always compare attributes of the chosen subject. And as we can only guess God's attributes... (Despite the fact that some people think they know God's attributes)
However, as we allready guess God's attributes, I think it's fair to at least compare it with humans, from wich we think to know at least some attributes.
Fair to say, this does not mean we cannot compare to others ofcourse. It just makes the guessing wider spread.
rojse
RF Addict
What about chalk and cheese?
BucephalusBB
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Chalk is like cheese, only cheese's substance is somewhat different.
Cheese is mostly more yellow although some goatcheese resemble the color of the standard white chalk perfectly.
Both are eatible, but chalk might not be as good for your body. MOstly chalk is shaped differently then cheese. Although people sometime take a piece of cheese and it resembles the shape better.
rojse
RF Addict
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Storm
ThrUU the Looking Glass
In my theology, some comparison is reasonable. Since we are aspects of God, we can possess no trait that God does not. We can therefore conclude that God is sapient and has emotions, for example.
logician
Well-Known Member
I don't really think this makes much sense, why would there be any correlation at all between homo sapiens and a supernatural god?
Storm
ThrUU the Looking Glass
"Since we are aspects of God, we can possess no trait that God does not." It helps to read the whole post. Also, I've said many times that I reject the supernatural.
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Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
You are assuming that we are spirits (and you're right), but that we are clothed in flesh. Right there you have hit the nail on the head without even realizing it. God is also spirit. If being spirit does not preclude us from having a physical form, why would it preclude God from having a physical form? "Pneuma" (Greek) = spirit = life. We have a spirit like God's. We are also created in His image.
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Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Yeah, I know. I was just using the common idiom. To most people looking at them, they look alike. That's all I was saying.