Yes, Z, tell it like it is. Speak for Him as the authority that you are.Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
So you don't want to reach him, fine by God.
Quote from james_bond_3rd:
Did you know that you can go north by going south? The earth is round, FYI. It looks like you need to learn geography too.
Never mind. I didn't know that you were a member of the Flat Earth Society.
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Yes, Z, tell it like it is. Speak for Him as the authority that you are.
You are a fine example of what I am talking about. You have a disdain for people and insult them at the drop of a hat, yet you worship God and talk about spirituality as if you were an authority on the matter. That would make you the ultimate brown-nosing toady. Between the two of us, I suspect that I will not be the only one who will save on heating costs.
Perhaps you miss the point. The purpose of this thread was to shed light on the possible nature of God as implicitly perceived by those who worship Him. Please excuse my spontaneous and incendiary remarks toward you. Thank you for your contribution.Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Attack the messenger, is your only play?
LOL!
We are talking about God, and you want to make it about me?
Sorry TK9, though you may see me that way, I am not your God...
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Perhaps you miss the point. The purpose of this thread was to shed light on the possible nature of God as implicitly perceived by those who worship Him. Please excuse my spontaneous and incendiary remarks toward you. Thank you for your contribution.
Thank you for your insight. Your obvious spirituality is both disarming and inspiring.Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Since you don't worship God, you worship non God, your speculations are void of anything beyond your own failed theism...
Pissed off failed theists simply don't understand those theists who didn't fail....
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Does God Suffer From Vanity?
All deeply religious people feel compelled to pray to God and to worship Him. The question arises, why? If we are to worship Him, the implication is that He wishes to be worshipped. However, is this really the case? According to many religions, God created man in His own image. And we know that men who wish or demand to be worshipped are vain, conceited and, quite probably, have an inferiority complex. According to the Seven Deadly Sins, vanity is synonymous with pride, and is the one sin from which all others arise:
http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/index.htm
Why, then, would we infer that God wishes to be praised and worshipped as only our vain and shallow human counterparts are apt to do? Is it because we are held to a different standard? And if that were the case, then why would we hold ourselves to a higher standard than God Himself? If we truly honored Him and looked up to Him then we would not likely feel the need to constantly attend to feeding His assumed need for attention and devotion at every turn as if He were a misbehaved and spoiled child.
By constantly praying to God or worshipping him, we are essentially placating him as if He were an unfortunate child with special needs. Depending on how you look at it, it can actually come across as condescending and patronizing. In summary, how is it that we have somehow, implicitly or otherwise, ascribed to God that very attribute which we most deplore in the people around us?
Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
God doesn't need our worship, it is the path to reach him, it is actually a gift to be able to worship God and come close to Him in the process.
So you don't want to reach him, fine by God. It is not a requirement for living, is it?