Zuesophobia -- Fear of God or gods. · Religion Forum

lord xyz Restricted

Zuesophobia -- Fear of God or gods.

Now it got me thinking, a lot of the time, extremists would say atheists are afraid to admit God is the ruler or something, but are we afraid of God? Or are you afraid of God? So the question is, are religious people zeusophobic, or are non-religious people zeusophobic.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

I don't fear things that don't exist. I guess that doesn't really answer your question. 😱

lord xyz Restricted

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I don't fear things that don't exist. I guess that doesn't really answer your question. 😱

You told me you was a theist.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by lord xyz
You told me you was a theist.

I am... I don't believe in a "god", I believe in the Mystic Law. However, most people have no idea what I'm talking about so I call the Mystic Law "God". What do you think of that?

lord xyz Restricted

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I am... I don't believe in a "god", I believe in the Mystic Law. However, most people have no idea what I'm talking about so I call the Mystic Law "God". What do you think of that?

Hmm, well we were created, so I guess I belive in it aswell.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by lord xyz
Hmm, well we were created, so I guess I belive in it aswell.

It all depends on what you mean by "created".

lord xyz Restricted

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
It all depends on what you mean by "created".

As in something happened for us to exist.

Mindship Snap out of it.

Zuesophobia -- Fear of God or gods.

Why wouldn't it be "theophobia"?

lord xyz Restricted

Originally posted by Mindship
Why wouldn't it be "theophobia"?

Maybe theo is latin.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by lord xyz
As in something happened for us to exist.

Your mom and dad made you.

Storm Black belt BJJ

Theos is the Greek word for God.

Lord Urizen Perfection

Phobias are irrational by nature.

Since Atheists (true Atheists any way) do not beleive in God, they have no means by which to fear it.

Theists may fear God, but I doubt most Theists fear God in an irrational manner. I think only Zealots can truly fear God in such an irrational way that they could properly be labelled Zuesophobic.

Lord Urizen Perfection

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Your mom and dad made you.

True, but who made the sperm and the egg ?

That poses an interesting question, and I do not blame Theists for beleiving a creation designer was responsible.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
True, but who made the sperm and the egg ?
That poses an interesting question, and I do not blame Theists for beleiving a creation designer was responsible.

Before the sperm and egg we used asexual reproduction.

RocasAtoll Senior Member

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Before the sperm and egg we used asexual reproduction.

And who or what placed us there to have sex with ourselves?

Symmetric Chaos Fractal King

Maybe it was some creepy voyeristic deity

Marxman Resident Communist

Re: Zuesophobia -- Fear of God or gods.

Originally posted by lord xyz
Now it got me thinking, a lot of the time, extremists would say atheists are afraid to admit God is the ruler or something, but are we afraid of God? Or are you afraid of God? So the question is, are religious people zeusophobic, or are non-religious people zeusophobic.

Interesting thought. Religious people are often described as "God-fearing individuals". I, as an atheist, don't not believe in God because I'm afraid of it. If I was afraid that there is a God I'd be a theist simply because I would be afraid of the eternal damnation and all that.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by RocasAtoll
And who or what placed us there to have sex with ourselves?

We have always been. The universe is alive. Life waits for the right circumstances to occur. 4 billion years ago, the circumstances happened on this planet.

Strangelove Misunderstood Genius

It easy to fear a deity that has mood swings between destroying the world and claiming to want to save it. Eternal damnation and salvation vested in one ruler: ludicrous. Polytheism makes more sense because you know who to love and who to fear.

debbiejo Dreamer

God doesn't need to be feared because fear is a insecurity and would god be insecure to want this?