Why do people actually believe that God is a person that sits in the coulds and watches and judges us? And the devil lives undergroud in a fire pit with a pitchfork and a pointed tail. Is your mind just not developed enough to think larger than that. I couldn't imagin being over the age of 10 and actually believing this
2006-09-14 09:51:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
idiotic a$$holes
2006-09-14 09:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The image of God as a bearded older man can be directly traces back to the Greeks and their depictions of Zeus. As for the Devil, a great deal of his appearance in art comes from The Green Man or The Horned God of pre-Christian Europe.
Most Christians don't believe in an actual person sitting above the clouds or in a red man with horns. They are simply images from classic art.
However, God is frequently anthropomorphized by Chritian sects, given likes and dislikes, preferences in politics, and intense interest in human reproductive practices. Odd traits for a being beyond humanity to have, don't you think? One would imagine that a being that could create a universe with a word would be above and beyond such mortal concerns. The anthropomorphization of God says far more about its followers (and literary creators) than it does about God.
2006-09-14 10:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the fact that "god created us in his image" and he used to walk around the garden of eden (all in Genesis) would make someone take an athropomophic view of god.
2006-09-14 09:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by Alucard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people humanize god
because it makes him
accessible to them
the same reasoning applies
when visioning satan, et al.
however,
in the case of the dark one,
his/her having a human form
makes him more beatable
the accouterments of each
relect tradition and culture
my mind is not developed to think further
2006-09-15 08:21:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a Mormon community. It's bad because they have a large support group that gathers once a week (or more) to convince eachother they are still right about their mythology. They stop listening if you say anything that challenges them.
2006-09-14 09:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because humans tend to think that they were created in God's image, so they create him in humanity's image to keep even. It's easier than trying to live up to high standards. I personally am all for flimsy moral standards!
2006-09-14 09:54:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They want a good-buddy for a God.
But God is HOLY HOLY HOLY.
Nothing thought in secret is beyond His observation.
2006-09-14 10:05:51 · answer #7 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the concept of god was invented by humans.
2006-09-14 09:57:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a way for our minds to comprehend God. We could not comprehend Him if we were to really see Him.
2006-09-15 19:00:05 · answer #9 · answered by Bachman-ette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As opposed to demonizing him? People anthropomorphize everything.
2006-09-14 10:06:25 · answer #10 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its an easier image to grasp than a large, unitelligable thing with no kind of....arrrgh, my head hurts...SEE!!!
2006-09-14 10:04:39 · answer #11 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋