The universe is big, really big.
So big that for some, the only possible explanation is a creator god.
As it is so big, I'm not convinced that one god would be enough. Surely it would take 2 or 3, or possibly 20 or 50 or 1,000! Maybe the Universe is so complex that there are gods everywhere!
Why shouldn't this be true? Thoughts?
(Thanks to Nick Gisburne for the question)
Originally posted by TytoYour idea of God is small, really small.
The universe is big, really big.
So big that for some, the only possible explanation is a creator god.
As it is so big, I'm not convinced that one god would be enough. Surely it would take 2 or 3, or possibly 20 or 50 or 1,000! Maybe the Universe is so complex that there are gods everywhere!
Why shouldn't this be true? Thoughts?
(Thanks to Nick Gisburne for the question)
Originally posted by TytoYour idea is as old as the hills. Read Acts 17 and about Mars Hill. They worshipped all sorts of gods, and even had an unknown idol, in case they missed one.....
So, you're saying that your god was big enough for the job? What's up with my postulated 'other' gods?
Acts 17:16-27
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.
17Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
18Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.
19And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?
20"For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean."
21For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
22Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;
23"for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:
24"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
25"Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
26"And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
27"so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
(NKJ)
Originally posted by TytoGo Wiki "Shinto". They have enough Gods for everyone!
The universe is big, really big.
So big that for some, the only possible explanation is a creator god.
As it is so big, I'm not convinced that one god would be enough. Surely it would take 2 or 3, or possibly 20 or 50 or 1,000! Maybe the Universe is so complex that there are gods everywhere!
Why shouldn't this be true? Thoughts?
(Thanks to Nick Gisburne for the question)
Originally posted by TytoI cannot answer your questions. You have to come to God yourself with a humble heart and He will answer your questions.
How do you know there aren't any other gods?
Do you have evidence?
Prov 2:1-5
1My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you,
2So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
3Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding,
4If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;
5Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
(NKJ)