In other words, is the strongest arguments for God's existence are the most vague, deistic, and abstract -- God as being the universe, or God as being nature, or God as the great cause behind nature.
As you move from a personal God, to a distant God, do you eventually move to a totally non-existent God?
2007-01-10 15:18:19 · 13 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I sure think so..... God keeps changing even thou religions claims he don't. He is not even the same from person to person. God changed from OT to NT and they say he is the same. Any way i dont believe in God. I like the idea of a more spiritual God. Who is not really judging more like the Star wars force or Karma.
2007-01-10 15:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that God controles nature dosen't make Him more distant anymore than being a plumber would make a man less of a father to his children. You are not making a distinction between who He is and what he doese. With any person you can move from the specific to the general. This has never caused anyone to no longer exist. The abstraction is only in your mind. God is not barred from doing both great things and small things just because you would like it to be that way.
2007-01-10 15:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by Raul D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. For me the personal God and the Infinite Creator are one and the same. Something about an intelligent, emotional Zero Point Aether that is everywhere at once, yet beyond our spacetime existence. What's wild is that He interacts with us on a daily basis! But if He's everywhere, He's right here with us right now.
2007-01-10 15:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is not much of a stretch from a God that is not involved to no God. I just could never let go completely.
At any rate, I would never argue the existance of God because there is no proof.
2007-01-10 15:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd have to ask-Just what is it you're looking for? We can't bring God as a physical figure, sit down give a person to person talk. We can't bring any long past person to anyone and give a personal account of his/her life either. Nero, Luther, Hitler, Washington, Lincoln, ...none of them, and millions more. We have go to historical records and see what they did, what they stood for, etc. If you want to discount nature, creation, etc. we need to go to the Bible, Christian style books, ministers, and programs (TV, radio, etc.) to find out about Him. Doing any or all the above will shed a lot of light on the definition of God.
2007-01-10 15:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not have all the time the best faith even when we still believe He is God. Like any relationship, we have ups and downs.
The bottom line is that I want to be with God after I die, and no one can take my personal relationship with God away from me.
2007-01-10 15:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ulrika 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may help weed out the false positives in the process..., and then what will christians out of the closet actually make a difference and I don't mean in the gay sense of the word but the disbelievers who are afraid to admit it due to peer pressure or fear of something else that should not be considered good.
2007-01-10 15:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The more each of our ten bill of rights is debated and attacked the weaker they become. I don't know if the same argument can apply to God.
2007-01-10 15:27:20 · answer #8 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says not to make any graven image of God, and I feel that it also means that you should not even try to imagine what God is. Just know he is The Creator and He is perfect.
2007-01-10 15:26:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you just blew my mind
lol
no, but that is a very interesting thought. and i think 'god' in the judeo-christian sense doesn't get too vague, as that universality that binds other spiritualities together with the rest is not accepted very easily in fundamental faiths. that's just what i've observed at least.
2007-01-10 15:24:55 · answer #10 · answered by iwa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋