2006-11-20 16:23:51 · 12 answers · asked by devotionalservice 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Some people believe God is a person who may even incarnate in various ways. While some believe God is some kind of void, impersonal spirit, or something like that. Which concept is better and why?
2006-11-20 16:25:35 · update #1
The Supreme God is Krishna!
The impersonal side of God is its energy or Brahman.
Krishna is a person,and He's the goal of life.
2006-11-20 17:35:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No doubt it is more positive to believe in a god that is personal. Historically speaking, when the greeks made the move from the more personal human-like gods who interfered in daily life to the impersonal dieties who lived on the mountain and didn't care who lived or died their society changed from better to worse.
a god (gods) that is impersonal provides a huge amount of angst, and endless questions about who, when and why. a god (gods) that is personal is around to chat, you know?
I'm agnostic. Personal or impersonal, just too much baggage for my life's trip.
2006-11-20 18:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by uberkultur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not some kind of a watermelon or coconut, to choose In my opinion it is also not a concept.
For those who beleieve in the creation and the creator, God exists and exists everywhere. In the Indian subcontinent , God is worshipped in many forms, from mountain to snake to river to..... .
Just as a child may have many a toys and still she chooses to go with one all the time, humans tend to go with one form more closely to be comfortable with, to rely on in times of need. I am not a Christian but I think Jesus is one such .
In the Indian subcontinent , we identify God with some great souls who walked the earth and lived among the people and had God like qualities. Even today , walking amongst us is a very great soul.... Sri Satya Sai Baba.Many beleieve him to be a god on earth. Such identification with personal Gods help us much more in times of distress.
2006-11-20 17:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'In the Indian subcontinent , we identify God with some great souls who walked the earth and lived among the people and had God like qualities. Even today , walking amongst us is a very great soul.... Sri Satya Sai Baba.Many beleieve him to be a god on earth. Such identification with personal Gods help us much more in times of distress.'
wtf...thats only the retarded ones
2006-11-20 19:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by Spiderpig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which concept is better ? Neither. God does and reflects as He does. I personally trust what He manifests physically and/or soulfully. He knows 'which is better' for what needs to be emotionally absorbed, guided and learned towards us. I'm simply spiritual, not of any 'religion' (though respecting of all)...and I've experienced Him in various forms and ways...all have been acknowledged and received well ~ ~ ~ though sometimes I'm not aware of it till sometimes after the fact. So...any way that is 'better'?...In my opinion...no. All is right as it's meant to be.
2006-11-20 21:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by onelight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither is better, because the question as stated imposes a limitation on God. If God is anything remotely like its believers claim it to be, then trying to constrain it to only two possible modes of existence is trite.
2006-11-20 17:03:23 · answer #6 · answered by almintaka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God could be or could no longer be there. there is not any direct evidence for his existence. yet there ought to be a writer for each creation. So there ought to be a God. Then who created God? no one could nicely make particular . there is circumstantial evidence for the existence of God. yet He seems to be a silent spectator to seems to have washed his hands off the affairs of human beings. So the question of private or impersonal God do no longer arise. have self assurance in case you prefer to settle for without thinking.i'm unsure regardless of if God cares for humanity.
2016-10-17 07:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by goodgion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about the fairy tale concept of god? Nothing more than a bed-time story to scare kids and keep them honest.
2006-11-20 16:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were my choice to choose.....I would defiantly go for a personal God. Even if parts of that God were too magnificent to comprehend.
2006-11-20 16:32:16 · answer #9 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are both a waste of time. It is provable that religion, because it is irrefutable, can lead to no useful predictions in the real world, so the sensible thing to do is to ignore it.
2006-11-20 16:29:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋