Is God ....White?

[PruePhillip]

May it have come to be like that because of the sin humans had done? And not because God evil?

If I remember correctly the Christian God even warned human beings if they did become morally better, they would feel suffering and death?

Morals is not the real issue with the God of the bible. Moral people put
Jesus on the cross.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Morals is not the real issue with the God of the bible. Moral people put
Jesus on the cross.

I have to disagree with you on this, my understanding is that people reported Jesus and that he was killed, so not a morally right action.

 

[syo]

but I do think He is dangerous

No, He is not dangerous. The only dangerous are people try to force their definition of God on others.

 

[Polymath257]

I don't think that's true.
I don't think that most people would be as dangerous if there weren't a fictional character purportedly writing Scripture.
Tom

I understand your point. But I still see the danger as being the people who are willing to use a fictional character to justify their hatred of others.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I understand your point. But I still see the danger as being the people who are willing to use a fictional character to justify their hatred of others.

How do you know God s is fictional figure? Or you believe God is fictional because you can not see or feel them?

 

[Polymath257]

How do you know God s is fictional figure? Or you believe God is fictional because you can not see or feel them?

No, I believe that God is a fictional character because there is NO way to test the existence of such. Seeing and feeling are limited human abilities. But the very nature of the supernatural means it *cannot* be tested by *any* means. And that means, as far as i can see, that it is no different than being imaginary.

I can go further, though. A color blind person can be convinced of the existence of colors by noticing that those who claim to see colors give consistent reports about the color of things. They can also note that the reports of color are correlated with things like the measured wavelength of the light involved.

On the other hand, the reports about deities vary widely across different cultures and even different subcultures. So, unlike color to a blind person, there is NO consistency to be noted when it comes to questions about deities. And that is convincing evidence that *all* of the stories are fictional, as opposed to being real.

 

[PruePhillip]

I have to disagree with you on this, my understanding is that people reported Jesus and that he was killed, so not a morally right action.

Yes, he was "reported" as you say by religious people who felt he wasn't
sufficiently moral (breaking the Sabbath, consorting with bad people,
attacking the law of Moses etc..)

 

[February-Saturday]

No, I believe that God is a fictional character because there is NO way to test the existence of such. Seeing and feeling are limited human abilities. But the very nature of the supernatural means it *cannot* be tested by *any* means. And that means, as far as i can see, that it is no different than being imaginary.

I'm not sure I buy the whole "untestable=not real" concept.

I also don't think that you can't test the supernatural. James Randi has made a pretty good career out of doing just that.

I can go further, though. A color blind person can be convinced of the existence of colors by noticing that those who claim to see colors give consistent reports about the color of things. They can also note that the reports of color are correlated with things like the measured wavelength of the light involved.

On the other hand, the reports about deities vary widely across different cultures and even different subcultures. So, unlike color to a blind person, there is NO consistency to be noted when it comes to questions about deities. And that is convincing evidence that *all* of the stories are fictional, as opposed to being real.

I've seen a lot of consistency between my work and other spirit workers and mystics, so I just don't know what you're talking about here.

I assume you're talking about exoteric religion, which despite being mainstream I'll admit that I'm often kind of under a rock about. I could see how you would think Hinduism and Christianity have no consistency between each other if you're comparing the Westboro Baptist Church to the Hare Krishna movement, but to me that's like trying to compare different models of the atom. Sure, they don't outwardly appear consistent, but that doesn't mean they aren't.

Even if they were, though, what about the whole concept of a "one true religion?" That's completely compatible with the idea that there's no consistency between religions, without all of them being fictional.

I'm not even going to argue that any religious or supernatural phenomenon exist, I'm just not sure I follow the logic of your disproof for it.

 

[gnomon]

Read the thread.

Still trying to figure out if the vacuum cleaner is being shot out due to concrete dust. Probably is.

The filters are not actually good enough to stop fine concrete dust and crap from getting through and ruining the motor.

edit: Some advise would be useful. Vacuums can get expensive.

 

[Willamena]

the title is for you kneejerkers

I don't think God is white
or black
or human
or even physical

but I do think He is dangerous

and these petty squabbles we have
are a sure fire way to bring down the damnation

any nay sayers?

Does god have skin?

 

[VoidoftheSun]

the title is for you kneejerkers

I don't think God is white
or black
or human
or even physical

but I do think He is dangerous

and these petty squabbles we have
are a sure fire way to bring down the damnation

any nay sayers?

God's not a being, person, entity or any other absurd thing, let alone anything stupidly anthropomorphic


As Imam Ali (pbuh) said:

Thus whoever attaches attributes to Allah recognises His like, and whoever recognises His like regards Him two; and whoever regards Him as two recognises parts for Him; and whoever recognises parts for Him mistook Him; and whoever mistook Him pointed at Him; and whoever pointed at Him admitted limitations for Him; and whoever admitted limitations for Him numbered Him. Whoever said: ‘In what is He?’, held that He is contained; and whoever said: ‘On what is He?’, held He is not on something else.

 

[night912]

Hmmm.
God is everything.
You are a tiny part if God.
So is your chair, or your cat.

I see the prophet of God here as Mother Nature, who is everything from danger to safety, sadness to joy.

I'm a Deist.

So.......... Nay.......

So you do believe that god is white.

 

[oldbadger]

So you do believe that god is white.

Huh?
God is everything.
You are a tiny part if God.
So is your chair, or your cat.

I see the prophet of God here as Mother Nature, who is everything from danger to safety, sadness to joy.

I'm a Deist.

So.......... Nay.......

 

[night912]

Huh?
God is everything.
You are a tiny part if God.
So is your chair, or your cat.

I see the prophet of God here as Mother Nature, who is everything from danger to safety, sadness to joy.

I'm a Deist.

So.......... Nay.......

I see white in this world, so if you believe that god is everything then god is white. So yes, you do believe that god is white.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Well there would be a strong inclination that God is white, considering that the supreme being has also been noted to be a staunt separatist among Abrahamic circles to which it would seem to confirm that God is indeed quite White, and attends the Klan rally every Saturday at the racetrack.

Just read the story of the Tower of Babel.

Only a white person could think of a story like that.

 

[savagewind]

the title is for you kneejerkers

I don't think God is white
or black
or human
or even physical

but I do think He is dangerous

and these petty squabbles we have
are a sure fire way to bring down the damnation

any nay sayers?

I I am with you. So, help me, God!

 

[savagewind]

Does `Lord` mean `God` ?
Or does it mean Jesus ?
Like the Trinity ?

There are no ratings for perfect. Thank God for that!

 

[`mud]

Ahh...another light beyond the light,
casting shadows on our Cosmos
in the shadow of the loss
nothing is perfect.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

James Randi has made a pretty good career out of doing just that.

He made of career of demonstrating and exposing the fallacious claims of so-called "psychics." He didn't really study anything about those such as Uri Geller, he just introduced some controls to the observations. Not one psychic was able to overcome these devilishly simply controls (such as not allowing Geller's people anywhere near the set so they are unable to tamper with the things being used during the demonstration. Sprinkling bits of foam in front of a book was another great control, and it thwarted a psychic page turner.) What he did study was how they deceive the world.

 

[oldbadger]

I see white in this world, so if you believe that god is everything then god is white. So yes, you do believe that god is white.

You see white in this world....... do you?
Just white? And because of this you have decided how Deism works? Why did you choose to look for that colour?

Anyway, let's play this properly. Let's look straight up to a clear sky at night. Now what do you see?