The definition of a god?
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This is what im talking about just flat out dishonesty if you think hilarious tag teaming bashing comes before any of you guys stating you simply don't understand and a request for rephrasing Was applied first is just not truthful.
"This is what im talking about just flat out dishonesty if you think hilarious tag teaming bashing comes before any of you guys stating you simply don't understand and a request for rephrasing Was applied first is just not truthful"
Wait. Just. A. Minute.
As I recall, I DID ask you for a restatement:
"I'll try to be a bit gentler that chimp. Due to the contradictory nature of your op, it is impossible to give a productive response. Please, revise your OP."- Le Me, Sun, 08/07/2016 - 18:39
What is your major malfunction, Numbnuts!?
"a alien can be a god"
We don't have any proof for aliens or god.
"like that movie Prometheus?"
*FacePalm*
That was your first snooty comment in this thread and there were 2 comments before you that were just bashing and my second comment was to clarify and to rephrase thats when i knew you guys could understand what i was explaining but sense dishonesty in your answers.
Your second comment was just as bad as the original. That's not clarification.
At the least an attempt
How about this, start over and restate your OP again and when you get questions about it, don't dismiss them, don't ignore them. Instead try to clarify what you mean?
Edit to add:
Try to clarify what you mean and try to user correct terms.
If you (as M. V. Reeves suspected) used the word metaphorical when you meant metaphysical, your questions will be completely misunderstood.
I did not mean metaphysical i meant metaphorical but i will repost it....CORRECTION! I meant bith i was asking if metaphorical and metaphysical concepts of god is possible
@ Andrewcgs
"I did not mean metaphysical i meant metaphorical but i will repost it....CORRECTION! I meant bith i was asking if metaphorical and metaphysical concepts of god is possible"
This is a good example of how your posts become hard to understand.
You start by saying that you didn't mean metaphysical, that's good. But then you write "....CORRECTION!"
What does that mean? Are you correcting the previous sentence or do you mean that it was the correction? I have no idea if the next sentence is intended to be a restatement of the previous or not.
Then you continue with: "I meant bith i was asking..."
bith is obviously a typo, but what did you mean? I'm guessing you meant "but", however then the sentence doesn't even make sense to me:
"I meant but i was asking if metaphorical and metaphysical concepts of god is possible"
If this was what you actually wanted to ask, why did you not write that? All this is very confusing and hard to interpret. If you want honest replies, we first have to understand your questions... true?
Because right now my HONEST answer is: I don't understand what you are trying to say.
If your question is "are metaphorical and metaphysical concepts of god possible?"
Then: Yes, of course they are! It is only limited by the imagination of the individual.
Anyone can use any metaphor for god that they like, and anyone can add any metaphysics that they like to the world around them.
Can the concepts of a god be metaphorical?can a god be a force that is not in any physical form that may or may not be conscious, or a superhuman with natural magical powers, or and alien from another planet that is far more advanced than us on earth, could there be multiple gods? I ask this question because i dont know and want the input of others but i will say my opinion on a god is metaphorical and non traditional and just realized i might be possible that i might have some wired deism view on the force of the universe/god but at any rate i want to hear some HONESTopinions!
You added 1 word, it's a spam word salad now.
Andrewcgs : "can a god be a force that is not in any physical form that may or may not be conscious, or a superhuman with natural magical powers, or and alien from another planet that is far more advanced than us on earth, could there be multiple gods"
Andrew. Do you understand that none of these examples are metaphors? I agreed in my first response that one can use metaphors to describe god. These are not metaphors. "Could there be multiple gods?" is a simple question. Do you understand the difference?
I do understand they are not all metaphorical examples , i was trying to explain both not but metaphorical and metaphysical. that there multiple ways of a belief in god can work and i think many people put them in the same box of structure.
And from my threads i have started i think some of you guys when i refer to god put me a box of religious view point of god which is no were close to my beliefs.so i just wanted to explain when you hear somebody use the word god dont jump to conclusions an think this person beliefs in the invisible man in the sky think about it in the context they are using it!
We know this! We know their are multiple different versions and types of God's that people believe in! What kind of fools do you take us for!?
Andrewcgs: "I do understand they are not all metaphorical examples , i was trying to explain both not but metaphorical and metaphysical. that there multiple ways of a belief in god can work and i think many people put them in the same box of structure."
OK. Do you understand that a statement like "God is an alien" or God is a superhuman" are not metaphysical either? They are just simple claims that god is a living being in physical form. An argument such as God being the First Cause or Prime Mover are metaphysical arguments.
In a post below this one you state you will use better writing. I advise that you also be more clear as to what you are asserting. This is a debate forum and we will argue about the devilish details. An argument is only as valid as it's first premise.
If in your original post you had not used the words metaphorical ( later edited to include metaphysical) and simply stated "Could God be an alien?" it would have been an entirely different conversation.
I just explained it!
The only thing you (finally) explained was what your OP meant. As for what kind of fools you take us for, I. Do. Not. Give. A. Shit.
I would consider you a fool if you put me in the same box as religious view points on god i would consider that foolish.
I haven't put you in a box regarding religious view points. Me being a trans humanist, I've had several people claim I worship technology as a god. So I can sort of see where your coming from.
Maybe I should call myself a TechnoTheist. Lol.
I am also a person who would like to merge with technology but the possibilities of this being harmful is a real concern for me but idk
that might be my next topic that i fell very strongly about, i don't care if most regulars dont like me the administration on this site obviously sees what i am posting and doesn't have any problems with my material and the way i conduct myself is apparently appropriate. So guys dont reply if i talk doesn't line up with you.
"the administration on this site obviously sees what i am posting and doesn't have any problems with my material"
Cyber LN has disagreed multiple times
Andrewcgs - "administration on this site obviously sees what i am posting and doesn't have any problems with my material and the way i conduct myself is apparently appropriate"
Posting an incoherent mess then claiming that users who don't understand you are dishonest, only makes you look like a jerk; I don't think it violates any rules.
Ok from here on out i will try to make sure i am as clear as possible and limit the amount of typos that i can help
@ Andrew - The more pertinent question here is NOT is god personal or metaphorical or alien but rather is there a purpose to GOD.
Science says NO. God is not required to create the universe nor life nor govern natural and physical laws. He has no purpose.
He maybe required for some individuals seeking solace but that is due to the short comings in their psychology that requires an external comforter.
SO whether personal or metaphorical or Alien. Your god serves no function. The Idea is as obsolete as the square wheel.
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