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What do you make of God/s

Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout

Misanthropic Humanist
BSL said:
Believer/Non-believer, what do you make of the God/s that you know of or pray/ed to

Egyptian-
Greek-
Roman-
Jewish-
Christian-
Islamic-
Dharmic-
Pagan-
Other-
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They're fundamentally rooted in the same vagaries of the human psyche.
 
B

BSL

Atheist God
Sheon said:
I don't believe the gods are real, but more like personifications or archetypes.

Egyptian- I think I would've loved to be Egyptian, I think the Egyptian gods are very aesthetic.
Greek- Greek deities are classics and we can all relate to them in some way.
Roman- I think they are mostly plagiarists because they took most ideas of gods from the Greeks, lol.
Jewish- The Jews were originally Canaanites and worshipped those gods. Lots of Mesopotamian influence. I feel neutral about it.
Christian- Just like any other pagan god. Yahweh has his good points and bad points.
Islamic- Allah seems like a cool guy, though I haven't studied Islam that extensively. Probably similar to Yahweh.
Dharmic- I think Dharmic gods are portrayed very philosophically, which is appealing. I often feel a connection with Dharmic deities because they are larger than life.
Pagan- Just pagan, I guess? But there are many different kinds of Paganism. Most has a good balance between good/bad.
Other- Well others can have their gods. All gods are created in our image, so humans just create themselves an idol to give them strength or whatever else they need.
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What do you mean archetypes
 
viole

viole

Ontological Naturalist
Premium Member
BSL said:
I don't believe in Gods of other religions .. just me
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I don't either. I don't believe in any gods.

But that does not entail that those different beliefs should not equally deserve the same (intellectual) respect.

Ciao

- viole
 
B

BSL

Atheist God
viole said:
I don't either. I don't believe in any gods.

But that does not entail that those different beliefs should not equally deserve the same (intellectual) respect.

Ciao

- viole
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We wouldn't fight if every body was like you.
Are naturalist Gods possible.
 
B

BSL

Atheist God
Sheon said:
What Jung came up with. Hard for me to explain. Sort of like a love deity represents the archetype or 'image' of love, then we idolise it to take on those traits. If that makes sense?
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Was love deity a Jungian concept
 
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