Nature of God

[Desert Snake]

Or perhaps that is an indication of contradictions in Bible. Yes, people have many views. You believe in existence of God, many do not, some worship Satan and Devil.I do not know, more and more people are rejecting God as statistics show..

This is somewhat meaningless, imo. People adhere to churches etc for various reasons, a poll is not going to show you who is rejecting G-d as a belief etc. Unless it's extremely specific.

 

[Thief]

I was referring to your earlier statement of using only the first four descriptions of life, and discarding the fifth and sixth, thus going against the current scientific consensus.

not wanting to deiverge into what should be another topic thread....

response to stimulation is not a sign of life.
chemistry respond to more chemistry......doesn't mean it's alive.

and changes over time is an argument for evolution.
not a definition for the living item at hand.

some people (including scientist) like to add their two cents.

ever listen to mathematicians as they take their numbers too far?

 

[Aupmanyav]

Could not find the image for Mot, the God of death, so included the Hindu God for Death, Yama, son of the Sun God and his spouse, Chaya (Shadow). The three words have the same origin - Mot, Maut (Urdu for death) and Mrityu (Sanskrit for death). Is not that interesting? Semites and Aryans having the same word for death!

 

[Riverwolf]

not wanting to deiverge into what should be another topic thread....

response to stimulation is not a sign of life.
chemistry respond to more chemistry......doesn't mean it's alive.

and changes over time is an argument for evolution.
not a definition for the living item at hand.

some people (including scientist) like to add their two cents.

ever listen to mathematicians as they take their numbers too far?

Only further than my knowledge of mathematics would allow. Not too far for them, or their colleagues, at all. The wider scientific consensus goes beyond the "two cents" of one or two scientists, and I'm willing to trust that consensus more than contradictory claims made by individuals about the natures of Gods, since the ones who dedicate their lives to experimentation and observation know better.

 

[Thief]

Only further than my knowledge of mathematics would allow. Not too far for them, or their colleagues, at all. The wider scientific consensus goes beyond the "two cents" of one or two scientists, and I'm willing to trust that consensus more than contradictory claims made by individuals about the natures of Gods, since the ones who dedicate their lives to experimentation and observation know better.

so.....a scientist would know God better than I would?

 

[Lyndon]

Hundreds of thousands of scientists believe in God, how do you explain that???

Half of scientists believe in God or a higher power or spirit;

http://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/05/scientists-and-belief/

 

[Riverwolf]

so.....a scientist would know God better than I would?

A scientist would know about matters of the physical world, of which Life is a part, than a non-scientist.

 

[Lyndon]

Being a scientist doesn't make you an expert on all science, just an expert in the small, specialized field of science you've chosen to do your work in, in any other field of science your knowledge may be no more than a non scientist.

My father is a Microbiologist. That makes him an expert on his specialty section of Microbiology, and fairly knowledgeable on the whole field of Microbiology, it doesn't make him an expert in Particle physics, or Evolutionary science. Important thing to consider.

 

[Muffled]

In the scheme of superlatives.....there is only ONE Almighty.
supreme being.
Someone must greater than all others.

That someone might have a domineering attitude...... a 'male' spirit.

I do not believe the creation formed before the Creator.

I believe there is no reason to believe this. I can imagine a universe where everone would be equal of course identically programmed robots would qualify. I believe you are using observation of people where some have more intelligence and some have more strength. Given that evidence one could theorize a person who is greater. This does not work with God however because He is not a creation. I believe we can observe that God is greater because He created everything.

 

[Thief]

I believe there is no reason to believe this. I can imagine a universe where everone would be equal of course identically programmed robots would qualify. I believe you are using observation of people where some have more intelligence and some have more strength. Given that evidence one could theorize a person who is greater. This does not work with God however because He is not a creation. I believe we can observe that God is greater because He created everything.

may the Borg be with you.

no really....we have hierarchy in this life.
I HOPE there is hierarchy in the next.

otherwise we stand into chaos.

 

[Thief]

A scientist would know about matters of the physical world, of which Life is a part, than a non-scientist.

as someone who loves science....and I really do....
I often look at discoveries and the photos and wonder....

What kind of God would create THAT?

fresh op pending

 

[Muffled]

may the Borg be with you.

no really....we have hierarchy in this life.
I HOPE there is hierarchy in the next.

otherwise we stand into chaos.

I believe the problem with your statement is that you said it "must" be so. I have no argument with the concept that it is so.