Consider the following examples:
a. "God would know me" - What if the individual could simply read your mind through an advanced technology?
b. "God could perform miracles such as raising the dead" - What if "death" as we know it is impermanent and there exists a technology unknown to us that can revive a person. Before dismissing this out of hand, remember that in antiquity people that lapsed into comas or whose heart stopped could be considered "dead" for their time. (Corollary: Was Jesus performing CPR when he revived the dead by "laying his hands upon them"?)
c. "God could/would make prophecy come true" - Similar arguments to the above with the addition that prophecy is often (as evidenced by responses to a Q I asked a few days ago) only interpretable in hindsight.
Please explain to me how *you* would know if the person's claim was true.
2007-07-29 03:08:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Al: I'm not sure why you think I'm confused. The question is asking for other people's understanding of their god. I'm quite secure in my beliefs although I do leave room for my own growth.
2007-07-29 03:13:10 · update #1
Sporty: So any being capable of turning water into wine is God?
Not criticizing, just clarifying.
2007-07-29 03:15:20 · update #2
Because He and I are good friends. Have been for a long time.
2007-07-29 03:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you have to do is to listen to your heart. For inside you resides the God within in everyone. Truth lies within you. How? You will just know if anything is true or not and not base on other people.
2007-07-29 10:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by batangpinoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how would i know? i'd ask that person to do a miracle. i'd get a glass of water and hold it in my hand. then i'd ask them to make it into wine without touching my cup. if they could do it, then hey.
think about it....how many people do you know that can turn water into wine without touching anything? they just look at the cup and bam! - wine. i wouldnt be quick to say they're God. the devil can do special things too. i'm just saying...
2007-07-29 10:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by SportyT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossioble. A question of a little boy to his mother while sucking for his food.
jtm
2007-07-29 10:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are asking a bunch of cultists to use logic and reason to explain their cult beliefs. Good luck. They don't need logic and reason, they're cult tells them what to think and how to act.
2007-07-29 10:11:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i already know that we are all god.
so i dont pretend god is a superhero or an imaginary freind.
have a nice day.
2007-07-29 10:11:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your thinking is flawed and hence your question is flawed and such a flawed question cannot be reasonably answered.
2007-07-29 10:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=not+to+condemn&x=14&y=14
2007-07-29 10:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the real God will be that from which you have been reflected ,your real self
2007-07-29 10:13:37 · answer #9 · answered by gasp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You sound very confused.....
2007-07-29 10:12:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋