Um, no.
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Is God a Metaphor?
- Thread starter Polymath257
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JoshuaTree
Flowers are red?
Maybe God was being tricky thinking to Himself if I refer to Myself as a metaphor they won't think I'm a metaphor?
Lots of teachers do it seems.
osgart
Nothing my eye, Something for sure
God can be a metaphor for everything that is fundamental to existence, or the set of all things fundamental.
God can also be a metaphor for the great unknown. Hopefully not a blanket metaphor but rather a motivation to dig as deep as can be into the great unknown.
God can be a metaphor for that which is beyond human reasoning and intellect. Like ' Oh God, why did I do that! '.
God is a metaphor for everything that keeps me humble.
God can also be a metaphor for the great unknown. Hopefully not a blanket metaphor but rather a motivation to dig as deep as can be into the great unknown.
God can be a metaphor for that which is beyond human reasoning and intellect. Like ' Oh God, why did I do that! '.
God is a metaphor for everything that keeps me humble.
JoshuaTree
Flowers are red?
Isn't the quote in your opening post a metaphorical paradox? Isn't "I am who I am" "as simple as that" in this case? I missed that first read if that was the point of the author. Thanks!
janesix
Active Member
No, God is a real living being.
Precisely. Some people think that the word 'God' is not a proper name nor a job description. Instead, it is a metaphor for all the things we value. As such, when they say that they believe in God, they mean that there are some core values that they believe in.
Some people dispute that while still considering themselves to be theists. Instead of an independent living thing, they see God as being a metaphor for the things we value.
So, in this case, God is a metaphor for existence?
MatthewA
Active Member
Oh I see; so they do not really believe that God exist instead is the core tenants they live by @Polymath257
That is one way of wording it to someone ; oh you don't believe God you just believe the core values of the teachings about God. Which doesn't make sense to me personally.
That is one way of wording it to someone ; oh you don't believe God you just believe the core values of the teachings about God. Which doesn't make sense to me personally.
God's existence is such that all existence derives from him and is contained in him. He mixed in all things in that sense, since all life stems from him.
Um, no.
Why not? Many theists seem to think that only metaphorical language is appropriate to the place that God is a metaphor as well.
No, they believe in a morality and a meaning to existence, and *label* those values as God. They 'believe in God', but as a metaphor and not as an actually existing thing.
So what is the difference, then, between being a metaphor for existence and this?
God is still a being, he lives with all things, and is in all things, but he is not a metaphor.
I like the Campbell quote. But when you say 'a metaphor for all the things we aspire to and value, the mysteries of life' I don't think you are on the same page as Campbell. Campbell I believe is referring to things beyond that and more in the metaphysical range beyond thought. Like 'why is there anything?'. We just can't think that one out can we.