Defining God: Discussing the nature and attributes of God

Originally posted by debbiejo
We just call it that for convenience. I don't know, you want to call it Bob? I'm cool with that. 😎

Or I'll call it the universe, but if you want to call the universe God it's fine by me.

Well I did also call it Universe. But Bob sounds more friendly. 😎

I vote a name change.

God is the monotheist deity that some people believe in.

God is:

A great robed bearded Skyfather who creates everything "I Dream of Genie" style. He watches over all and allows mass genocide, ever-burning souls, and the betrayal of his own creations as part of his "master plan." He hides from airplanes, space shuttles, satellites, and most aviation-based technology. Also, he is the guy who makes clouds look like ice cream cones and all shapes and types of canines from time to time. [/thread]

God is a fictional character who has taken on thousands of forms over thousands of religions which span thousands of years. He/she/it is simply the product of an over active brain which thinks to much and that human feeling that some people get of needing a purpose/ way of life to even get up in the morning. God has also been used many times in human history to control the followers of said God and to justify acts of war.

Simply put, humans created God. It can be anything you want it to be.

God is a crutch for people who think that they will live forever. You'll never get a definitive explanation of what god is from the church... They like to stick and move these days. It's tough to keep pace with science after all.

God is not The Matrix.

we have no way of knowing who or what god is. We've ask our sevlves that since the beginng of mankind. but ask yourselves do u have any idea what the hell your talking about....no. so don't listen to ANYBODY else to find god.
you got one choice, belive or dont belive.so how much does god matter to you

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God is a spirt that you have to believe even if you can't see him.Sometimes not seeing is believeing.You have a feeling that he exist in your mind.
Even if you are not christian you still know that he exist that you choose to deny and lie to yourself other wise.jm

Why would God allow the Holocaust, then?

God is whatever or whoever you need it to be. God is the aspect if life that makes you feel complete no matter what it is.

Originally posted by debbiejo
God/Spirit/Source/Universe is all things and in all things visible and invisible. Energy, cause and effect, a force we cannot not comprehend.

Yeah, that about says it.

Originally posted by jollyjim311
God is:

A great robed bearded Skyfather who creates everything "I Dream of Genie" style. He watches over all and allows mass genocide, ever-burning souls, and the betrayal of his own creations as part of his "master plan." He hides from airplanes, space shuttles, satellites, and most aviation-based technology. Also, he is the guy who makes clouds look like ice cream cones and all shapes and types of canines from time to time. [/thread]

And he lives on Mount Olympus.

Originally posted by Jim Reaper
God is a crutch for people who think that they will live forever. You'll never get a definitive explanation of what god is from the church... They like to stick and move these days. It's tough to keep pace with science after all.

Sometimes I think that.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
God is whatever or whoever you need it to be. God is the aspect if life that makes you feel complete no matter what it is.

Best explanation in my opinion.

you are all saying the same things over and over again. Why because u listen to the church and all those other basterds about what god should be. do any of you really think tou have a clue to what god is.
and you may hate the church and all these people whorship god when you
never had the balls to find god in yourself
and you might never be at peace with god beacause you probably wont know who or what god is. but god is in every one.

I tend to stay away from churches. Church is here *points at chest*. It's not some wooden building full of hypocrites.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
God is whatever or whoever you need it to be. God is the aspect if life that makes you feel complete no matter what it is.

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Originally posted by FeceMan
God is not The Matrix.

They're both nonsense.

what about pantheistic definitions of god? can they reconcile materialism with the idea of a deity?

God by nature is undefinable. Only attributes are discussed.