What do you think about it?
2007-02-20 06:15:03 · 8 answers · asked by SEE YOU LATER 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think if you're going to do the monotheist thing, you should call it "she." Turnabout is fair play, and patriarchal monotheism has had its day.
2007-02-20 06:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
While I completely agree that the god entity should be called "it", my reasons have nothing to do with anthropomorphism. I have a male cat. When I refer to my cat, I call him "him". Gender is not unique to humans (or mankind, what the stem word "anthropos" means). Animals are male and female too.
The god entity that inhabits this world is not male or female (though I believe personally that it's both), therefore the gender neutral "it" is most accurate.
2007-02-20 14:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by E D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It" is not the pronoun "He" uses in referring to Himself.
Anthropos = man
morphe = form, shape figure
Hence anthropomorphize; to attribute human form or personality to.
"Then God said, Let us make Man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." (Genesis 1:26)
2007-02-20 14:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That might be true for some non-Christian religions.
But in Christianity, they view him as God the Father, so that would mean it has to be He.
2007-02-20 14:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by Raising6Ducklings! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In that case, why don't you love IT, kiss IT, and take IT inside you?
lol
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2007-02-20 14:18:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can call it whatever you like... I mean feel free
2007-02-20 14:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since I know HIM and HIS word, I know that HE is a HE. HE makes it pretty plain.
2007-02-20 14:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
(s)he/it
2007-02-20 14:16:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋