The Best Definition of God

[moegypt]

Please if any one has a definition of God (the creator of cosmos) better than the following definition (Quran definition), just inform me.

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.


2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

I am interesting to know>>>

 

[Breathe]

Hinduism's is awesome.

The One is Bliss. Whoever perceives the Blissful One, the reservoir of pleasure, becomes blissful forever. (Taittiriya Upanishad 2.7.1-2)

 

[Beaudreaux]

Please if any one has a definition of God (the creator of cosmos) better than the following definition (Quran definition), just inform me.

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.


2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

I am interesting to know>>>

I've got another definition:

God - A concept invented by early mankind as an attempt to understand aspects of the physical world that were uncomprehendable at the time. It has survived to present day because it became a positive evolutionary trait. Those who believed in God often used the concept as an authority with which to justify laws and social morays that enabled the development and growth of cohesive human societies. As mankind became more and more able to explain the world around him, fewer and fewer people found a need for God as either a way to "explain" the world around them or as a reason for moral behavior. As such, the concept of God continues to fade away, except in societies where modern education is trailing and/or inculcation of religious tradition is loathe to give up its grip.

What do you think?

 

[Storm]

Please if any one has a definition of God (the creator of cosmos) better than the following definition (Quran definition), just inform me.

Obviously, everyone is going to think their definition is best.

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.

Why?

I am interesting to know>>>

Apparantly not, since you artificially restrict the question to exclude minorities.

 

[Storm]

I've got another definition:

God - A concept invented by early mankind as an attempt to understand aspects of the physical world they were uncomprehendable at the time. It has survived to present day because it became a positive evolutionary trait. Those who believed in God often use the concept as an authority to justify laws and social morays that enabled the development and growth of cohesive human societies. As mankind became more and more able to explain the world around him, fewer and fewer people found a need for God as either a way to "explain" the world around them or a reason for moral behavior. As such, the concept of God continues to fade away, except in societies where modern education is trailing and/or inculcation of religious tradition is loathe to give up its grip.

What do you think?

I think you cheated: that's not "from a holy book which millions of people believe in!" :faint:

 

[Anti-thesisofreason]

Please if any one has a definition of God (the creator of cosmos) better than the following definition (Quran definition), just inform me.

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.


2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

I am interesting to know>>>

I don't have a definition of god from a holy book followed by millions of people (not one that I follow any way).

I'm not so sure I have a definition of god at all.

 

[Beaudreaux]

I think you cheated: that's not "from a holy book which millions of people believe in!" :faint:

I like to think outside of the box.

(Out of the book?...)

 

[twinmama]

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.

Why? Why only big faiths matter? What is wrong for example in indigenous religions?

 

[YmirGF]

Why? Why only big faiths matter? What is wrong for example in indigenous religions?

That is because the bigger the religion the more likely it is of being correct. I don't believe I have to explain this. Like, all those people can't be wrong, can they?

Just remember, every time you doubt a pious person, somewhere a little kitten dies. THINK ABOUT THE KITTENS!!!

2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

My guess is that the writer of this didn't know what he was talking about and so felt a need to repeat the same idea in different words to make it sound wise.

The very best description, in my humble opinion is from the Tao te Ching.

Tao both precedes and encompasses the universe. As with other nondualistic philosophies, all the observable objects in the world - referred to in the Tao Te Ching as 'the named' or 'the ten thousand things' - are considered to be manifestations of Tao, and can only operate within the boundaries of Tao. Tao is, by contrast, often referred to as 'the nameless', because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words. It is conceived, for example, with neither shape nor form, as simultaneously perfectly still and constantly moving, as both larger than the largest thing and smaller than the smallest, because the words that describe shape, movement, size, or other qualities always create dichotomies, and Tao is always a unity.

 

[Mr Cheese]

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.

Yet mystery and manifestations
arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.

Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.

 

[gnomon]

Please if any one has a definition of God (the creator of cosmos) better than the following definition (Quran definition), just inform me.

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.


2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

I am interesting to know>>>

So you basically accede that other religions have a better definition of God than Islam?

This narrows down to what groups?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Sikhism
Juche
Judaism
Bahai'i
Shinto
Zoroastrianism
Spiritism
Jainism
Cao Dai
Tenrikyo

Some of those are not really religions in and of themselves. Christianity? Don't think so. It's more like catholicism, orthodoxy, protestantism, gnosticism, etc. People do not necessarily share the same definition of God within those groups.

Of course, one of the largest groups are the non-religious/agnostic/atheists. Are they prohibited from supplying a definition of God just because they are not religious? On what logical grounds?

And why not older religions with or without religious books that predate all the major religions of today? Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, Germans, Gaels, etc. We have written works from some of those notably the Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks.

What about the millions of indigenous peoples who lived on my half of the world prior to European colonization? The Aztecs, Mayans, Incans, etc.? Just because the Spanish burned the majority of the Mayans works doesn't discount the fact that they did record their history.

 

[Storm]

Also, I have to say that the quote given in the OP isn't an actual definition, it's a poetic description.

 

[moegypt]

My guess is that the writer of this didn't know what he was talking about and so felt a need to repeat the same idea in different words to make it sound wise.

Repeat what? what is that "same idea"?

 

[moegypt]

Hinduism's is awesome.

You believe in one God?

 

[Wannabe Yogi]

No one can say what the best definition of God for others. Today this one is the best for me.

There is a Hindu scripture called Saundarya Lahari of Sri Sankaracarya.

Saundarya Lahari means "Waves Of Beauty" This poem defines the One God in the form of the mother Goddess as a wave of Beauty that covers all of us, the all we have to do is look inside of our selves to find HER. Then we will see that She is all that we love and find Beauty in.

Not only is this scripture a poem that describes the Beauty and Grace of our Divine Mother we call the cosmos. It is also a textbook on how to use the Sri Yantra as a map to enlightenment.


The Sri Yantra

 

[Wannabe Yogi]

You believe in one God?

Hindu's believe many things. Some are Monotheist,Monist and even Atheists. Yet I do not know one Hindu (who has read his scriptures) who believes in many totally independent gods. All the Gods are One God with different names.

 

[Breathe]

You believe in one God?

I'm not a Hindu (but I admire it a lot), but yes, I am a monotheist - by Qur'anic standards, even.

 

[averageJOE]

but this definition must be from a holy book which millions of people believe in.


2:255. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

I am interesting to know>>>

Actually I think this is a terrible definition of God. It's more of a description than a definition. It's a description of a God that I beleive does not exsist.

Why does the definition have to come from a holy book ONLY??

I've got another definition:

God - A concept invented by early mankind as an attempt to understand aspects of the physical world that were uncomprehendable at the time. It has survived to present day because it became a positive evolutionary trait. Those who believed in God often used the concept as an authority with which to justify laws and social morays that enabled the development and growth of cohesive human societies. As mankind became more and more able to explain the world around him, fewer and fewer people found a need for God as either a way to "explain" the world around them or as a reason for moral behavior. As such, the concept of God continues to fade away, except in societies where modern education is trailing and/or inculcation of religious tradition is loathe to give up its grip.

What do you think?

^^^This is a good definition!

 

[moegypt]

Why does the definition have to come from a holy book ONLY??

I mean by holy book ANY book that millions or hundreds of thousands of people believe in.

Because if not like that any one can write anything and we are searching for the correct answer not for the probabilities

 

[cardero]

The Best Definition of God

GOD
Main Entry: 1god
Pronunciation: \ˈgäd also ˈgȯd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle, Old; Old High, Modern- whatever.
Date: Just made it up.

1. GOD, a spiritual entity who's sole purpose and existence is to continually make us think.