quote:God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions (and other belief systems) who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.[1]
God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the universe. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many different conceptions of God. The most common among these include omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.
God has also been conceived as being incorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent".[1] These attributes were all supported to varying degrees by the early Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologian philosophers, including Maimonides,[2] Augustine of Hippo,[2] and Al-Ghazali,[3] respectively.
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Not big enough. Honestly, I doubt any definition of God is going to be all that good. Hard to define the infinite.
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Sorry I wasn't clear. I was disputing that there was a "standard" God. And that if there were, your God is at least as "standard" as the one in wiki.
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I'm okay with that, I was just responding to King 'o Men's suggestion that I invent a new word for my concept of God.
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quote:Originally posted by Stone_Wolf_: That's the point afr, the way I see it, if you love your children, you love God, if you love Private Selection Caramel Sea Salt Truffle Ice Cream, you love God, if your heart is filled with joy when you see the sun set over the pacific ocean, then you are worshiping God.
Fine, fine, but then what is the purpose of referring to this as 'God', with all the associated historical context? I feel you are really misusing the word; you should invent a different one, to clarify that you mean something that's not the usual English sense of 'God'.
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quote:Originally posted by Parkour: Wow. This whole thread was amazing to read.
And now I will finish posting on my hatrack religion and then go play some of my call of duty religion, get paid for my employment religion, then go drink at a fundamentally religious party with my friend-religions.
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You are not emphasizing the most important part of it Teshi...your friend has a giant twin! That would be so nifty. You got a problem with me, take it up with Mondo.
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