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energyG0d wrote: ↑June 24th, 2018, 4:05 pm My theory that if God does exist that God is a manifestation collective energy for energy cannot be destroyed or created only transformed into another form.I agree that god is a manifestation of energy........as in neurological energy, a manifestation of the mind. As for thermodynamics, this laws refers to the energy created in the Big Bang, in other words.......all energy was created at a single point in time and the amount of energy in our Universe does not increase or reduce.
Thinking critical wrote: ↑June 25th, 2018, 7:31 amAristotle influenced the way God was seen as Creator except he used the name, Prime Mover. God is also defined as Intelligent Design.energyG0d wrote: ↑June 24th, 2018, 4:05 pm My theory that if God does exist that God is a manifestation collective energy for energy cannot be destroyed or created only transformed into another form.I agree that god is a manifestation of energy........as in neurological energy, a manifestation of the mind. As for thermodynamics, this laws refers to the energy created in the Big Bang, in other words.......all energy was created at a single point in time and the amount of energy in our Universe does not increase or reduce.
So if god is a manifestation collective energy based on the first law of thermodynamics, then god too was created in the Big Bang.
Belindi wrote: ↑June 27th, 2018, 5:01 amGreta, I submit that introspection is one of the special attributes of humans which have enabled humans to adapt and prosper. As for God, I think that whether it is a clever idea or not depends upon whether or not the idea of and trust in God is enabling. My criterion for "enabling", "prosper", and "clever" is life as opposed to death.Nothing to disagree with there, Belinda. Given that we can't know how a believer would have turned out had they not believed, or vice versa, I find it all easiest to put the whole shabang down to individual temperament. Some people are attracted to the spiritual aspects, or ethical, or dogmatic, physical, chemical, biological or cosmic aspects. Personally, I'm attracted to the cosmic side because it is most of reality, yet weirdly distant and elusive.
Many ideas about God now tend towards death not life. I believe that ideas about the nature of God should harmonise both physics and ethics. It follows that the world view of physics will naturally show the way to ethics of biological life. I hope!
LuckyR wrote: ↑June 27th, 2018, 1:30 am Is there any evidence that Michelangelo ever saw the shape of a brain?https://study.com/academy/lesson/michel ... raphy.html
Thinking critical wrote: ↑June 27th, 2018, 7:28 amActually, no, most people I know who claim to believe in God are similar to Atheists in that they define God as an external being. Most reject the idea of the experience of God being within, despite it being axiomatic and despite it being taught in Buddhism (which influenced Jesus) and the bible...Newme wrote: ↑June 26th, 2018, 6:13 pmTo those who except god into their lives this is very true.
It’s personal. “The kingdom (realm) of God is within you.”
Newme wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2018, 10:29 pmWell I guess it is possible that he did, since he studied cadavers, though studying sinew and muscle does not require sawing the skull in half.LuckyR wrote: ↑June 27th, 2018, 1:30 am Is there any evidence that Michelangelo ever saw the shape of a brain?https://study.com/academy/lesson/michel ... raphy.html
“Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564) studied cadavers by candlelight in a dark morgue -- enduring the smell of rotting flesh -- in order to better understand bone and sinew and muscle.” https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main ... ekey=12491
Newme wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2018, 10:36 pmBut Luke said "the kingdom of God is within you" .Luke did not " God is within you".Thinking critical wrote: ↑June 27th, 2018, 7:28 amActually, no, most people I know who claim to believe in God are similar to Atheists in that they define God as an external being. Most reject the idea of the experience of God being within, despite it being axiomatic and despite it being taught in Buddhism (which influenced Jesus) and the bible...
To those who except god into their lives this is very true.
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” -Luke 17:2”-21
Where else would you experience God or anything else?
Too bad that so many avoid their own psych-ology.
That’s probably largely the cause of many problems.
My theory that if God does exist that God is a manifestation collective energy for energy cannot be destroyed or created only transformed into another form.A pantheist then!
Belindi wrote: ↑July 4th, 2018, 4:03 am But Luke said "the kingdom of God is within you" .Luke did not " God is within you".Maybe you ought to tell all of the Christians that Jesus wasn’t talking to them - only to those who abided by the law of Moses. In the Torah, DEATH was the punishment for cursing or disobeying a parent and contempt of court. Walking too many steps or otherwise breaking the sabbath also received punishment by death, among other offenses. Other crazy laws like using dust as lie detectors for women accused of having affairs. You’re trying to say that Jesus saw the kingdom of God only in people abiding by such insane immoral laws?? If you read the gospels, you realize how often Jesus condemns such ridiculous, evil laws.
Luke is saying that believing Jews are the kingdom of God. For Luke, Judaism was the kingdom of God, and Judaism was nothing unless internalised.
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