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the thing that really blows my mind about god is that he's supposed to be a human being, or at least to have the thoughts, feelings, emotions, aspirations, etc. of a human being.
we were created in his image, and thank god his image is the kind that likes the sound of running water (because stagnant water harbors parasites), finds babies particularly adorable and not good for eating, gets jealous and violent when someone is interfering with the successful spreading of his genes - in short, thank god that his image makes for a successful organism here on planet earth! otherwise we'd have a tough time competing with those other non-god organisms.
on the flip side, it's pretty tough that god suffers from bouts of low self-esteem, gets freaked out by the scarcity of resources, needs lots of attention. those traits can be handy for old homo sapiens, but for god they seem like dead weight.
we were created in his image, and thank god his image is the kind that likes the sound of running water (because stagnant water harbors parasites), finds babies particularly adorable and not good for eating, gets jealous and violent when someone is interfering with the successful spreading of his genes - in short, thank god that his image makes for a successful organism here on planet earth! otherwise we'd have a tough time competing with those other non-god organisms.
on the flip side, it's pretty tough that god suffers from bouts of low self-esteem, gets freaked out by the scarcity of resources, needs lots of attention. those traits can be handy for old homo sapiens, but for god they seem like dead weight.
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Re: is god a human being?
Tue, December 16, 2003 - 10:46 AMFunny how we mere mortals assign all too human traits to what we can't even fathom. As far as I'm concerned, Christianity has painted a picture of a completely ego-driven God. If "He" thinks that we're so damned awesome, above all other creatures, that he'd like us to look like just him, fine. But, why on earth (or heaven) would a god so mighty want to draw attention to the fact that he can get so goddamned smelly?
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Re: is god a human being?
Tue, December 16, 2003 - 12:38 PMgods have always been a creation of man. Usually in his image, bit egotistical perhaps but very popular. My own personal god is in the image of an PDA, when it comes to my schedule, it holds the truth.
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Re: is god a human being?
Tue, December 16, 2003 - 8:17 PMWhere is the Holy Genome stored, exactly, how is it encoded and what causes it to persist in its permanent form?
I just don't get it, somehow.
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Re: is god a human being?
Tue, December 16, 2003 - 9:17 PMWhat if God was one of us?
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 6:58 AM"just a slob like one of us"
What a funny song, but a very sexy lady, damn there goes that business focus right out the window.
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 10:36 AM[okay totally off topic, but.... you asked: singing for the Grateful Dead. I shite you not.] -
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 10:47 AMCan't wait to hear her cover of "truckin" -
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 10:54 AMis it a cover if all the original musicians except the singer are onstage with you? -
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 12:08 PMWell Jerry Garcia is gone and at least one other original. Hmmm, I don't know if there is a tipping point or not. Savoy Brown was still calling itself by that name with only one original member.
SO you mean really singing with them, not just touring and opening.
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 2:07 PMI do believe she's really *with* the band.
I saw her in concert around '96 or so and that "God" song was the only one that she sounded like that on, (all sweet sounding.) She tore it up like Janis Joplin the entire concert. I was REALLY impressed.
Good music can bring you closer to God, so I think we're on subject! ;)
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 4:17 PM<Are we still on subject since Jerry is with god now?>
Last I heard, Jerry took over god's job. Now the path to salvation, entrance into heaven, requires poor hygiene and heavy psychedelic use. -
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Re: is god a human being?
Wed, December 17, 2003 - 10:33 PMDamn, I'm a compulsive showerer, I think I have it covered on the psychedelic use though, so there could be hope for me yet.
Previous post, she would be great with them, I saw Joan Osborne's solo act some years back in a club venue, lots of soul, great voice.
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Re: is god a human being?
Thu, December 18, 2003 - 10:13 AMok what about this... if 1) human beings, as time magazine ran a story on a little while back, have an innate capacity to experience the divine and therefore have religious experience, and 2) human beings are made in god's image, then 3) does god occasionally have the experience of being visited by an uber-lord? is god *built* to experience the meta-god? -
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Re: is god a human being?
Fri, December 19, 2003 - 4:11 PMor maybe vines just need a fence to cling to. ;)
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Re: is god a human being?
Fri, December 26, 2003 - 12:13 PMHm. Although its a useless question, as god does not exist, it is interesting debating meta-godness. Would Gods perception be as limited as our own? Or is ours limited because gods is? Does that fact not mean he is not all powerful, as he is limited?
Another interesting line of thought would be that in the act of creation, would not a supreme being try to create something better than himself? I mean, isnt that what all art truly is, an attempt to make something more powerful than ourselves? Therefore, if he does exist, and he did "just" make us in his own image, isnt he more of a technichian than any sort of creator?
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