If we exist because of a God both by cause and because It wished it then it must also be possible for that to be true of God. That God was created by and for the purposes of God's God. Or GOD.
Think about it. Wouldn't that explain the erratic behavior attributed to God in the Old Testament? He was new. He tried a few things. Made a few mistakes and 'erased' some of them. And then He reflected on what He had done and He tried to decide if He had pleased HIM. And he realized ...
My GOD! What an ass I've been! I create these people, give them 'souls,' and then capriciously wipe them out in fits of anger. All right, that's gotta stop ...
And He became the God of the New Testament. No more demands for blood sacrifice. No more temper tantrums. Just offer unconditional (well, almost) love and forgiveness and stuff.
I heard he's even weakening on same-sex marriage ...
Is that thunder I hear in Madison?
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Good points!
Ron
Those are Harley's. It's starting to get nice out ...
DeleteMaybe God evolved?
ReplyDeleteMaybe. ; )
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Why doesn't God forgive Satan, set an example here man, come on.
ReplyDeleteMaybe He would if Satan asked? (That's basically the one condition, right?)
DeleteGod's a gambling deity. Remember, he made a bet with the Devil.
ReplyDeleteOf course, he never let Job in on the bet.
God had a lot of human attributes back then, didn't he? Vanity, anger, a competitive spirit ...
DeleteWho was made in whose image?
Somewhere in the past I saw something about a theory that god was a little kid whose parents were just letting god play with its creations. If so, maybe god grew up, moved on and is no longer playing with its toys, which would explain why nothing has happened for a couple millennium!!
ReplyDeleteI personally go with the theory that we are a fluke of the universe.
There was also this:
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