"God"

[What 23]

I believe that God can take many forms. God has had a lot of names. I like looking at all the names of Odin sometimes.

 

[Belisarius]

You get the God you do (or don't) believe in.

In any event, I think monotheism is a historical anomaly; the vast majority of the world's peoples until relatively recent times were either polytheistic or animistic.

 

[teological]

I believe God exists. Always have. I have lost my ways through drug use, but I know deep down I am a good person and that God obviously knows (unlike what sober ppl about junkies).

I was once nodding off on my laptop and was typing something in Google. I was nodding so hard that I could not type, and I managed to press some keys randomly. Then when I came too and looked up, I had typed the word "God". Make of this what you will. Sometimes when I think about it I get the chills and sometimes I just say meh, random luck, big deal.

 

[ComfortablyNumb95]

I think that God exists.
but no, not "that" God, not the god of christianity, but something like a superior energy or "being" that created everything and that makes everything "flow" in the perfection of the universe.
I mean, there has to be something bigger, something that we CANNOT understand, because it's in the human nature that we cannot understand, not even think about such infinite things, I think it's something that stands beyond comprehension and beyond our senses, for we cannot "speak" directly with God but we can only feel the energy of the universe flowing trough us.
Because I think that this "energy", this being does not interfere with the human beings, it just "IS", it's just there for some reason we will never understand and "it" makes everything move, everything comes from it.
It's the "existence" itself, it just flows trough everything and makes everything alive and so perfect.
hope it makes sense for ya

 

[Maya]

I think that God exists.
but no, not "that" God, not the god of christianity, but something like a superior energy or "being" that created everything and that makes everything "flow" in the perfection of the universe.
I mean, there has to be something bigger, something that we CANNOT understand, because it's in the human nature that we cannot understand, not even think about such infinite things, I think it's something that stands beyond comprehension and beyond our senses, for we cannot "speak" directly with God but we can only feel the energy of the universe flowing trough us.
Because I think that this "energy", this being does not interfere with the human beings, it just "IS", it's just there for some reason we will never understand and "it" makes everything move, everything comes from it.
It's the "existence" itself, it just flows trough everything and makes everything alive and so perfect.
hope it makes sense for ya

I agree with this. I was born and raised as a Catholic but through the years of acquired knowledge and knowing other religions, there is a possibility that there is a superior being who is the master of the Universe.

 

[Tromps]

I think that God exists.
but no, not "that" God, not the god of christianity, but something like a superior energy or "being" that created everything and that makes everything "flow" in the perfection of the universe.
I mean, there has to be something bigger, something that we CANNOT understand, because it's in the human nature that we cannot understand, not even think about such infinite things, I think it's something that stands beyond comprehension and beyond our senses, for we cannot "speak" directly with God but we can only feel the energy of the universe flowing trough us.
Because I think that this "energy", this being does not interfere with the human beings, it just "IS", it's just there for some reason we will never understand and "it" makes everything move, everything comes from it.
It's the "existence" itself, it just flows trough everything and makes everything alive and so perfect.
hope it makes sense for ya

I agree with this. I was born and raised as a Catholic but through the years of acquired knowledge and knowing other religions, there is a possibility that there is a superior being who is the master of the Universe.

Allah?

 

[Bardeaux]

I've never been a believer of any religious doctrine. Even as a young kid who attended sunday school with friends, I could never bring myself to accepting the fantastic stories being told to me as literal truth. I think there's a great deal of good message in most religions, however I don't believe that faith in one outrageous text over another is a prerequisite for love, compassion, happiness, direction, good will or peace. I don't need fear as an incentive for any of these things and the reward is self evident.

I don't believe in god, I don't believe in an afterlife, reincarnation, spirits or deities. I don't even wish I did, as I find this liberating. I'm tolerant of others who seek religion or faith as a way to keep on track or feel zest in life, but it's my belief that there is no god or afterlife that keeps me zestful. If I only get one chance at living, one chance to conciously experience the universe, I'm not keen on wasting it or spending it frivolously.

 

[Nepenthes]

All truly monotheistic religions worship the same God as I see it be it zoroastrianism, judaism, christianity or islam they all worship the same unseen God. If that God is called Ahuramazda "Wise Lord", Yahweh, Jesus or Allah it doesn't matter. Worshipping idols of gold, silver, coppar, iron, wood or stone is just ridiculous and the spirits behind them are none other than fallen angels. From the fruits you know the tree and when beholding the ancient greek gods for example, they got alot of sinful deeds on their account as it's written in their mythology. Now I'm of russian heritage and wont judge too much since my forefathers at least had dualism included like that of Belobog vs Chernobog and that they didn't believe in false hindu doctrine of reincarnation.

 

[Tromps]

All truly monotheistic religions worship the same God as I see it be it zoroastrianism, judaism, christianity or islam they all worship the same unseen God. If that God is called Ahuramazda "Wise Lord", Yahweh, Jesus or Allah it doesn't matter.

Not completely true.

Islam's faith is Jesus as a real person, a prophet of God and merely a man, like the other prophets, but Jesus is not God.

Christianity's faith believes Jesus is one with God and that Jesus is God, not merely a prophet.

I can't speak for Judaism, but I doubt they would equate YHWH with Allah or call Muhammad a prophet.

Muslim's don't believe Jesus was crucified, all though they do believe he was born miraculously of a virgin Mary and performed miracles by the help and powers of God, but instead Jesus was ascended to heaven and never died on the cross. I do find it a bit funny that Islam refers to Jesus, Moses, Abraham, and all the prophets as Muslims.

Obviously you can't believe Jesus is God and Jesus is not God at the same time and be praising the same being.

Though, all tracing their roots back to the family of Abraham and all believing they are worshiping the true God of Abraham, you could say they are all praising the same unseen God yet different translations or beliefs of that one God. Even having very similar beliefs in that one God, souls, angels, last day - judgement day, heaven & hell, I would still hardly say they are worshiping the same being.

 

[Foreigner]

Obviously you can't believe Jesus is God and Jesus is not God at the same time and be praising the same being.

I'm not so sure. Maybe I'm looking at this too much through an eastern lense, but it seems like a typical spiritual duality to me. The Biblical Jesus said "The Father and I are one." How can you be the Son of God and God at the same time? I always thought that this duality was meant to convey that we are never really separate from God, but only our temporal human ego makes it seem so. The Holy Trinity resembles the irrational third of eastern faiths... dualities becoming unified as part of enlightenment. I am inclined to agree with the Muslim interpretation, that Jesus became enlightened and ascended, and not that Jesus, a single man, was the be all and end all of God for all times.

Anyway... my point is, if you look at it as a duality riddle, then it's possible to see Jesus as God and not-God at the same time, since that's what every human being is.

 

[Maya]

Allah?

He has different names in many religions/beliefs: God, Allah, Vishnu, Yahweh, Jehovah, Shangdi, Sangje and many more

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

^Also, Islam characterizes God as being unknowable (except through what He has revealed in scripture), while Judaism and Christianity stress the importance of your personal relationship with Him (this very personalized in Christianity). At least that's what it looks like to me from my reading the Holy Books.

 

[Lost Ego]

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I like to define god as a conscious being, which connects everything on a (hate to use the word but) "spiritual" level, which can influence the tao in order to balance everything.

Religions speculates that god is good, that god has good intentions. If god is one with everything then god must also be bad. But on the grand scheme of things, what makes something intrinsically good or bad???

What is god really, where is god(physically)?
I've come up with 2 plausable situations in my head.

1. God was god it's completeness before the big bang. The big bang occured and he scattered. All matter collectively is god, or rather, all matter every little particle is a piece of god which can communicate with the rest of god. Hence why prayer works, hence why we can feel it's presense within us.

2. God is nothing. Imagine nothingness, empty space. There is empty space that surrounds every single piece of matter. And i theorize that nothingness is the ether (and god) that einstein theorized about. It lays underneath and resonates with everything.

To physically/mentally interact with universe god either has to be one with it or encompass it.

 

[L2R]

You get the God you do (or don't) believe in.

In any event, I think monotheism is a historical anomaly; the vast majority of the world's peoples until relatively recent times were either polytheistic or animistic.

*drinks champagne to salute this champion pagan.

 

[Tromps]

The Biblical Jesus said "The Father and I are one." How can you be the Son of God and God at the same time?

From what I understand God is a self-sustaining spirit. No clue what God's 'form' is except the Son is God taking on human flesh and experience - death - resurrection. Jesus has a glorified body in heaven, currently all the souls in heaven have no glorified bodies, Christ (God) will return with authority and judgement at the end of time - the resurrection when the glorified body will be united with our soul, God willing.

Jesus also says "Before Abraham was, I AM [G-D,YHWH]."

I am inclined to agree with the Muslim interpretation, that Jesus became enlightened and ascended, and not that Jesus, a single man, was the be all and end all of God for all times.

Right Jesus is not the end of God for all times, he came to bring the message of the one who sent him. God will reign on forever and his kingdom is eternal. You're right he did become enlightened, but his way was blasphemes to the people, he wasn't going to kill his creation even knowing they would kill him, causing his death, the grave couldn't hold him and he was resurrected and soon ascended.

In the end I think God wanted to physically interact with his creation, live as a full human, yet fully divine in spirit.
33% of the world population believes Jesus is God. 22% believes he is a real person and sent by God miraculously to teach and performed divine powers (Islam). That's over at least 55% just from the top 2 world religions, I'm saying it's a good bet and I'll throw my chips in for the belief of the God Almighty.

 

[HappyGuy777]

God is the brain! consciousness is God! There is definitely something which can influence this world and our minds it is the "IS"

That of which can not be measured. God is observing energy per se not a person or a being in the traditional sense.

It is all seeing but can only work in mysterious ways because as soon as it is definite it cannot exist :-/)

It is somehow between faith and science it's the glue that binds.

I believe it God but my belief is usually way off from most people :-/)

Percentages of sheep mean nothing by the way if your reason for believing is because your told to or everyone else is doing it.

You need a search inside yourself in my opinion of course.

80% of people in this world don't think for themselves and spend their entire life trying to prove points or push their views on others.

I would rather imagine flying on a beam of light a la mr. Einstein