יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים ( 'Adonai' Elohim ) aka Hashem
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God Is a Problem
- Thread starter SalixIncendium
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Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Of course. He's the personification of people's own ego, emotion, and prejudice.
Never saw either from them.
I'm counter-sue.
That 1 foot radius has been around a long time,.....when you say “Here in USA” you mean in the general vicinity of 1 foot from wherever you are at.
& traveled coast to coast. You God is a violent
POS who loves genocide, murder, & smiting.
Money is one of the greatest inventions
of humankind. It's like oil to a machine,
ie, without it, motion grinds to a halt.
BTW, beware what televangelists
will do to get money
Sand Dancer
Currently catless
The Hebrew god's name is Yahweh/Jehovah. God is a noun, not a name. Abrahamics use God has Yahweh's name but that is not correct. I know why they do this, thinking there is only one god.
A god refers to a being worthy of worship. Worship is relatively the highest type of valuing/respecting we have. Valuing/respecting augments to the level of where we see greatness, believers can reach that. Believers however cannot reach the status of exalted, except the chosen from God, mainly the sent ones from God. The exalted cannot reach the status of the Creator and he is far above them.
To classify the exalted ones no matter how greater they are as gods is wrong because God is much more exalted and should have classification for himself.
The exalted ones being far above normal people, we should not think we can reach the mountains in height and acknowledge their superiority.
However, if you don't believe in God or exalted ones, it doesn't mean you don't have gods. If you value pleasures and whims to highest degree (in that case you don't believe in spirituality), those are your gods.
Atheists have made the definition very complicated, because in essence, it refers to what we value most, and they value something the most, be in themselves or their peers or their leaders or their desires or their pleasures, etc.. That would be their gods.
To classify the exalted ones no matter how greater they are as gods is wrong because God is much more exalted and should have classification for himself.
The exalted ones being far above normal people, we should not think we can reach the mountains in height and acknowledge their superiority.
However, if you don't believe in God or exalted ones, it doesn't mean you don't have gods. If you value pleasures and whims to highest degree (in that case you don't believe in spirituality), those are your gods.
Atheists have made the definition very complicated, because in essence, it refers to what we value most, and they value something the most, be in themselves or their peers or their leaders or their desires or their pleasures, etc.. That would be their gods.
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
It’s your nation’s one true God, is it not? From Trump to televangelists, from Warhol to Walmart, you all believe in the almighty buck, right?
Most people won’t be within the 1 ft radius. You say “God is violent” and yet you don’t demonstrate love. Reminds me of a scripture… “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
In a debate at another site some years ago I wrote this:
God is a word many define
as a creature made of straw
or perhaps as reverse canine
who from clouds gives down law.
So many claim "God is mine"
or create theological slaw,
I would like to draw a line
and on bad definitions gnaw.
God is a word many define
as a creature made of straw
or perhaps as reverse canine
who from clouds gives down law.
So many claim "God is mine"
or create theological slaw,
I would like to draw a line
and on bad definitions gnaw.
Audie
Veteran Member
The buck has neve failed me.
Certainly not to you.
You say “God is violent” and yet you don’t demonstrate love.
Yes, it must comfort you to read a passage that
says you have The Truth, & others are blind.
Yet you don't see the light regarding Palestinians.
You defend war crimes, genocide, destruction,
& hatred of people for who they are.
Your God is a wicked delusion.
Your cult is the mind killer.
Dao Hao Now
Active Member
ORIGIN OF RELIGION
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English religioun, from Old French religion or directly from Latin religiōn- (stem of religiō “conscientiousness, piety,” equivalent to relig(āre) “to tie, fasten” (re-re- + ligāre “to bind, tie”; cf. ligament) + -iōn- -ion; cf. rely
All languages evolve and many words in the english language have morphed from one meaning to also include another.
This is driven by common usage and understanding.
Religiously is still used in the sense of scrupulous or conscientious regularity or diligence.
The common dictionary definition of religion is generally something like:
- a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.
So as you said:
In other words a recognition that a particular set of people share the same set of beliefs (more or less) that is the cause for their participation in those rites, rituals, and customs that is perpetuated by that set of beliefs.
All of which boils down to a “set of beliefs”.
Hey @Kenny....
Let's see how your God inspires its believers.
www.mediaite.com
www.snopes.com
It strikes me as more dangerous than ridiculous
that Donald Trump is exemplar for today's Christian.
Oh, & let's not forget that Christians on the other
side of the aisle believe in a God who wages
genocide against Palestinians, & believes in
apartheid, torture, bigotry, & thievery.
Let's see how your God inspires its believers.
Woman At Trump Rally Says ‘Absolutely’ She Wants Biden To Be Executed For ‘Treason’ — And Jesus Would Be Cool With It
A woman at an Iowa rally for Trump said she "absolutely" wants President Joe Biden executed for treason, and that Jesus would be fine with that outcome as well.
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Trump Shared a 'God Made Trump' Video with AI-Generated Narration by Paul Harvey?
"And on June 14, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise, and said, 'I need a caretaker.' So God gave us Trump," the video's narrator said.
that Donald Trump is exemplar for today's Christian.
Oh, & let's not forget that Christians on the other
side of the aisle believe in a God who wages
genocide against Palestinians, & believes in
apartheid, torture, bigotry, & thievery.
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Love is the term that the biased often claim that god is.
The four horseman are from revelation. 'The word of god'.
I am well aware that the stories of the bible are man made. No god wrote a word of bible.
Yes, I see it as very problematic, especially in interfaith. I think we can thank some translators for the mess. The version of 'God' I adhere to simply would not do much of the stuff attributed to the 'God' of other faiths.
In the first 4 pages of this forum right now, it is used exactly 10 times, none of which I can relate to.
As I said, it appears you are blinded and certainly don’t understand the Gospel that Christians proclaim. There are spirits (as per my signature) but, at this point, you don’t believe there are.