Subduction Zone
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Prehistoric birth control.
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I ran into a new term: Henotheism.
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Neuropteron
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Subduction Zone
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I think we agree. The Bible is just a claim.
Aasha Monetoo.
Makroposopos/Mikroprosopos
Heck, look at Zoroastrianism and you can go one further. They believe Ahura Mazda was uncreated.
You mean an invisible creator God, or is there some other property you are talking about?
I think that is a correct idea. It is not about does other gods exist, but about what one keeps as his God. For example, some have kept a golden calf as their god. I have no doubt such thing can exist, but the key thing is that I wouldn’t keep it as my God. And, I think everyone has something as their God, for some it may be fear that rules them and for some it may be love, but:
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
There are many people that do not have any "god". Religion is faith based and one can function just fine without faith.
How dare you disagree with Bob Dylan?
I think you are wrong. Even you have something as God. It can be seen from what you serve with your actions or words. Person who loves, speaks truth and does good to others, serves Bible God, because He has commanded people to love.
Religions don't necessarily include a God, and worshipping a God doesn't necessarily mean one has a religion.How dare you disagree with Bob Dylan?
Confusing religion with God has long been a pastime on this planet.
Neuropteron
Active Member
Absolutely,
that's why God invites us to test his claims.
Mic 3:10 "Jehovah of armies has said...test me out, please...[and see] whether I shall not open to you the floodgates of the heavens and actually empty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want."
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
And yet most followers of Abrahamic religions have no clue on how to properly test their beliefs.
Fallen Prophet
Well-Known Member
I know that many Jews interpret it this way as well. That their God is "first among many" - and there are even some New Testament verses that could be interpreted to support this idea.
Please tell, what religion doesn’t have a god?
Atheistic Buddhism.
Jainism.
Confucianism can be atheistic.
Taoism can be atheistic.
Various Dharmic/Hindu schools of thought are atheistic.
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Thanks, now I would like to know what makes those religions and not just philosophies?
Also, even if it is claimed those are religions without God, everyone still has something as their god that they serve with their actions. Perhaps they don’t see and understand it, but what they serve ultimately with their words and actions, is their god.
The difference is murky, but for all intents and purposes they are classed as religions.
Under that definition, God is a murky and amorphous concept you could apply to a lot of things in every person's life. Love your kids? Well, they're your God. Like material wealth? Money is your God. Value honesty above all else? God.
Doesn't that make every person on the planet...including Christians...polytheists????
And many are atheistic to versions of God not their own.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
You’re mistaken. An idol has deific power in and of itself. That deific power is worshiped. Otherwise, it’s just a statue.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Says who?