I'm almost forgetting your points under your tone.
Is there other ways to phrase your arguments?
Then what are you posting here for? And why are you getting so defensive when you admit to not understanding the etymology of the word or any religion?
Huh? Let me recap for a minute
1. Why I'm on RF is a different matter
2. Two wrongs don't equal a right. If you feel I'm defensive, defuse the issue and don't counter react. What is your point?
3. Never said I did. I said the word god has different meanings by context.
No because you're deliberately going off topic.
If I don't know what you mean by god, how do I know why you object to saying "we are god."
I said we don't mean we are the creator; so, if you don't be specific, what exactly are you disagreeing with I should I understand?
Again off topic, strawman.
"My" definition is not what I'm going by, I'm speaking directly about historical etymology not little subjective opinions. You can call a Bus a Frog but that doesn't mean that Buses are now Frogs.
The word god is a contextual word. There are many historical context in which the word is used.
Buses and frogs have distinct meanings.
The word god does not.
That is English. One word and phrase can have multiple meanings.
It's not a religious conclusion, it's a grammar fact and how English treats specific abstract words. Whether you define god as a creator or not is your choice.
It doesn't make it wrong, just your preference. Everyone is different. Not right. Not wrong. Just different.
I wish you saw the folly and direct contradiction of your reply here.
"deity" and "creator" are the etymological meanings of the word "God". If you state that you're God, you are stating yourself as a deity or the creator, period.
As I keep mentioning history, I wish you'd look there for your history, rather than your opinions and feelings.
I'm just being simple. I'm a simple person.
A lot of the Pagan gods aren't considered creators. Some are incarnations of different parts and functions of the earth. Some gods and goddess are mirrored as statues, for lack of better words, as a medium for the worshiper to connect with god (different type).
If you want to use god as a creator, that's your preference. Not right. Not wrong.
This is the crux of my post: We are not saying
You say god is the creator. In this thread, half of us aren't using the term god to mean a creator. I said "we are god" because the context of the term we use does not have to do with a creator.
Not all people who believe in god (not a name for all religions) believe it is a creator.
Kinda understand that people have different views without regards to whether they are right or wrong?
The definitions you give for "we are God" are statements of the Hindu philosophical concept of Brahman, not of the word "God". It doesn't matter if you are talking about the Abrahamic tradition or not, the word has a meaning.
Okay. We're getting there for your understanding.
I wish I can find the general historical definition of the word god. It's all related to christianity. There are religions before christianity where the god
concept is used. Of course, people have different languages; so, I don't know why you're sticking to that word.
Think of the context of the word god in this thread.
We're talking about context not historical definitions.
If that is what you think, then why are you debating me? Say "I am divine" and then you've said what you mean, simple as that. Divinity and God aren't synonymous words.
Let me ask. Why do you challenge when I say "we are god"?
If god to you means creator, that's cool. Are you willing to understand why we say "we are god" or bother over the definitions and exclude the context?
Do you understand why we say "we are god"???
Please enlighten me to this and what your reasoning is to say this.
You mean?
Can you explain why you said this?
Sure.
God has many meanings. I list them by context.
1. On my god!
2. Thank the gods
3. The God Zues rained over Rome (case in point)
4. God is our Lord and Savior
5. God is love
6. God is a creator
7. God is an object of worship (say a statue)
It highly depends on the
context in which you use the word.
That is plain English.
I'm not following you. Your tone is highly defensive. I don't know if you see it but counteracting this statement proves my point.
Instead, be more specific in your disagreements. I don't understand what you mean by god. God has many definitions by context in english. You are a monotheist, so do you mean god as a deity? a spirit? a force?
Is the creator a person? A thing? If you said you're christian, I'd had a little bit of an idea but then again, christians have their own definitions.
This thread is talking about contextual words. The OP wants to know how we can say "we are god." If the OP
@InvestigateTruth understand god doesn't mean creator to all people and there are different definitions of god, he'd probably understand why some of us say we are god and others do not. Also, lack of understanding could depend,
@aMirage, on one's background and culture to name a few.
Gotta expand your views a bit.
I can't get your points, aMirage. Challenging my statements does not need to be argumentative.