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Originally posted by galveston75I think the way we have to "ask God questions" is to use our inquisitive minds in the manifest world (You might say 'revealed'.) My primary question is: What is the good, and how can I best exemplify it?
No matter if you believe in a God or not, if you could ask him any question, what would it be?
I'll not post any comments of my own but just curious where this goes.
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Originally posted by galveston75I can't answer this question without knowing the nature of the god we are talking about.
No matter if you believe in a God or not, if you could ask him any question, what would it be?
I'll not post any comments of my own but just curious where this goes.
Because what I might ask the god of the bible may very well be different from what I might
ask Zeus, or Aphrodite, or the FSM.
Also the pragmatist in me would like to know if there would be any repercussions for asking
my question, if the god in question is likely to throw me into some variant of hell if I ask
something that offends them then that would have an effect on what, if anything, I would ask.
Given no repercussions, if faced with the god of the bible, I might well ask something like
"how the hell did you screw up this badly, your a god for F' sake..."
But it really does depend on context, this question probably appears much simpler if you only believe
in, or consider, one god concept.
I am sorry if this answer is unsatisfactory, but I am trying not to be flippant and take it seriously.
And if I really had the option to ask a god a question then the nature of that god would definitely
impact the question I would ask.
Originally posted by galveston75Assuming its THE god who got everything started my first question would be "Where did you come from". Secondly; where do all my odd socks go?
No matter if you believe in a God or not, if you could ask him any question, what would it be?
I'll not post any comments of my own but just curious where this goes.
Originally posted by wolfgang59Sorry but I have to respond to this. It wasn't 10 seconds after I read this, my wife if folding clothes and yelled out "where is my other sock at"? Lol, awesome timing!
Assuming its THE god who got everything started my first question would be "Where did you come from". Secondly; where do all my odd socks go?
Originally posted by galveston75I will ask as a poet has already asked :-
No matter if you believe in a God or not, if you could ask him any question, what would it be?
I'll not post any comments of my own but just curious where this goes.
God, what made you create Man,
and then give him feelings,
and then Love for each other,
and then sadness and disappointment ?
and then what kind of Godliness is that,
which makes you sit back and watch the Tamasha ?
(Tamasha is another word for drama or farce)
Or as another poet has asked :-
God, why are again and again playing with mud ?
God why do you like broken toys so much ?
Originally posted by rvsakhadeoActually the second quote is from a great song written by the unforgettable poet Shailendra and sung by our great singer Lata Mangeshkar in her ethereal voice. It is a song sung by a young woman , disappointed in Love and complaining to God. Every time I hear it , tears come to my eyes. I hope our computer jocks and logic maniacs will someday listen to it, because even though it fits into their ' anti-God " thinking it is the complaint of a young believer in God from whom she , perhaps, expects some justice.
I will ask as a poet has already asked :-
God, what made you create Man,
and then give him feelings,
and then Love for each other,
and then sadness and disappointment ?
and then what kind of Godliness is that,
which makes you sit back and watch the Tamasha ?
(Tamasha is another word for drama or farce)
Or as another poet has asked :-
God, why are again and again playing with mud ?
God why do you like broken toys so much ?
