Does God's human-like characteristics make Him seem more imaginary?

Question

Why would an infinitely more complex being have such simplistic emotions, and such, like us? This seems to me like He is more a creation of mankind, than the opposite. If this is the reason Zeus and the Greek gods are unrealistic to us, then why don't modern fundies transfer that same rationale to their God?

Answer 1

"...then why don't modern fundies transfer that same rationale to their God?"

Because they are scared of burning in hell (maybe they even have a fear of being blasphemous) and they are brainwashed.

"God" has some pretty petty emotions.

Answer 2

God is just another fake creation by man.

Humanity has created many Gods, for example – Gods of Olympus, Ancient Egypt, Babylon and so on. Most of us are atheists about most Gods humanity has created, except the latest craze, the current God in the Bible. Learned atheists have also rejected this version of a God, but some hard-core believers still hang on, presumably until a better image of God is created by man.

Faith in God seems to be nothing more than humans attempting to run away from reality, an excuse to avoid thinking and evaluating evidence. Faith is just an emotional escape and really just a substitute for opening your eyes to reason.

Believers talk about God creating man in his own image. It’s in the Bible so it’s fact – get a grip, get real. The facts suggest the exact opposite. Man created God in his own image. I’m sure humanity will disregard this God, as they have disregarded all previous Gods, it’s just a matter of time before humanity creates another God that better serves their emotions and image.

Answer 3

"For God "SO" loved the world [that means you] that whosoever [and me] will BE-LIVE in Him shall not perish but Have everlasting life" God the second member of The Godhead gave up His divine body and took on A human body like yours, also, when He went after He arose from the dead and told the person thomas and Jesus had still the scares of His death, Jesus will bear those marks through all of time, not just the time He was here, no where can any mortal make up such a thing, investagate the claims of scripture, free bible lessons www.itiswritten.com God bless ya.

Answer 4

What in the heck are modern fundies? Anyway you do have a point. The Creator of the universe is beyond human conception, so in a sense, the God we believe in is always a creation of our minds. However, that's not the same as to say there is no God.

Answer 5

Actually, the personality I have percieved reading the Bible has unfortunately made him seem very real---AND I DON"T LIKE HIM. He is insecure, power hungry, jealous and vindictive. He has abused believers and non-believers at a whim, and has done everything he could to ensure that ANYONE who follows him must think they are filth unless they do exactly what he says. I am glad that he has absented himself from this plane of existance. The ONLY redeeming act he has done, in my opinion was father a son. I do, however, get rather tired of what later generations have done to twist what that learned teacher tried to say.

Answer 6

I think you have it backwards. We were created in the image of God not God in our image so we are the ones that have characteristics like God - does not make us imaginery?

Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do. Though created free beings, each is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from their high position under God. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death. Their descendants share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker. Created for the glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for their environment. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7; Ps. 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28; Gen. 3; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Ps. 51:10; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20; Gen. 2:15.)

Answer 7

No. God's human-like characteristic is a Divine Human body which just makes God more visible.

Answer 8

We have given him human characteristics as to rationalize him- or to get a grip on what he must be like. If we can give him human characteristics, we can relate easier. By doing this though, we set a definition on God, which sets a limit on him, and by his very definition we cannot do that.

Answer 9

the description that ppl have of God came from the prophets and they got it from the Lord his self.......if proof of God's existence is what you seek then read Revelation and keep an eye on the war that is going on now then you would see that God is real....Revelation speaks of this war...the side that loses will rebuild the Temple and a man will try to say that he is God and he will not be....that will be the false prophet preparing the way for the anti Christ

Answer 10

Maybe he thought the "human" form was perfect, made himself like that, and then made his "children" the same.

And no one knows if god had human characteristics. For all we know, he could be a camel with a 20 foot long penis and the brain of a dolphin. Who knows?

But god doesn't exist, so who cares? I guess humans just made him up and wanted him to be like us, so he would get more followers. Humans like people that are just like them. It's easier to befriend one of your own than it is to befriend a loaf of bread.