this is another religious contradiction, a very complex creator would need a very complex creator....
"It has always been" was unacceptable for how the universe got here, but it's perfectly acceptable for how god got here? rediculous..
2007-10-10 01:11:37
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answered by Anonymous
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There are many problems here. The first and foremost being that we're trying to apply material logic and material intelligence to something that is inherently outside of the comprehension of our tiny minds. Unfortunately we have a tendency to rely too much on empirical knowledge (i.e. - knowledge we gain from our material senses). While this type of knowledge feels the most "true" and "real" because we are perceiving it with our senses, it is not the only means of acquiring knowledge. When we employ such an empirical approach to understanding God and spiritual topics, it fails us, because God is not perceived with our material senses, nor is He understood with our material logic and intelligence.
When we think of creation and the dilemma of who made God, we are forgetting that creation only deals with the material energy. In the Vedas it is explained that God has unlimited energies. He has an internal (spiritual) and external (material) potency. Everything in this material world is created, is maintained and is ultimately destroyed. But again, this is only true of the material nature. This does not apply to the spiritual energy or manifestation. In the spiritual realm the rules are completely changed. Just as in quantum physics the usual laws of nature are turned upside down, so in the spiritual energy the material laws of nature do not exist.
Therefore we cannot apply this logic of 'something that was created needing a creator' to the spiritual energy or to the Supreme Godhead. In the spiritual energy everything is eternal and self-manifest. Because we don't have experience of such in the material world we say it's make believe or bad logic, but it's not. It's just that we presently don't have experience of it. Once it's experienced, then we understand. In one sense there's really no reason to debate about God, since He must be experienced and not just philosophized about.
2007-10-10 08:32:07
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answered by jayadev 1
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God has created, is running, and will destroy the Universe. God is the Origin and Destination of the Universe. God was, is, will be everywhere, God was never Created and will never die / be destroyed. God is beyond Life and Death. All religions of world teach human way to get close to God. You give your Best, God will give thy Best. Ask God for help and forgive, God will help and forgive you. Pray; Worship and Thank God for everything. Remember wherever there is Happiness in Life, there will be Sorrow. To get Happiness, you must master Sorrow. For Success in Life; Believe in Self and God, Learn from Past, Concentrate in Present, Plan for Future. Have control on, be the master of, not the slave of your body, senses, and mind. Purpose of this Life is to Gain and Share utmost Knowledge and Experience to differentiate and choose Right, Good, God against Wrong, Bad, Devil. Set your Desire level perfect or OK to be brave, no low to be coward, no high to be cruel. You have rights of Survival, Self Defence, and Freedom.
2007-10-11 08:18:28
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answer #3
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answered by Ravi Lohia 5
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Since everything comes from God, then He gives knowledge about Himself, to His creation: the living entities. And is delivered by His pure devotees, to others.
"If God created everything, then who created God?" But even if we think that someone else created God, this still implies the existence of an ultimate cause . Admitting an ultimate cause, therefore, we must ask this basic question of creation: was that original cause conscious or inert?
2007-10-10 08:32:16
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answered by ? 7
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This question is logically problematic. If everything needs a creator, than no matter what exists, it must have been created. Furthermore, to be created means that someone or something had to create it. But then, who created the creator and so on? Logically, this would mean there would be an infinite regression of creators and we would never be able to find the first, uncaused cause since, by definition (the questions says that "everything needs a creator") there wouldn't be any uncaused cause. This would mean that the sequence of creations is eternal. But, if it exists that there is an eternal regression of creators, then who created the infinite regression of creators? Remember, the question presupposes that all things need a creator -- even the eternal sequence of creators -- which becomes logically absurd. Furthermore, if there is an eternal regression of creators that are eternal, then the question is not answered. In fact, it cannot be answered since it weakness is that "all things need a creator." Of course, this only begs the question in that how did the process begin? Therefore, the question only raises the same problem it asks and it is a question that, by its own design, cannot be answered. Therefore, it is invalid.
The question is better phrased as a statement: "Everything that has come into existence, was brought into existence by something else." This is a more logical statement and is not wrought with the difficulties of the initial question. In the revised statement "Everything that has come into existence," implies that the thing that "has come into existence" did not already exist. If it did not already exist but then came into existence, then something had to bring it into existence because something that does not exist cannot bring itself into existence (a logical absolute). This pushes the regression of creators back to what we would call the theoretical "uncaused cause" since there cannot be an infinite regression of creators as discussed above and since in infinite number of creators would mean there was an infinite number of creations and created things including things that cannot be destroyed since they would constitute things that exist. If that is so, then the universe would have had an infinite number of created things in it and it would be full. But it is not full. Therefore, there has not been an infinite regression of creations.
By definition, the Christian God never came into existence; that is, He is the uncaused cause (Psalm 90:2). He was always in existence and He is the one who created space, time, and matter. This means that the Christian God is the uncaused cause and is the ultimate creator. This eliminates the infinite regression problem.
But some may ask, "But who created God?" But the answer is that by definition He is not created; He is eternal. He is the One who brought time, space, and matter into existence. Since the concept of causality deals with space, time, and matter, and since God is one who brought space, time, and matter into existence, the concept of causality does not apply to God since it is something related to the reality of space, time, and matter. Since God is before space, time, and matter, the issue of causality does not apply to Him.
2007-10-10 08:16:00
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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The god concept is human, we "created" God, and this "creation" is as real as Harry Potter, with an outstanding difference, and that is that God was created by many people, over many generations, and this "creation" evolved with the evolution of humans societies and human knowledge.
2007-10-10 08:28:09
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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Say there is God the One and Only
The Eternal the Absolute
He beget not niether is He begotten
and there is nothing like onto him
that is the concept of God and that is all you need to know
2007-10-10 08:21:11
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answered by Anonymous
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This seems to be one of the most obvious flaws to religion - who made god, where did god come from and why? - which religious people tend to ignore because there is no satisfactory answer.
2007-10-10 08:14:36
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answered by Anonymous
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"In the beginning GOD...."
If you pray and meditate on those four words - and ask GOD to reveal HIMSELF to you in a way you can understand, accept and believe - then you will have your answer and all your fears and doubts will be gone.
But you must be serious and sincere; you must approach HIM in humility to find the truth, "for GOD opposes the proud."
2007-10-10 08:15:56
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answered by Anonymous
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You ask a question based on man's fund of knowledge.
Man's knowledge involves time ....the passing of the earth around the sun.
But, if you are outside our solar system, what is time?
So far, man's fund of knowledge cannot answer that question.
2007-10-10 08:12:20
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answered by Uncle Thesis 7
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