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Now, bible bashers say that God created man "in his own image".
So basically we're made up to look like him.
Please tell me what need Gods ever had for five toes on each foot, nose hair, eyebrows or opposable thumbs?
Our bodies fit our environment well, so it would be fair to say that any God creating us in his/her/its own image would also have originally come from a similar environment.
Would it also follow then, that "God", should he exist, is merely a higher from of intelligence, evolved or enhanced to his poweful state? A being from another planet, millions of years ahead of our own in terms of life, society and technology?
Certainly, a God would have no call for form at all, much less one so obviously designed to exist on solid ground, and not cloudy, spacy heavens. In a time where evolution theory is being put into question by the masterful structure of dna, the possibility of a "grand scheme" as opposed to simple "natural selection" is increasingly more likely to some scientists.
With this in mind, the whole idea of the bible and other religious transcripts is going to come under a lot of scrutiny, and the first thing that falls down for me is man being made in the image of a ground pounding body designed to manipulate small instruments and tools for it's own purposes. If that is what God is, then what purpose do we serve for him?
What is the grand scheme, and what part is mankind to play in it?
Imagine if you will if humans ever evolved to the same sort of status as God. A race of people capable of living in the stars, manipulating entire solar systems to hold only the life which they dictate should be there. Imagine if such humans still hold the competitive grudges that they do today, and God shaped worlds are called to war with each other.
Imagine the God that wins, having shaped an army of intelligent creatures capable of shaping their own weapons. A race which becomes more dangerous with each generation.
Think about it. If God exists, and can see we are destroying a world which is his creation, why does he do nothing? I'll tell you why. Because with everything we destroy, we learn. Not how to fix it, but how we destroyed it. We craft weapons of war, now powerful enough to crack open entire worlds if concentrated enough. It's only a matter of time before we reach to the stars, and then, if this mysterious God in who's form we are crafted indeed exists, we will be drafted into service into whatever designs he has harboured since our very inception as a species.
Personally, I would rather believe that we evolved. It's much less frightening.
So basically we're made up to look like him.
Please tell me what need Gods ever had for five toes on each foot, nose hair, eyebrows or opposable thumbs?
Our bodies fit our environment well, so it would be fair to say that any God creating us in his/her/its own image would also have originally come from a similar environment.
Would it also follow then, that "God", should he exist, is merely a higher from of intelligence, evolved or enhanced to his poweful state? A being from another planet, millions of years ahead of our own in terms of life, society and technology?
Certainly, a God would have no call for form at all, much less one so obviously designed to exist on solid ground, and not cloudy, spacy heavens. In a time where evolution theory is being put into question by the masterful structure of dna, the possibility of a "grand scheme" as opposed to simple "natural selection" is increasingly more likely to some scientists.
With this in mind, the whole idea of the bible and other religious transcripts is going to come under a lot of scrutiny, and the first thing that falls down for me is man being made in the image of a ground pounding body designed to manipulate small instruments and tools for it's own purposes. If that is what God is, then what purpose do we serve for him?
What is the grand scheme, and what part is mankind to play in it?
Imagine if you will if humans ever evolved to the same sort of status as God. A race of people capable of living in the stars, manipulating entire solar systems to hold only the life which they dictate should be there. Imagine if such humans still hold the competitive grudges that they do today, and God shaped worlds are called to war with each other.
Imagine the God that wins, having shaped an army of intelligent creatures capable of shaping their own weapons. A race which becomes more dangerous with each generation.
Think about it. If God exists, and can see we are destroying a world which is his creation, why does he do nothing? I'll tell you why. Because with everything we destroy, we learn. Not how to fix it, but how we destroyed it. We craft weapons of war, now powerful enough to crack open entire worlds if concentrated enough. It's only a matter of time before we reach to the stars, and then, if this mysterious God in who's form we are crafted indeed exists, we will be drafted into service into whatever designs he has harboured since our very inception as a species.
Personally, I would rather believe that we evolved. It's much less frightening.
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VenomByte wrote:
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> Did you know that many egyptian wall paintings look rather like
> humanoids in space suits?
Hey - what a great idea for a film and tv series that would make !!
>
> Did you know that many egyptian wall paintings look rather like
> humanoids in space suits?
Hey - what a great idea for a film and tv series that would make !!
On the original post... that's a very interesting idea. Shame it wasn't looked at a little more, instead of people moaning about whether or not the bible says we are similar in appearance to god. Or God, even.
Who's to say whether people a couple thousand years ago would know the difference between a 'miracle', and very advanced technology? Suppose Mary was abducted, and impregnated, hence the virgin birth. Suppose Jesus was some sort of highly developed extra terrestrial, or perhaps genetically engineered specifially for the purpose of gathering belief. COul that have been done? And who's to say that many 'miracles' a couple thousand years ago, couldn't have been created by highly advanced technology. Or to an extreme, telekentic powers that the alien race may have developed. It could all work so, so easily.
Did you know that many egyptian wall paintings look rather like humanoids in space suits?
Not that I'm saying any of this is true. But perhaps just as believable as the teachings many religions are based on, yes?
Who's to say whether people a couple thousand years ago would know the difference between a 'miracle', and very advanced technology? Suppose Mary was abducted, and impregnated, hence the virgin birth. Suppose Jesus was some sort of highly developed extra terrestrial, or perhaps genetically engineered specifially for the purpose of gathering belief. COul that have been done? And who's to say that many 'miracles' a couple thousand years ago, couldn't have been created by highly advanced technology. Or to an extreme, telekentic powers that the alien race may have developed. It could all work so, so easily.
Did you know that many egyptian wall paintings look rather like humanoids in space suits?
Not that I'm saying any of this is true. But perhaps just as believable as the teachings many religions are based on, yes?
Stu2 wrote:
> No. after all I AM GOD!!!!!!
>
> Mooohahahahahahaha!!!
> -ahem-
> sleeeepy.....
Shut up dick-head. - (said in an arrogant gittish type way !)
> No. after all I AM GOD!!!!!!
>
> Mooohahahahahahaha!!!
> -ahem-
> sleeeepy.....
Shut up dick-head. - (said in an arrogant gittish type way !)
Mystique wrote:
> Shush
No. after all I AM GOD!!!!!!
Mooohahahahahahaha!!!
-ahem-
sleeeepy.....
> Shush
No. after all I AM GOD!!!!!!
Mooohahahahahahaha!!!
-ahem-
sleeeepy.....
Shush
Mystique wrote:
> > Bet it turns out crap..
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Yup.
> > Bet it turns out crap..
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Yup.
SHEEPY wrote:
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Bet it turns out crap..
> \o/
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Bet it turns out crap..
Stryke wrote:
> I agree. In fact, it doesn't just irritate me. People who are
> religious are the biggest bunch of arrogant gits ever.
I'm not arrogant and I'm not a git - though maybe some people will disagree with the second bit.
> I agree. In fact, it doesn't just irritate me. People who are
> religious are the biggest bunch of arrogant gits ever.
I'm not arrogant and I'm not a git - though maybe some people will disagree with the second bit.
I'm not religious but I've heard this arguement used by many Christians in arguments with them about the Theory of Evolution and the like.
God didn't create man in his own physical image but in his image as a leader of the planet Earth.
Simple.
If that's true though it means that God wants us to poisen the planet and melt the icecaps etc.
God didn't create man in his own physical image but in his image as a leader of the planet Earth.
Simple.
If that's true though it means that God wants us to poisen the planet and melt the icecaps etc.
Mr Ripper wrote:
> when your chest itches, you scratch it.
> when your back itches, who will scratch it for you?
The wife...?
> when your chest itches, you scratch it.
> when your back itches, who will scratch it for you?
The wife...?
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