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POLL: God - Man or Woman?

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Jaguar, Apr 8, 2004.

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  1. Jaguar Gems: 27/31
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    If there is a God, is it a man or woman?

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    Poll Results: God - Man or Woman? (42 votes.)

    God - Man or Woman? (Choose 1)
    * Man - 12% (5)
    * Woman - 2% (1)
    * Both - 19% (8)
    * Neither - 36% (15)
    * I don't know/believe; I just want to see the results - 31% (13)
     
    Jaguar, Apr 8, 2004
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  2. Alavin

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    God is supposed to be so far beyond human understanding that I put Neither. If He's unique, then there's only God. There are no different types of God; no men Gods or women Gods, just God. I really hope that makes sense.
     
    Alavin, Apr 8, 2004
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    What if God was one of us?
    Just a slob like one of us?
    Just a stranger on the bus,
    trying to make his way home?
     
    Death Rabbit, Apr 8, 2004
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  4. Hacken Slash

    Hacken Slash OK... can you see me now?

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    Wow...How do I follow Death Rabbit...

    "Tell me all your thoughts on God,
    Cause I really want to meet her."

    Actually, God is neither male or female. God is spirit and does not possess a genderized physical body as all humans do (except for perhaps Micheal Jackson). It is easy to picture God as a wise, old human male due to art and sayings such as "Our Father", but in truth the fatherhood of God has nothing to do with any physical appearance.

    There's a lot to say on this subject...but I think that answers the question...again, from a Christian perspective.
     
    Hacken Slash, Apr 9, 2004
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    "I don't want to start any blasphemous rumors
    But I think that God's got a sick sense of humor
    And when I die I expect to find Him laughing."

    Make that a JUDEO-Christian perspecive, Hack. ;)
     
    Rallymama, Apr 9, 2004
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    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    [​IMG] DR - Thanks for reminding me of that awful song. :eek: Hopefully that girl is taking some more lessons, wherever she is.

    RM - Mine would be Pagan-Christian, since I celebrate both Christmas and Easter.
     
    Chandos the Red, Apr 9, 2004
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    I'd agree with Hacken Slash; assigning biological characteristics to God would be limiting Him (yeah, Him. I'm not PC. Sue me) by giving him the ability to suffer from physical maladies (sickness, pain, death, etc.). Since God is, by (Chrisian) definition, infinite, he possesses nothing that would limit Him in any way, unless he wanted to possess it.
     
    Shazamdude, Apr 9, 2004
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    Limiting or not, it's illogical. If it's illogical, why bother? ;)

    I don't remember which one of the latest Popes, but one of them said "God is Father, but he's mother even more.", heheh.

    It's a bit different when we take God in Trinity or God Father. Father implies malehood, even though not at all necessarily in biological sense. Just a male character, I would say, not like it's like with mortals, anyway.

    For sure, though, Jesus is male ;)

    So, I guess I wouldn't have to burn you at stake for referring to God as she, even if it's weird and just simply not right ;)
     
    chevalier, Apr 9, 2004
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    I chose "neither." (By the way the question should have given male/ female choices rather than man/woman) But if you think about it, it makes more sense that god is a female. Females are mothers. Females carry and nuture babies. Should it not be a female who gives birth to the human race?
     
    Dice, Apr 9, 2004
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    God is a black male, former shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls, who's jersey nr. 23 is retired forever to honor him. :D
     
    Pac man, Apr 9, 2004
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    Woman
     
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    [​IMG] This may be a bit late but I so wanted to post it :

    Dear god, sorry to disturb you but...
    I feel that I should be heard loud and clear
    We all need a big reduction in amount of tears
    And all the people that you made in your image
    See them fighting in the street
    'Cause they can't make opinions meet about god
    I can't believe in you

    rings a bell?
     
    Lady Luthien, Apr 9, 2004
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    God is anything you want it to be.
     
    Sarevok•, Apr 9, 2004
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  14. Hacken Slash

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    *looks around confused*

    Ummm...Rally, how can you be a Christian, but not a Judeo-Christian? Christianity without a Jewish basis is kinda like a tree with no roots.

    How bout I just say that it's from "my" Perspective.

    That's amazing...so we now have become God's creators...hmmm

    *still confused*

    I did think of another good one-liner though:

    "When God made man...she was only joking"
     
    Hacken Slash, Apr 9, 2004
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    Hacken Slash's post has pointed me in the following direction:

    God is not a djinny in a lamp. While God is not limited like humans are (e.g. is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent), visualising God as virtually anything you like at the moment resembles the ancient practice of worship of same gods by different names, occupations (one god switching from a warrior god to a farmer god for example), genders, age, ritual virginity or lack thereof, and so on. Those multiple aspects of a god served one purpose: convinience.

    Religion is not about comfort, though. As HS pointed above, the faithful are not a god's creators. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, it's not the faithfuls' place to shape God to their liking. The place of believers is to be also followers and do God's will, not the other way round.
     
    chevalier, Apr 10, 2004
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    Religion is all about comfort.
     
    joacqin, Apr 10, 2004
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  17. chevalier

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    Elaborate.
     
    chevalier, Apr 10, 2004
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    At risk of getting in trouble. There is no God, therefore s/he can be neither male nor female. No one said it yet, so I figured that I should.
     
    Philonious, Apr 10, 2004
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    Religion is about giving humans the comfort of certainity in a by nature uncertain universe.
     
    joacqin, Apr 10, 2004
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    While it works for some people, in general faith precludes full knowledge and full understanding. If you know something fully and understand how it works, you don't have to believe, so no faith is in question. Religion is based on faith.
     
    chevalier, Apr 10, 2004
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