How do you visualize God?

Looks like a spiral galaxy.

Originally posted by Robtard
Looks like a spiral galaxy.

You get a gold star.

Shakya, thumbnails bro.

Originally posted by Juk3n
Human traits have been applied to gods since forever. Displeased God - lets sacrifice -

Wrathful God - Lets repent -
Vengeful
Loving
Merciful
Compasionate
all these human traits and personality attributes have been applied to God since God as invented. Personally, i see him as a being - man shaped just because - but intangible as a dream person.

I don't disagree with your first sentence there. Human traits HAVE always been applied to gods. My point is that they shouldn't be, or at least if they are then I don't see the point in calling it God.

Originally posted by Digi
Shakya, thumbnails bro.

Nah, no need for a PM. Just save an image to your cpu desktop, use imageshack or photobucket (websites) to upload the photo, then the sites will give you helpful links to post on the forums instead of the full image. Then delete the copy on your desktop. Only takes a minute or so.

I picture Clapton

Originally posted by Digi
Shakya, thumbnails bro.

I don't disagree with your first sentence there. Human traits HAVE always been applied to gods. My point is that they shouldn't be, or at least if they are then I don't see the point in calling it God.

Probably something like a big circle. But much more complicated. It crosses dimensions, unified field and us and well very hard to explain.

Originally posted by Digi
Shakya, thumbnails bro.

I don't disagree with your first sentence there. Human traits HAVE always been applied to gods. My point is that they shouldn't be, or at least if they are then I don't see the point in calling it God.

What about the religions that say that humans were made in God's image? In that scenario, it would only make sense that he have human traits as well as the traits of a deity, wouldn't you say?

Originally posted by LLLLLink
What about the religions that say that humans were made in God's image? In that scenario, it would only make sense that he have human traits as well as the traits of a deity, wouldn't you say?

It depends on what is meant by "in the image of god". Does it mean a body and such, or is it a trinity aspect (mind body and soul)? If it is a trinity aspect, then god could look quite different, or not have an appearance at all, as long as this god has a trinity aspect.

i've been told that god is unimaginable but i used to visualize god as just a white source of bright light with alot of beam.

but that's before i believed he existed. before i knew that god is just as real as santa clause or zeus or the toof fairy..

God can take any form necessary. On different levels of awareness and alignments, vibrations, consciousness etc.

That's if we're talking about a being that is connected to everything.

He might look like Kyle MacLachlan he's awesome.

Originally posted by LLLLLink
What about the religions that say that humans were made in God's image? In that scenario, it would only make sense that he have human traits as well as the traits of a deity, wouldn't you say?

We're sentient sacks of meat with inefficient eyeballs. We're not God. Any "likeness" is metaphoric or based on likeness of our "soul" (or similarly vague concept), not our physical likeness. If someone sees it as literal likeness, then they probably don't have the cognitive nuance to actually understand the religion they follow.

In an OBE I had an amazing experience and "felt the light" for want of a better term, Ill never forget this experience and crave to go back. It is totally unexplainably brillaint and amazing, and I don´t even believe in religious crap.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
In an OBE I had an amazing experience and "felt the light" for want of a better term, Ill never forget this experience and crave to go back. It is totally unexplainably brillaint and amazing, and I don´t even believe in religious crap.

Nor should you. I'm sure the experience was quite unique and amazing, but every common theme among OBE's has either tested and proven physical correlates or at the very least plausible physical explanations. At best, if someone simply must cling to belief in them as something spiritual, we can still stay "we don't know for sure" and I won't refute it. More realistically, we've mapped out the phenomenon in the body and brain that account for most of what happens in OBE's. It's the people who make the leap straight to it being proof that their God exists...that's what bugs me. Not even the belief itself, which can be comforting for the person. It's the jump in logic that most annoys me.

bible says god is spirit and cannot be seen.

Originally posted by StarCraft2
bible says god is spirit and cannot be seen.

It also says He created Man in his likeness. Which is it?

Originally posted by Digi
It also says He created Man in his likeness. Which is it?

Both, man is practically specs to him. 😛

Originally posted by Digi
It also says He created Man in his likeness. Which is it?

Perhaps he is like a glass statue.

Originally posted by Digi
Nor should you. I'm sure the experience was quite unique and amazing, but every common theme among OBE's has either tested and proven physical correlates or at the very least plausible physical explanations.

With OBEs defintely NDEs are much better.