Someone just posted this:
"If we could determine the reasons behind what God does then he woulld''nt be much of a God."
Is that true?
2007-02-25 14:04:04 · 13 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you could understand God, then that would imply that God is no smarter than you are.
Why would you need him, then?
2007-02-25 14:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, God needs to be superior in order to be a deity. As for not knowing his reasons, I would say it's a natural part of the process because we are mortal, and in that sense a necessity, but not something God purposely does for his own amusement.
It's like being able to drive a car without knowing how a car is put together. The design is one thing, operating is something else. It takes a genius to figure out how to design a car, but any person with a foot and hands can drive one.
2007-02-25 22:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by Julian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he certainly needs to be in a book of fiction.
That quote is hysterical! It's like saying "If we could determine the reasons behind an atheist's non-belief, then he/she would have to believe." Or "If there was a 50/50 chance of God existing and one side by believing (falsely, of course) will go to heaven and the other by refusing will burn in the fires of hell, which would you pick?" Very similar logic.
Mmm. Fresh iced tea.
2007-02-27 18:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he doesn't need to be. He doesn't even need to qualify. He just is.
I think it's okay to ask questions of God. We just have to be humble and realistic enough to realize we will not necessarily understand all the answers. It can sometimes be like a first grade child asking questions about calculus.
Many of the answers take many years (and much suffering) to be able to really understand.
2007-02-25 22:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No or maybe so ; But it certainly does help to cover the flaws of a man made god that are built in to the conceptualization .The cloak of mystery is indeed the mark of hidden problems .
Illusionists never reveal their secrets do they...?
2007-02-25 22:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! God has tried to give humanity as much knowledge as they can understand. The more you trust God and try to find the truth the more he will show you.
2007-02-25 22:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by saintrose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he must be mysterious, he must be holy, and he must have many prerogatives.
He also must have the ability to change anybody into a hunk of salt if he feels like it.
The Bible god is very mysterious. His tantrums are mysterious and glorious to behold. Of course, I don't know but we have many accounts to guide us and tell us all the historical stuff, if you get my drift.
2007-02-25 22:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, interesting. By the same token, is any mysterious entity God?
Is the IRS God?
2007-02-25 22:07:40 · answer #8 · answered by Contemplative Monkey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think 'God' would be infinite. Reason is a temporal term so would not apply to 'him'.
God would just *be* and it would be humans (stuck in the temporal realm) who would be the ones looking for 'his' 'reasons'.
2007-02-25 22:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by Bad Buddhist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no imo its not true ... Hes not mysterious to Spirit filled christians, but then again all things are not immediately clear all the time either ... His ways and thoughts are as far above ours as we are above the ants ...
2007-02-25 22:09:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋