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can god have a father?

can god have a father?

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can god have a father?

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Since there is no post here, I'll answer the title: No (unless you're talking about God the Son, who's father is God the Father. God the Father cannot have an ol' man.)

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Originally posted by hakaman
If you are referring to a Biological relationship then clearly not. If you are using the word father to mean something else then please define it or we cant answer the question (except by realizing that as God does not exist he could not have a father)

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Originally posted by twhitehead
If you are referring to a Biological relationship then clearly not. If you are using the word father to mean something else then please define it or we cant answer the question (except by realizing that as God does not exist he could not have a father)
thats my point

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Originally posted by Acemaster
Since there is no post here, I'll answer the title: No (unless you're talking about God the Son, who's father is God the Father. God the Father cannot have an ol' man.)
He can have a son but not a father. Makes sense.

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Originally posted by GinoJ
He can have a son but not a father. Makes sense.
God's a supernatural being. He doesn't need a father. Jesus is his son in spirit, even though God didn't have sex with Mary to concieve a baby.

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Originally posted by Acemaster
God's a supernatural being. He doesn't need a father. Jesus is his son in spirit, even though God didn't have sex with Mary to concieve a baby.
but does he want a father,

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Originally posted by hakaman
but does he want a father,
Sorry. I've never read his diary.

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Originally posted by Acemaster
Sorry. I've never read his diary.
never read the bible ? strange

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Originally posted by hakaman
never read the bible ? strange
Since when is the Bible God's innermost thoughts?

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Originally posted by Acemaster
Since when is the Bible God's innermost thoughts?
who wrote the bible

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Originally posted by Acemaster
Since when is the Bible God's innermost thoughts?
so when the bible describes the creation of the earth from whose mouth did it come from

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Originally posted by twhitehead
(except by realizing that as God does not exist he could not have a father)
That's fallacious logic. E.g.:

Q: "Did Frodo Baggins have a father?"
A: "Since Frodo Baggins never existed, he doesn't have a father".

The question is whether the concept of "God" is incompatible with the concept of "having a father".

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Originally posted by lucifershammer
That's fallacious logic. E.g.:

Q: "Did Frodo Baggins have a father?"
A: "Since Frodo Baggins never existed, he doesn't have a father".

The question is whether the concept of "God" is incompatible with the concept of "having a father".
Not as fallacious as you claim. Frodo Baggins does not have a father in the sense that no father of Frodo Baggins has ever existed.
The question "does God have a father" presumes the existence of God.

However, there is absolutely no point in discussing whether the concept of "God" is incompatible with the concept of "having a father" as neither concept is well defined enough to make conclusions about their compatibility.

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Originally posted by twhitehead
Not as fallacious as you claim. Frodo Baggins does not have a father in the sense that no father of Frodo Baggins has ever existed.
The question "does God have a father" presumes the existence of God.
Actually the title question is "Can God have a father?"