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How do you know your god is actually God?
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VioletVortex
Well-Known Member
That doesn't really make sense. A deity is a god, period, with or without the presence of other deities.
I mean the singular omnipotent existence that sits above all known existence (human mind cannot comprehend the Macro verse which renders all meta-physics, spirituality and that bunch pointless) that is the head of Deism. How do say a Monotheist knows their god is actually GOD?
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Many, many people know that their god not only exists, but is the true god, by way of changing the definition of the word "know" to the point of meaninglessness.
Details?
VioletVortex
Well-Known Member
Omnipotence is not a qualifying factor for godliness. Speaking from a polytheistic perspective, I do not believe that any one deity is all powerful. They are very powerful, but complete power is not possible.
If there is only one god, then that god would be the god, would he not?
VioletVortex
Well-Known Member
Some theists believe that Jesus loves them, this they know, for the bible tells them so. That is a distortion of the definition of knowledge.
Think Chaos/ Gaia in Greek Myth or Ginnugagap/ Buri of Norse Myth, the grandparent or higher of the chief deity, or sky father. What I am saying is that if all gods exist in some form how can a Monotheist claim their god is the God?
Also Chaos and Ginnugagap are in a way long dead, and so is Deism so that doesn't really conflict, now does it?
psychoslice
Veteran Member
No one knows and no one has ever known, most live on hope, most are just scared of death.
Healing people or walking on water with mythical power isn't really that impressive. It can do much more and Jesus doesn't demonstrate that kind of power. And he fully mantles the Christian god by the Bible, which mean the Christian god is not that powerful.
VioletVortex
Well-Known Member
Christians generally believe that Yahweh is all powerful.
Kelly of the Phoenix
Well-Known Member
Christians also didn't read the part where God can't defeat an army with iron weapons.
I don't use such god concepts. Well, not in order to believe in their existence in reality, anyway.
There would be no point in such a belief, after all.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
From His Converse with the righteous persons, from the attributes given in the Word of Revelation on the righteous persons, called Revealed Books, from the attributes manifested in the universe/s, from His signs etc, etc, etc.
Regards
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I don't get one exactly. If Yahweh (name of ONE-GOD in Judaism) is All-Powerful, which is true, then it is his discretion to kill one whatever way He likes, easy or difficult is no issue with Him. Right? Please
Regards
Which should be pretty simple. Just shoot down some lightning and over 20 death. And if there is intentional manipulation a 10 thousand army should vanquish before they can get out of the area.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
To add to the above:
G-d's actions are with extreme wisdom. He could finish the whole human beings if and whenever He commands to destroy it but He is not cruel and His mercy is overwhelming.
Regards
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
Not too hard, pretty big drop off after #1