God is a concept, a metaphor that is merely representative of a transcendent energy that exists outside the field of time. Unfortunately, most religious people nowadays (at least amongst Muslims and Christians) take a more direct, literal view of their sacred writings. This keeps them from having a true religious experience, one that is transcendent, even of their respective religion's own sacred texts & rituals. Joseph Campbell once said that to take a religious story literally and not see the transcendent beyond it is like going to a restaurant and eating the menu.
In effect, God needs to be re-made at least for every generation. It makes no sense whatsoever to hang on to the mythological explanations of the human condition that made sense for 1 A.D. people. That time simply does not exist, and the ways in which people interact are constantly changing. The goal then is to create new rituals and myths that not only take modern science into account, but all of modernity. These new rituals and myths must assist people in living good lives and moving through the inevitable trials of life with some relief.
Sadly, most fundamentalist religion (both Christian and Muslim) rejects science, modernity, and many things we take for granted as normal - civil rights, gender equality, the separation of church and state & the scientific method. Fundamentalism essentially seeks to make an enemy of those commonly-held, democratic beliefs.
We make god, but god is historical. The important thing to keep in mind is that god is a metaphor. The metaphor merely represents the infinite, so don't get stuck thinking your god is the ending of the infinite. You must break past and subvert your own understanding of god, so that you can break through to a new, beter understanding of the energies of life as they exist to you in your time now.
2006-07-15 19:59:35
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answered by Good Times, Happy Times... 4
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Differnt religious people belive different gods. God in all religion is believed to solve thier human problems.
The faith in god is not bad till it does not harm any who do not belive that god.
In physics we have energy and matter, There are certain fundamental laws which cannot be answered till another fundamental law is found.
God is the fundamental in all religion. Therfore no one can answer to your question.
God is a belief in all religion. As long as the belief is not thrusted on one who does not believe that particular god, god is there.
2006-07-15 21:26:49
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answered by Pearlsawme 7
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Gods are made by humans. But Allah the Supreme is the only Deity who is one, pure, Eternal, Absolute, He begettet not nor He is begotten and there is none like unto Him.
2006-07-15 19:32:14
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answered by bashah1939 4
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write the word god on a big piece of paper with a fat majic marker now hold it up to a mirror , someone a very long time ago made a very profound prctical joke!!??!!
2006-07-15 20:11:56
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answered by daliance 1
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We made God in our image.
2006-07-15 19:24:59
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answered by crazyhumans2 4
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no one created god
you have to think differently about god, you always compare (him/her) (has no gender) as a human who was created by parents(technecly)
as in my faith, we were tought that god has no body nor eyes as
those are for us humans, but god is different so as you can see, its not like us
well, hope this helps
2006-07-15 19:28:56
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answered by jast_im3 2
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God ( Or Human beigns in infinite years ago)
2006-07-15 19:22:05
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answered by ___ 4
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Right crazy, God is in us all, and we make Him in our image.
2006-07-15 19:27:47
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answered by Kathy O 3
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Man created God in his own image. (This is not original with me.)
2006-07-15 22:11:43
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answered by Anonymous
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(Exodus 3:13 KJVR) And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
(Exodus 3:14 KJVR) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
(Revelation 1:8 KJVR) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
2006-07-15 19:46:16
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answered by magiturtle 1
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