Thoughts on Gods

druez · 03-01-2004, 09:10 PM

A quick thought on what defines a god and how they are created:

The gods are not so different then us mortals, they love, they fight, they envy, they destroy. Gods are made and Gods are destroyed. Though they may live forever and by our standards, I suppose that makes them gods? But, lets imagine a second that they can die, does this mean they were never gods? If their existence is simply removed by a more powerful being, or perhaps a constant that makes everything equal in the end. This must mean that in the end everyone "mortal and immortal" is really equal. Which leads back to the constant.

Hmm, maybe gods are ideas simply created out of mortal thought. The more you talk about the thought, the more it becomes part of you. So more people around you start to feel it and it becomes more real to them. All those thoughts woven together of like-minded individuals could make the being or entity seem real in a persons mind. The more you talk about the thought, idea etc. the more it becomes part of you. So more people around you start to feel it and it becomes more real to them. Can you see how this pattern could convince you that is indeed real and not something you created in your own mind and in actuality really control.

This is something I wrote one day. It just sort of came to me. I had finished this book called the Power of Myth. It was a great read. Anyway, I have no idea if I'm right or wrong and I'm still trying to figure it out.

cthomer5000 · 03-01-2004, 09:22 PM

I really have nothing to add to this post. But I always think about one quote from the comedy Groundhog Day each time I see it. On its own, i think it's an incredibly interesting concept:

"Well, maybe God is'nt actually all-knowing. Maybe he’s been around so long, it just seems like He knows everything."

druez · 03-01-2004, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

I really have nothing to add to this post. But I always think about one quote from the comedy Groundhog Day each time I see it. On its own, i think it's an incredibly interesting concept:

"Well, maybe God is'nt actually all-knowing. Maybe he’s been around so long, it just seems like He knows everything."

That is a classic movie and I loved it. I think in a way it applies to the above.

Sun Tzu · 03-01-2004, 10:58 PM

I would think the main thing that would signify godliness would be true immortality. There are other traits that I guess you could call godlike, but I would have to sit down and seriously think about that for a while to be able to come up with some good examples.

I also think Groundhog day is a classic movie.

"Morons, your bus is leaving."

corbes · 03-02-2004, 06:45 AM

Been into those middies again?

Fritz · 03-02-2004, 08:11 AM

I bet god could design one fuck of a website

sachmo71 · 03-02-2004, 08:16 AM

Ice Cube had some interesting thought on God in Boyz in the Hood. You should check that out and add it to your research.

fantastic flying froggies · 03-02-2004, 08:18 AM

What if God was one of us ?
Just a slob like one of us....

druez · 03-02-2004, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

I bet god could design one fuck of a website

Interesting thought, I'll keep that in mind.

Ben E Lou · 03-02-2004, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

Ice T had some interesting thought on God in Boyz in the Hood. You should check that out and add it to your research.

Different movie?

cthomer5000 · 03-02-2004, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Different movie?

good point. Ice Cube was in Boyz 'N the Hood... Ice T is pretty much exclusively in horrible movies.

sachmo71 · 03-02-2004, 09:41 AM

Ice Cube...sorry.

JasonC23 · 03-02-2004, 12:51 PM

Groundhog Day is one of my all-time favorites. Or maybe I should just let my signature do the talking...

MrBug708 · 03-02-2004, 01:26 PM

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"Well, maybe God is'nt actually all-knowing. Maybe he’s been around so long, it just seems like He knows everything."

Sounds like the University of Southern Cal fans

03-01-2004, 10:58 PM	#4
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	I would think the main thing that would signify godliness would be true immortality. There are other traits that I guess you could call godlike, but I would have to sit down and seriously think about that for a while to be able to come up with some good examples. I also think Groundhog day is a classic movie. "Morons, your bus is leaving." __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

03-02-2004, 08:11 AM	#6
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	I bet god could design one fuck of a website __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

03-02-2004, 08:16 AM	#7
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Ice Cube had some interesting thought on God in Boyz in the Hood. You should check that out and add it to your research. Last edited by sachmo71 : 03-02-2004 at 09:42 AM.

03-02-2004, 08:18 AM	#8
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	What if God was one of us ? Just a slob like one of us.... __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

03-02-2004, 12:51 PM	#13
JasonC23 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Huntley, IL, USA	Groundhog Day is one of my all-time favorites. Or maybe I should just let my signature do the talking... __________________ "I'm A god. I'm not THE God...I don't think." Bill Murray, Groundhog Day

03-02-2004, 06:45 AM	#5
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	Been into those middies again?

03-02-2004, 09:41 AM	#12
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Ice Cube...sorry.

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