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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man  I'm suggesting that it is not true. Go with me on this one; suspension of disbelief.
What if that and all the bible stuff is simply propaganda; influenced be a God much weaker than he perceives himself; akin to the opulent monarchies and empires propagating their "divinity". |
well you can't prove whether God is perfect or not, so let's agree to disagree. And I suppose you can consider the bible to be a form of propaganda but not exactly in the sense you're referring to. You could consider all of religion to be propaganda if you disregard faith, which is complicated...
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man He is vain and egotistical, he wants us to worship him after all. He is a control freak and likes to control facets of our lives (the sabbath, ten commandments, etc.). It makes sense if you've read the bible  |
Well that's another thing how do you know God is a "he", I believe God is not a specific gender but more of an essence or something related...Anyway I believe God has the right to be egotistical and controlling considering God created humans, would you not want your creations to be grateful that you created them? It just doesn't seem far fetched to me that the creations of a creator should show respect to that individual...
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man Well first off, who KNOWS that god isn't under any limitations? |
I see where you're coming from. No one knows for sure.
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man Looking at the universe from a scientific standpoint; God *is* limited. |
how so?
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man But also, who says we cant harbor life and create existence? A man and a woman creating a child seems like a pretty extraordinary production of life. Even yet science can replicate other lifeforms from a wisp of genetic and reproduction material. |
That's exactly it...we only replicate, and not necessarily create.
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man And who is to argue that AI is impossible? I still have yet to fully understand the logistics of it, but I understand it's potential. We may very well create genuine life from artificial electrical impulses. |
Sure i suppose artificial intelligence is possible, but it's artificial...I feel we can't create life on a scale in which God has already done.
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Originally Posted by Rasta_Man Says who? There are very obviously no barriers or confinements in the realm of "belief" |
very true, I guess I'm refering to the ideal monotheistic beliefs of religion.