But I don't know how to make it right now. Will I only know what baklava is once I learn how to make it?
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Is there any possibility of God's existence.
- Thread starter chinu
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I can't help but notice that this supposed language problem does not explain the general attitude and scholar judgements from Muslims, though.
Deathbydefault
Apistevist Asexual Atheist
Not outside of philosophy, it's about just as likely that we exist within a Matrix like system.
Is there any possibility of God's existence.
Col. 1:17, He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. If He does not exist,
we would not be able to take our next breadth! He makes every beat of your heart occur! He sustains all things.
ronandcarol
Col. 1:17, He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. If He does not exist,
we would not be able to take our next breadth! He makes every beat of your heart occur! He sustains all things.
ronandcarol
Aštra’el
Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
The possibility that this entire universe exists within some kind of "simulation" is actually not as unlikely as one might think.
Etritonakin
Well-Known Member
As for the existence of the biblical God, an in-depth study of the bible is necessary to understand what sort of God is actually described.
Otherwise, the God of the bible seems quite illogical, hypocritical, and even impossible.
If one begins with the idea that God is everything -and the purpose for our being brought into existence is to be made like God in character and power as efficiently as possible, the things written in the bible become understandable.
What is described in the bible is something akin to an industrial process -by which our selves will become incorruptible. That process requires extreme forces and pressures -extreme, yet temporary, experiences.
In one part of the bible it is said that God is love -and in others, God says he will plead with all flesh by the sword, that the slain of the Lord will be many, that there will be plagues, torment, weeping and gnashing of teeth, etc., etc.
They seem contradictory, unless the end result is considered -and also the alternatives.
God is essentially making millions and millions of gods from beings a little greater than animals in the space of 7,000 years (which is not to say Adam was the first humanoid -but that the potential to live forever began with him.)
That requires the unpleasantness caused by error, etc. -so that it can be considered and experienced -so as to be avoided later.
This existence can be horrible at times, but few consider that it might be far better than what would happen if we were left to our own devices -and that it is enough to accomplish the intended end result without being excessive.
Few consider that by managing our experiences, God is actually keeping us from far greater sorrows -and helping us to avoid such forever.
Otherwise, the God of the bible seems quite illogical, hypocritical, and even impossible.
If one begins with the idea that God is everything -and the purpose for our being brought into existence is to be made like God in character and power as efficiently as possible, the things written in the bible become understandable.
What is described in the bible is something akin to an industrial process -by which our selves will become incorruptible. That process requires extreme forces and pressures -extreme, yet temporary, experiences.
In one part of the bible it is said that God is love -and in others, God says he will plead with all flesh by the sword, that the slain of the Lord will be many, that there will be plagues, torment, weeping and gnashing of teeth, etc., etc.
They seem contradictory, unless the end result is considered -and also the alternatives.
God is essentially making millions and millions of gods from beings a little greater than animals in the space of 7,000 years (which is not to say Adam was the first humanoid -but that the potential to live forever began with him.)
That requires the unpleasantness caused by error, etc. -so that it can be considered and experienced -so as to be avoided later.
This existence can be horrible at times, but few consider that it might be far better than what would happen if we were left to our own devices -and that it is enough to accomplish the intended end result without being excessive.
Few consider that by managing our experiences, God is actually keeping us from far greater sorrows -and helping us to avoid such forever.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
A simple NO.
DragonHawk1959
Member
There MAY be a God.
But we can readily discount the Abrahamic God. Yahweh started out as a strictly regional sky god. Somewhere along the way he lost his wife (Ashera), and gained a whole slew of characteristics he didn't have before.
Why do you say that?
Satans_Serrated_Edge
Deicidal
I have yet to ever see 'god' meaningfully defined. It's usually just used as a placeholder for anything any everything the speaker doesn't personally understand.
So, define it meaningfully, and I'll answer in kind.
Mary Blackchurch
Free from Stockholm Syndrome
I agree with several people who have commented. It has come to be a superfluous question (except in politics) that it lacks any evidence one might want to provide. Therefore, it's a useless argument. But for the sake of it, I don't think there are any gods. There's just not enough evidence for any divinity.
LOVE is divine
Online Etymology Dictionary
divine (n.)
c. 1300, "soothsayer," from Old French devin, from noun use of Latin divinus "of a god" (see divine (adj.)). Meaning "ecclesiastic, theologian" is from late 14c.
divine (adj.)
c. 1300, from Old French devin (12c.), from Latin divinus "of a god," from divus "a god," related to deus "god, deity" (see Zeus). Weakened sense of "excellent" had evolved by late 15c.
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. God = Love
Mary Blackchurch
Free from Stockholm Syndrome
It's pretty conditional for something divine. Maybe we have differing definitions of "divine".
nope, friendship is two bodies being of ONE MIND.
thats what god is NOW. omnipresent. the power of that which is in every conscious human being to give; if they choose. love is timeless it transcends space, time, cultures, ethnicity, tribes, sex, gender, age, socio-economic status, et al.
it even transcends species.
Empathy for animals is all about us
5 Animals With a Moral Compass | Animal Emotions
love is the highest form of majic
Rational Agnostic
Well-Known Member
Depends on your definition of the term "God." Some conceptions are possible, others are not due to logical incoherence e.g. an omnipotent entity that can create a rock so big he can't lift it.
FearGod
Freedom Of Mind
Yes, God to me is the unknown to you.
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
A pretty good possibility, yes!
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
Yet this 'non- abrahamic' God, made our world with the Bible as the most revered/ influential guide for humanity....
