God is a metaphor for,,,

,,,the universe.

Originally posted by frogstomp
,,,the universe.

This is spiritual, if the universe is changing, then so is god and we are part of the universe.

Originally posted by KneverKnight
This is spiritual, if the universe is changing, then so is god and we are part of the universe.

It does free us from the mumbo jumbo , don't it?

Originally posted by frogstomp
It does free us from the mumbo jumbo , don't it?

We could be freed from even more mumbo jumbo if the universe was just the universe and nothing more.

Originally posted by rwingett
We could be freed from even more mumbo jumbo if the universe was just the universe and nothing more.

Do you not believe in the instructive power of metaphor?

Originally posted by rwingett
We could be freed from even more mumbo jumbo if the universe was just the universe and nothing more.

Yup, and fish'n'chips are just fish'n'chips too. Everything in its own box, served up fresh.

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Yup, and fish'n'chips are just fish'n'chips too. Everything in its own box, served up fresh.

We'll still have jumbo shrimp on the menu.

edit left out an important word ,,,the "false analogy" made me do it

Originally posted by frogstomp
We'll still have jumbo shrimp on the menu.

edit left out an important word ,,,the "false analogy" made me do it

We're still jumbo shrimp on the menu.

was what came outta that evil FA , I just don't know why the big U has to keep FA around .

something about no monopoles maybe ?

Originally posted by frogstomp
,,,the universe.

So God created Himself? Horrid metaphor, unless of course you are presupposing a straw-God.

Originally posted by Darfius
So God created Himself? Horrid metaphor, unless of course you are presupposing a straw-God.

no the big U had no begining , is both the Alpha-bits and the cheeriOmega which as you must know needs no strawberries.
the big U dont need man to do anu ad-lib creating of a creator.

Originally posted by Darfius
So God created Himself? Horrid metaphor, unless of course you are presupposing a straw-God.

the child is the father of the man perhaps

Originally posted by frogstomp
,,,the universe.

..... is He ? .... not in Christian Faith !

Originally posted by ivanhoe

..... is He ? .... not in Christian Faith !

You mean Christ didn't believe in the big U?
where did he think he was?

Originally posted by ivanhoe

..... is He ? .... not in Christian Faith !

Good thing staking and burning are frowned upon these days.

Originally posted by frogstomp
You mean Christ didn't believe in the big U?
where did he think he was?

If you equate God with the universe you are dwelling in the realm of animism, not in the realm of the Judeo-Christian faith.

Animism is a man-invented religion. In fact all religions are, except the Judeo-Christian faith. In fact the Judeo-Christian faith is not a faith in the usual traditional sense. The Judeo-Christian faith is the revelation of the one and only true God to humanity.