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Welcome to the RF Akhooka
Hello again, Since there 's no question, I think it will be good from me to ask the following question:
What would happen if really there are many gods?
Looking for your correct answers each from his/her own religious background.
Best regards
Akhooka
Hi Akhooka,
when you say many gods, are these gods equal in power? Is it a case where no god is the original or the creator of everything?
Define those gods.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Greetings, akhooka. It's hard to say, given that we do not know for a fact that any god(s) exist at all.
Copernicus
Industrial Strength Linguist
What kind of answer are you looking for? How would you answer the question: "What would happen if really there is one god?" If there were one or many gods, I would expect our world to be very different than it is.
Copernicus
Industrial Strength Linguist
I can say that I do not have that concept in my heart or my head. The concept of God neither comforts nor terrorizes me. What does frighten me, however, is the thought that so many people believe so fervently in the existence of such an unlikely being.
gnostic
The Lost One
akhooka said:
Would there or could be there be right answer?
Belief and faith are both personal and subjective perception. There's no right or wrong answer to it.
People just follow what they want to or choose to believe.
There are no evidences for either monotheistic god or polytheistic gods, and unless we have such evidences for any deity that can be tested, then all worshippers are going by they feel are real to them (hence by faith), not by what is or are really there.
If he was real, then he should strike me with lightning or make the earth swallow me there at this very moment, because I think the Abrahamic deity to be nothing imaginary tyrant. But look, I'm very much alive, hence proof that God doesn't exist.
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Jeremiah
Well-Known Member
" What would happen if really there are many gods?"
They would set up base on Mount Olympus.
johnhanks
Well-Known Member
Hello akhooka.
One of the oddest features of the world as we know it as that although many - most? - people insist that at least one god exists, it does not make itself evident in any tangible way. Believers present this as a natural and inevitable consequence of their god's nature, but fail to explain why this should be so: if there were one god or many, there is surely no a priori reason why its/their existence should not be as obvious as the sun's or the moon's. Presenting their non-appearance as necessary or inevitable is just ad hoc rationalisation.
In short, I agree with copernicus: one god or many, the world would be a very different place. The one we see is more consistent with no gods.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
And this is impressive because?
Jeremiah
Well-Known Member
"are adopting for deciding whether something is exists or not exists ..."
If it is real it exist if it is not real it does not exist.
.lava
Veteran Member
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
It is understood that if the individual firmly believes in a given thing, regardless of what that thing is, that thing does have a certain reality to it, if only for that individual. Things that are real in physical terms do not suffer from this problem however as they are obvious to most human animals. A tree to me will most likely be a tree to you. It is not something we are likely to argue over.
When it comes to the various god concepts though, unfortunately for theist, things get a bit hazy. For the most part we are told of revelations wherein the speaker has linked to something far greater than themselves. One is left to either accept or reject what is revealed, but few stop to question whether revelation itself is actually valid to begin with. To make things worse, there are usually dire consequences associated with rejecting revelations, so fear is often an integral part of revelation.
I don't know about you, but I believe that the day I decide to frighten people into agreeing with me is the day I know I will have gone off the deep end into the deep waters of delusion.
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Oh, I think I get what you're saying.
Sri Jesus taught: "A man cannot serve two masters, for he will love the one and hate the other." Knowing human nature, this is generally (though certainly not always) accurate.
Depends on the gods in question.