Just look through the Bible. No one talks back to God with any logical reasoning or everyday common sense, do they? The voice of God was just the more advanced, logical part of the brain, talking to the ego, in a more primitive brain, before the two fused into the human personality we know today.
2006-09-10 05:31:37 · 14 answers · asked by overseas and broke 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I have two points:
I. Seems to me the Bible is full of people responding to God in logical ways. Think of Abraham who reasons and bargains with God. Think of the outcries in the Psalms --where people expressed their outrage and despair that God does not answer, intervene, rescue --these are logical respsonses to perceived abandonment. Lots more examples, so I am not sure that I agree with you on the first statement, unless perhaps I am not fully understanding what you are saying.
2.You point about the voice of God reminds me of the writings of Julian Jaynes, who links the origin of human consciousness to the breakdown of the bicameral mind --his theory is much as you state, so perhaps you have read his work? If not, I will paste a link below. I think he has some good ideas, but in his 1976 book, there were a few gaps in his theory he couldn't fill.
3. Recent studies in neurotheology (biotheology) might be more promising regarding the origin of God within the minds of human beings. Some books of interest to you might be:
The God Part of the Brain http://www.godpart.com/
Why God Won't Go Away http://www.amazon.com/gp/explorer/034544034X/2/ref=pd_lpo_ase/103-5467584-7203823?ie=UTF8
and some internet articles:
Wikidpedia: "Neurotheology" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotheology
"Neurotheology: With God in Mind": http://www.clinicallypsyched.com/neurotheologywithgodinmind.htm
"The New Science of Neurotheology":http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/the-new-science-of-neurotheology/
2006-09-10 05:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I haven't thought about the dialogues in the Bible this way before but I think what you wrote here is quite new and interesting. I have often been puzzled by the presence of both good and evil in the same person. Maybe as you said, there was one part of us that is logical and the othe part just primitive and together these two parts make us human but some people interpret the better and more logical part as the voice of God or conscience. I have noticed that everywhere we go now, primitiveness seems to be ruling over the more noble qualities. We binge eat and we drink to the extent that we are killing ourselves. We push one another if people get in our way. We have sex without respect and love for the opposite sex. We fight and kill. Are we returning to a state of wildness and primitiveness?
2006-09-10 12:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The consistant thing I notice about the biblical encounters with God is the characters know it is Him, without ambiguity. The message is NOT cryptic as in a burnt pizza (or whatever) maybe looks looks like the virgin mary: When God talks to Moses as a burning bush it is clear thats what it is.
2006-09-10 13:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by georgieporgie2005uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I see your point. However, maybe the logical reasoning of our minds has grown over time. I hate to use it maybe we have evolved in our intellectual reasoning skills. My point is, you have an advantage of thousands of years analyzing what someone wrote. What you write today may seem pretty backward in 2000 years. Now the content and meaning should remain timeless the way you write it may seem odd.
2006-09-10 12:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by chadspolka.matrix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one theory, another is that most of the bible took place before the system of logic and reason that we use today existed.
Or perhaps it is just that they are like most people more emotional than rational especially when they are talking about they're own situation.
2006-09-10 12:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by miknave 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People in biblical times were much more superstitious than people today, so when they thought they were meeting god, they lost all reasoning capability. People today need to be very superstitious to believe they talked to God.
or they are not able to fantasize a meeting with the non existent
2006-09-10 12:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are looking backwards to a time when mankind looked at things from a different perspective than today. there is no proof that GOD didn't help mankind develop as HE could destroy us anytime HE wants to. IF we could go back to those Ancient Times with our modern technology we might be considered GODLIKE with all the feats of magic we could perform according to Ancient knowledge.
2006-09-10 12:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can a one year old speak to you with any logical reasoning? Same thing.
2006-09-10 12:37:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Moses certainly talked to him and made a lot of sense; Abraham talked him into changing his mind once.
But then the carnal mind can't understand spiritual things, so I comprehend your confusion.
2006-09-10 12:35:59 · answer #9 · answered by anna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow. You REALLY need to as you say, "just look through the Bible"!!!!!!!! And you're a rocket scientist brain surgeon, right?
2006-09-10 12:37:38 · answer #10 · answered by Red neck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋