Many of you instantly called my new god a tyrant...
Not necessarily the judeo-christian OT monster....
I'm talking here about a purely imaginary concept...
You can imagine a "perfect being" right?
No biblegod, a tangible being present in your every day life...who could solve your problems (a lot like a genie with infinite wishes)
Wouldn't that be "nice to have?"
2007-11-30 03:21:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Spiritual concierge? Sure, send one over.
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Dear personal god, I don't feel like scraping ice off my windshield, please make it warm, or change the pile of old newspapers into breakfast groceries; (Milk, bread...or donuts whichever is easiest), Amen!
2007-11-30 03:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes but my point is if such a being did exist the universe would be fundamentally different than a universe where such a being did not exist.
So are you asking do I wish I lived in a universe where all my problems were fixed for me and I could pray and 100% of my prayers were answered and bad things never happened to good people?
Then yes, I do, sounds like a nice place to live.
2007-11-30 11:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I very much wish pain and loss of loved ones could be eliminated. I wish humans had a moral authority that was actually moral. I wish we could have all the knowledge in the universe and eternity to absorb it. I really do. Some others that would like it are Arthur C. Clark, Issac Asimov, and Gene Roddenberry.
2007-11-30 11:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by primary_chem 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my normal day-to-day imagination and fantasies, I think of a god who will grant me anything I wish for (or at least four of my favorite fantasies in my extensive wish list). But then I worry about what this god might want in return FROM ME! I suppose if all she wanted was a little worship now and then I could manage it, but anything more and I might have a problem. And also not get my fantasies realized.
2007-11-30 11:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by San Miguel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone to solve my problems? But why would that have to be a god? What's wrong with a good friend?
Anyway, there has never been a god who has solved anyone's problems so it's completely hypothetical from everyone's point of view.
2007-11-30 11:30:04 · answer #5 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not for me but I wouldn't knock anyone who wished it. I like being in control of my own destiny enough that the thought of even a benevolent deity does nothing for me. I like the challenge of solving my own problems because I learn from them and that is valuable to me as a person. I think something like the deity you describe would stagnate my personal growth.
2007-11-30 11:29:29 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Again, sure.
I'd love to have some omnipotent being that loved me and protected me and made me happy. But I can get a dog, rather than living a delusion.
2007-11-30 11:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How screwed up would the world be then. Everybody getting what they wished for. The world would last 5 days if that before we killed ourselves off.
2007-11-30 11:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by KaYbE follows ΙΗΣΟΥΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wanting a God that is fashioned after your own fancies is not much of a God at all in reality it makes you God and the maker and breaker of your own rules.
2007-11-30 11:35:34 · answer #9 · answered by Edward J 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not really. Most of the religions I see have gods that are somewhat evil. I don't see any reason to take the chance. Nobody rides for free.
2007-11-30 11:28:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wish there was a truly benevolent God who made sure I was eternally happy and prevented all suffering, yes. Certainly that God is not the bible God. Not sure which one it is.
2007-11-30 11:30:16 · answer #11 · answered by Meat Bot 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋