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Post by Lobstrosity on Jan 12, 2006 22:37:53 GMT -5
Ah, symbolism is an invention of the human mind.
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Post by Azan on Jan 12, 2006 22:51:45 GMT -5
Yes but they still exist, if I refer to God, then in my mind I am referring to some great thing that mankind does not yet know about, something that binds the Universe together, it could be the future, the energy particles that collided creating matter and antimatter (according to the Big Bang Theory) anything so great a concept and out of our perspective that it deserves the title God.
Well thats just an example, my views are somewhat like that but I dont have time to put them all together (especially b/c I dont have all my views yet, God is something so unknown that I can only have basic concepts).
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Post by Lobstrosity on Jan 12, 2006 23:05:30 GMT -5
If it can be explained by science, then it should not be called "God." And Science is a very broad subject, and hasn't explained everything yet. Just because something might at first appear to radical to be anything other than a supernatural work doesn't mean that it will always be that way. When ancient civilizations looked up at the sky and saw the sun, moon, and stars suspended above them, they thought it could only be the work of a supernatural creator. We can now explain all of it very easily. But now we are faced with ever more complicated theories and puzzling phenomena. Singularity, string theory, interdimentional travel, quantum mechanics, there is much we still cannot explain with science alone. But I refuse to be so naive as to think there is a supernatural force at work. I will not allow future civilizations to read about us in textbooks and say "those were the people who believed singularity was a supernatural phenomenon," or "They thought God was a unifying force that held time and space together."
There will always be answers, so I won't jump to such far-fetched conclusions, even if the answers are beyond my time.
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Post by Azan on Jan 13, 2006 15:12:14 GMT -5
or "They thought God was a unifying force that held time and space together." For the most part I agree with you, there are always answers, but it seems you misunderstood what I meant about God being a unifying force, God from that perspective is not the creator, or any being, it is just the fact that its what we all have in common that we can relate to it as being god like for it could unite all humans and end wars, who knows but whatever. For the most part I would say that if the future looked back and saw that we looked at God from a philosophical point of view I doubt they would see us as "barbaric" or anything. And I do firmly believe in spirituality, it can help you if you are in tune with yourself (and this can include talking to God, whether you think he is real or not (however I reflect upon myself, which works well for me)). So for the most part all I'm gonna say is that we all need to keep an open mind for all things, its possible that God exists and its possible that he doesn't so I will continue to warship god and follow my own path.
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Post by Lobstrosity on Jan 13, 2006 16:49:32 GMT -5
Uh-huh, okay. I was just using it as an example.
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