Evolution? How?

MA, About your question? Here's my answer: Read the Brittanica encyclopedia from A thru Z. That's the only way you'll understand my answer. It might also help if you memorize the desk Dictionary you have access to - to understand the English language and the definition for words.

Pauligirl wrote:

I think you pretty much get the god you deserve.

could you (also) have meant...."i think you pretty much deserve the god you make" ??

Based on the premise that each person makes their own god, I wonder how many gods there are - today? What subjective criteria differentiates one god from another?

The criteria that differentiates is in the personality of the believer. Kinda like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

Yes, God in the OT did the things it said He did. It also tells you why He did those things, but you and others have not accepted the fact that He is God and He makes the rules, not us.

Pauligirl Wrote:

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The criteria that differentiates is in the personality of the believer. Kinda like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

Could you expand on that some? I am particularly interested in the 'is in the personality of the believer'.

I would appreciate it. Thank you.

Momma Angel wrote:

Pauligirl Wrote:

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The criteria that differentiates is in the personality of the believer. Kinda like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

Could you expand on that some? I am particularly interested in the 'is in the personality of the believer'.

I would appreciate it. Thank you.

You appear to be a nice person, therefore your god is a kind and loving god. Others preach fire and brimstone and eternal damnation. They go for the hairy thunderer, the dark angry god of the OT.

Simple, but I think there's some truth in there.
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I think you are attracted to the Beatitudes because of your character and who you are. I suspect you would gravitate in that direction even without your religion. The problem lies in that not everyone has your strength of character.

I'm not "ranting," but asking a very simple question which you refuse to answer. Most fictional books written on this planet can be summarized into several paragraphs, but you refuse to do this because you fear the wrath of your comic book/fictional god.

Your fear is understandable. Your projection about other people's "ranting" is only in your dreams. Your attempts to attacking me is a waste of time, because I will continue to ask the simple quesions - as will Frank. It seems you are missing Frank's message to you; you lack logic in your posts for intelligent debate.

You have not answered my question.

neologist wrote:

Pauligirl wrote:

If I had written the bible, the god would be up to my standards. . .
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The height of arrogance, my dear.

You, whose entire perception of reality is limited by the constructs of space and time would presume to judge God, who created them.

And the pot complains to the potter.

No arrogance intended. My fictional god would be better than the bible's fictional god because he's mine and I made him to my standards, not yours and anybody else's.

I think you pretty much get the god you deserve.
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Which is very similar to a comment I made to MA a while back, here

mesquite wrote:

I think you are attracted to the Beatitudes because of your character and who you are. I suspect you would gravitate in that direction even without your religion. The problem lies in that not everyone has your strength of character.

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cicerone imposter wrote:

Based on the premise that each person makes their own god, I wonder how many gods there are - today? What subjective criteria differentiates one god from another?

Probably as many as there are people that believe in them. Some go for the hairy thunderer of the OT, others for the marshmellow of the NT.

The criteria that differentiates is in the personality of the believer. Kinda like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

All just my humble opinion. :wink:
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Pauligirl wrote:

cicerone imposter wrote:

Based on the premise that each person makes their own god, I wonder how many gods there are - today? What subjective criteria differentiates one god from another?

Probably as many as there are people that believe in them. Some go for the hairy thunderer of the OT, others for the marshmellow of the NT.

The criteria that differentiates is in the personality of the believer. Kinda like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

All just my humble opinion. :wink:
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Hi Pauligirl,

With reference to the God of the Bible: the idea that men created God, or the idea of God is completely faulty.

The God of the Bible is described as One who presents Man with a standard of behavior to attain to that can never be met with any amount of human effort.

The Bible teaches that Man CANNOT save himself, no matter what he does. Man is simply incapable of meeting the standard that has been set for him. Not with the aid of a minister, not by superhuman effort. No way.

So who would create a God like that?

Not a priesthood, for it makes them irrelevant.

Not a religious person , for it puts all his effort on the same level as he who gives no effort.

Not an irreligious person, for it utterly condemns his lack of reverence for God.

Add to that the fact that the Bible is not one book, but many. Written over a span of hundreds of years, by dozens of penmen. Each gives the same description of sinful Man and his dilemma before a holy God, but in completely different styles, genres and under varying circumstances with unique perspectives.

brahmin wrote:

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