What is it to be human?

@ghost-of-a-duke said

I put it to you sir that religion gets in the way of what it truly means to be human and denigrates our commonality.

Indeed it does.

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How do you know it's a metaphor and not a literal tree?

@bigdoggproblem said
"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself." -Carl Sagan

It is interesting how he ascribes will and agency to the cosmos.

I was always under the impression that he was a hard materialist.

Would he admit he was just waxing poetic in this statement?

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Do trees have roots and leaves?

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That is completely wrong.

Moses says this:

Genesis 9:6 ESV / 113 helpful votes
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image

It is also important to note that in the previous iteration, where they are doing the creation itself, it does speak GENERALLY about creating man in His Image:

"And God said: Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness...So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them" (Genesis 1:26-27)

He as not speaking of Adam, but man in general.

it says the same in the New Testament:

1 Corinthians 11:7 ESV / 82 helpful votes
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.

There it is in the New & Old Testament: Man was made in the image of God. And, in Corinthians, Paul views women as once more removed from God. Sexist? Sure, you could say that, but regardless, your point is wrong.

My teachings are completely in line with what Christians believe -- Wikipedia acknowledges it:

The Image of God (Hebrew: צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים‎, translit. tzelem Elohim; Latin: Imago Dei) is a concept and theological doctrine in Judaism,[1] Christianity, and Sufism of Islam,[2][3] which asserts that human beings are created in the image and likeness of God.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_of_God

I wasn't wrong.

In fact, I would say that to deny this would be to show an unfamiliarity with standard Christian belief.

Did you grow up in an unchurched environment, Dive?

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Do you care when your posts get downvoted? Do you care when they get upvoted?

I am probably the second most unpopular poster on this website.

It doesn't bother me.

I do not think you are particularly well liked, either, so maybe you and Bronwyn should get thicker skin.

@philokalia said
In fact, I would say that to deny this would be to show an unfamiliarity with standard Christian belief

[1] Would you say divegeester is a "heretic" for believing what he does about it being Adam who was made in God's image?

[2] If divegeester is a "heretic" does it have any impact on his humanity?