i sometimes wonder why God said let's make man in our image after our likeness.what is the purpose of creating man ???this life can be beautiful,but tireing as well..we all fear death because we don't know what to expect,i wonder why God bothered????
2006-09-07 08:05:03 · 12 answers · asked by punkin 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why do parents bother having children? There are a few ways to look at this, yet regardless to the form, or how you phrase the question it'll often result most closely to age old ponderances that theologians, philosophers and laymen individuals find quandary over all the time.
There the reference to [us]. If God was a singular 'God' and not part of a Parthenon of other Gods then the 'our image', as occurring in other portions of Genesis, dictates there are others. This is not so dissimilar to the 'And behold they have become like [us]'. Who is the 'us' in the verse? Anyways... There are well known theories, but I just can't accept. Is it fair to answer a question with a question? In the long run, with such a juxtapose it might be just as easy to solve the quandary by not asking the question at all, and enjoying the time we have while we're here.
If God was hypothetically like any other father, the spawning or breeding for children creates legacy. If God was competing with other Gods to create a following, then the offshoot of us being created in 'our' [his] image would dictate a possible incompleteness in understanding, but then purpose is more closely defined by a verse in Genesis 1:28...
"Be fruitful, and multiply; fill the earth, and subdue it"
Scripture begets scripture... and can be subdued and picked apart, hence the plethora of branches of Christianity, where none can really seem to agree what God is and is Not... Also, in the deeper portions of a reflective society, it takes at least two individuals to carry a conversation. This process of reflection permits the transmission of ideas for cultivation, discernment and discussion for a means of some form of creation, or resolution to a problem. What the process of creation God has intended is still unknown. It could be further asked, what his problem, that he needed to created us? How deep into the dissecting process can the mind dig before it gives up?
We know God gave us freewill, so we weren't created to be obligerant servants. We weren't intended to be Gods, as the punishment of death was outlined in Genesis for eating of the Tree of Knowledge, the birth of Sin, etc. Pointless in my regards, as it could be aligned that God told a mild clouded truth, or a white lie when explaining the rules of the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve anyways. So with free will came freedom of thought, and action. It could be decided that in the grand scheme of things also that God set us up to fail, as argued by the precursor to the birth of Jesus. But I find this hard to accept, more so that it's regarded to be accepted that incestuous practises gave birth to multitudes of variable cultures through birth defect, or that Eve was pre-programmed with all genetic codes to create the differing races. Again, there's no proof as the threories, and much of it seems like a religious faction grabbing at straws to fight the loopholes in its doctrine.
What if God just wanted to know himself, this was a theory raised at the tail end of Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, written by Neale Donald Walsch. Again, there are processes outlined by St. Thomas of Aquinas in the Summa Theologica that may suggest predestination, or ties to Albert Einsteins and C. G. Jungs theories on Synchronicity. The divine plan is said to exist for our purpose, but it's explanation leaves far too much desire. Again, it depends wholy on the process of what God you're talking about. And assumed to be taken in Christian context.
Death is also not feared by everyone, and again theories of what to expect, depending on Religious/Spiritual upbringing, the process is quite differing. Though, I would hazard this is in itself another question entirely. God has, however, wiped the entire human race from the planet [purportedly] out of disgust for what he created. This prompts the suggestion that we're nothing more than a science experiment that's completely expendable at anytime. This grossly overrides the loving nature presupposed by the God many of us question to know.
Unfortunately, this is entirely regarded as the need to develop a personal philosophy, or adopt the views of a religious or spiritual group. Again, why does there have to be a purpose? This could be regarded as the Atheistic approach. There is no one singular answer, and could be as varied as the number of Gods suggested to be in the Universe, more so as varied as the mindset of the human populace that attempts to take a stab at answering such an expansive question. Why God bothered, also seems to be very similar to the 'What's the meaning of life?'.
2006-09-07 09:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Vandel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The impatient man ruined the marvelous plan of God by his disobedience to God..
2006-09-07 08:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i think that the god and goddess made mankind to take care of the world and didn't count on us being so greedy. so instead of protecting the world we are destroying it instead. as for death, death is whatever you believe it to be. to me I'm not afraid of death because i know my soul will go on forever and i will be reborn. for those of you who think or know there is a heaven then there is a heaven with your loved ones standing beside you or whatever. if you think you're going to hell then you are.
2006-09-07 08:12:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't fear death. Granted....I hope its not a painful one.....but I know where I am going and I know that when I go it will be to a place that is perfect. There is no pain, no grieving, no heartache, etc.
2006-09-07 08:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by just forgiven 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know what, that's a WONDERFUL question. But in the Bible says after you're in heaven, you'll be able to ask God/Jesus all of those "i wonder" questions, and he'll answer them. My honest answer is ...just pray that you'll get to heaven to ask him.
2006-09-07 08:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by amber 2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joe Rogan has an interesting take on the meaning of life.
Check his myspace http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=26646019 and listen to the "Joe Rogan explains life" viewer.
2006-09-07 08:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ashleigh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The whole point of religion (thus God) is to not seek for answers, hence reasons.
2006-09-07 08:10:52 · answer #7 · answered by cbk84 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ever wondered if we're just a giant experiment? Or even a little experiment?
2006-09-07 08:10:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
noone knows the true meaning of life
I try not to wonder too much and just make the best of this life
2006-09-07 08:10:50 · answer #9 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I do not fear death; I enjoy my life.
I hope you will, too!
2006-09-07 08:33:46 · answer #10 · answered by bwjordan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋