The metaphorical or pantheistic God of the physicists is light years away from the interventionist, miracle wreaking, thought-reading, sin-punishing, prayer-answering God of the Bible, of priests, mullahs, and rabbis, and or ordinary language. Deliberately confusing the two is, in my opinion, an act intellectual high treason.
2007-09-09 20:28:27 · 16 answers · asked by Ron 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If by "we" you mean the global population, then yes, we need a traditional God. If "we," the global population, had the education, brain-power and depth of thought of these scientists, then no, we would not need a thought-reading, sin-punishing, prayer-answering God.
Most people today do not have the flexibility of mind to intellectually examine and ponder the existence or nature of God. Without a concrete figure whose duties are so simplistic as outlined in the Bible, there is a lot of fear and uncertainty, particularly when it comes to death. God serves a simple purpose to those who need it. Philosophers and scientists don't need it. The strangely funny but obvious thing is that the philosophers and scientists are pitied by the more simple minds because of a fabricated notion of eternal damnation to punish their disbelief.
"The gap between, say, Plato or Nietzsche and the average human is greater than the gap between the chimpanzee and the average human." -Waking Life
2007-09-09 20:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the wrong actions we perform bear punishment within themselves and we need not anyone else to aditionally punish us for that so maybe not a sin-punishing God.
But we do need an UPLIFTING God - that is One who sees the best in us even when we don't show it and loves us beyond our sins in such a way that we start loving ourselves in the same way and also give the same gift to everyone else.
What do you think?
2007-09-10 04:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by Forever Blessed & BlissFull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ron my dear by denying the existence of God or putting up a challenge to his authority, you are denying your own existence. You yourself are a part of God, can your nose, or eye or ear, or arm or feet or leg deny their existence? if they decide to revolt against an entity called Ron, who would look stupid your individual parts or you, just contemplate on this and your anger against God may subside. Ron you cannot be away from God, however may you try since you carry God within your own self, try to realize this and you will find a miracle happening to you without going to any church, temple or mosque or praying to any all powerful God that is outside your own self.
2007-09-10 01:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by crewsaid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a woman come to my door the different day to question me to desire that miracles be completed on the earth. I had to chuckle and that i felt somewhat undesirable. for sure by her tone she had no longer experienced any. on the comparable time she regarded properly fed, properly dressed and had adequate loose time to come back to my door. Which made me ask her why she believed that miracles weren't being completed every day? She responded using fact anybody remains ravenous. properly I had to chuckle returned and that i asked her, if anybody substitute into content cloth, might you have any choose for for jesus or god on your existence? If there is no suffering could there be a miracle? in case you had a miracle might you already comprehend it? Jesus didnt die so there could be no sin, he died to tutor that it substitute into achieveable to forgive, to be entire and stay in gods kingdom. God will instruction manual way in case you look stressful adequate perhaps you're able to learn your existence somewhat extra stable. Or end analyzing your existence and purely stay and have confidence that what you pick for will come to you. often times (like parenting) what seems so undesirable on the time is god for the destiny.
2016-10-10 07:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Ron,
my God is an awesome creator, kind and forgiving, abundant in mercy. He hears my prayers, anticipates my needs, and always has an answer for me. He is fatherly and gracious.
He does not invade my thoughts, but is welcome to them.
He does not punish us for our sins, as He corrects our hearts and straightens our paths.
Miracles are a rare and precious gift.
try to overcome your own angry mood.
2007-09-09 20:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Marycozzens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, what we need is to experience unconditional love and forgiveness so that we can become whole and fully functioning again. Try to imagine life without worry, fear, doubt, confusion, jealousy, greed, guilt, or regret. Can you do it? Or does the unholy spirit have you convinced that it is not possible?
2007-09-09 21:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But if those physics guys accelerated their god at the speed of light would time slow down enough for it that it would eventually want to flood the planet?
2007-09-09 20:35:23 · answer #7 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your sentiments and does anyone actually have the personal god or the illusion, like an invisible teddy bear to sleep with.
2007-09-09 20:34:43 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't, evidently Lover of God does. Isn't name calling something religious people claim to be above?
2007-09-09 20:38:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some people do need him apparently. I don't personally see any need for him though. Seems pretty ridiculous looking at it from my high horse.
2007-09-09 20:34:10 · answer #10 · answered by Jadochop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋