2006-08-13 13:06:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
11 answers have been posted so far which do not forthrightly address the issue of how *they know* their God who by their own definition is unknowable. Believing and knowing are not synonyms. And for anyone to say "they know" is problematic based on the senses of the word *know.*
TWH 08122006 7:28PM CST
2006-08-13 13:29:11 · update #1
If you don't and can't really know what another finite person knows, how can you claim you know what an infinite God knows especially that God knows all things. TWH 08202006
2006-08-19 20:26:08 · update #2
This Q is not about one's faith in God or the decision to believe in God, it is about the accuracy of the statement that many make about knowing God using the verb "know." Answers of that nature merited no consideration for best answer honrs.TWH 08202006
2006-08-20 05:32:24 · update #3
Wow, you just made me realize something. God is unknowable! I never saw it that way until just now. Thanks.
2006-08-13 13:12:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sebastian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I receive things I want without asking. The unexplainable happens in my life. No matter how bad things get or seem to be, some how or another it turns around for good. When I'm alone and depressed I can find peace and comfort without a single person coming to my aid. I find joy in the knowledge that God is always there, always providing, always taking care of me and mine. I serve the "I Am". There is nothing higher, greater or more powerful than Him. He is everything. The question is how can you say that He doesn't know if you've never tried to seek and find out if He does? How can you say he doesn't exist if you cannot prove that he does not? Like a mother knows her child, my God knows me even more. Funny thing is, believe it or not he knows you. Every thing about you. He even knows what made you curious enough to ask this question.
2006-08-13 20:19:49 · answer #2 · answered by MJ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If we superficially consider God as a Supreme Being, and man in his image both of which could therefore be separate from the universe. If in this circumstance one claimed a knowledge of God, or that God knows all things, I would argue that within these limited constraints it probably would be inaccurate for universally abstract individuals to say so.
That said, Blind Faith and the absolute logic of the word 'know' may go awry within the context of your question.
However if one is to modify the notion of God from the simplicity of a supreme being to at least describe an ultimate archetype that transcends all that we know: such as time, energy, fabrics or particles that exist within every facet of the universe, the energy that forms mysterious magnetism, weak and strong nuclear force. Then this ultimate source of everything that consequently builds elementary constructs that eventually through evolving complexity lead to the creation of Eco systems that support life as we know it, which conceive various relative understandings of God(s) as an inextricable creator you could argue that this God (from the viewpoint of this theory) knows everything. Indeed this God would be everything.
Therefore a person within that description of a universe, since they would be truly one with the universe, it could be possible to know God by being God and truthfully state with a straight face that "God Knows All Things".
Perhaps it's simply a matter of perception of God.
You might have to stretch the understanding of the word 'know' beyond mere human knowledge.
2006-08-17 01:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Leone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is a complicated language.
Many words have many meanings.
The verb "to know" can mean:
1a. To possess knowledge
1b. To possess understanding
1c. To possess information
2a. To be cognizant
2b. To be aware
Each of these definitions have slightly different meanings.
This verb's definition can include informed understanding without scientific knowledge.
Therefore I can legitimately say, "I know that God knows all things."
With love in Christ.
2006-08-20 01:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OOOOOO i see your point. What your really saying is that "how can someone know the mind of the infinate God, right?" That would make God less. But in reality they are just going on what their holy books tell them He says about himself.
Its a Weak example but if you told me you were "super smart at math" and you showed me, based on what I heard and saw and experienced I would say " I know he knows"
2006-08-13 20:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No God knows the end from the beginning.
2006-08-20 06:41:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not inaccurate -- they believe what they are saying. It is, however, ill-informed, since it is impossible to prove the existence (or non-existence) of god, let alone any specific attributes.
2006-08-13 20:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Faith is a personal thing...... each person reacts differently and faith is a funny thing and hard to describe....
2006-08-20 09:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by Unknown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite line from Groundhog Day goes as follows...
Maybe God isn't omnipotent. Maybe he's just been around for so long that he knows everything.
2006-08-13 20:12:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have a theory...
many people NEED a strong faith in a religion becuase they don't have enough faith in themselves. so when they say they know God knows all things, it makes them feel better because in reality, they don't know anything... helps them sleep at night
2006-08-13 20:16:51 · answer #10 · answered by braslinbabe85 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋