Originally posted by Shakyamunison
So, are you telling me that you can only be human if you are intelligent?
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Is a mentally handicapped individual not made in the image of god?What about a person who is in a vegetative state?
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Is it not an important characteristic of a human being?How are medical conditions and complications relevant to this discussion?
Your argument heavily implies that mentally handicapped people are not made in the image of God, thus excluded entirely from mankind when it comes to their relationship with God.
Originally posted by Surtur
God is a construct of our own creation. So basically we Green Lantern'd that motherf*cker.
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Originally posted by Bentley
Your argument heavily implies that mentally handicapped people are not made in the image of God, thus excluded entirely from mankind when it comes to their relationship with God.
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Originally posted by Bentley
Your argument heavily implies that mentally handicapped people are not made in the image of God, thus excluded entirely from mankind when it comes to their relationship with God.
Originally posted by psmith81992
LOL. When it says we are created in his image, it's referring to the Godly soul. It has nothing to do with physical perfection.
My take is that we relate to God in the context of our great intelligence:
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Human beings 'are created in God's image' in the sense that human beings have unparalleled cognitive and activity potential in comparison to other life-forms in the world just like God have unparalleled cognitive and activity potential in comparison to all other beings in the Universe. This is my take on this matter.
Another point is that we have sufficient intelligence to understand the concept of God, and therefore can relate to him in this manner.
Of-course, there are different ways to look into this.
The critics somehow brought 'physical perfection' into this.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
I am not suggesting that we physically resemble God. The latter is an entity, not a biological life-form.My take is that we relate to God in the context of our great intelligence:
Another point is that we have sufficient intelligence to understand the concept of God, and therefore can relate to him in this manner.
Of-course, there are different ways to look into this.
The critics somehow brought 'physical perfection' into this.
Originally posted by psmith81992
LOL. When it says we are created in his image, it's referring to the Godly soul. It has nothing to do with physical perfection.
Plus even the fittest human is so far from physically perfect it is hilarious.
But..if we are created in God's image and it refers to the Godly soul, well...*thinks about all the atrocities humans have committed against each other* Yeah..it actually makes 100% sense for our souls to be created in Gods image then..considering the type of entity God is and the way he acts..now us committing all those atrocities makes sense.
Originally posted by Surtur
Plus even the fittest human is so far from physically perfect it is hilarious.But..if we are created in God's image and it refers to the Godly soul, well...*thinks about all the atrocities humans have committed against each other* Yeah..it actually makes 100% sense for our souls to be created in Gods image then..considering the type of entity God is and the way he acts..now us committing all those atrocities makes sense.
It also make sense if god was created in our image.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Random occurance cannot explain the perfect positioning of the sun and the moon and the impact of them on the earth.
Nor an animal as unique as a human being existing. Unless people think apes have a soul, intellectual capacity to reason and think on our level and ,most importantly, morals.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Random occurance cannot explain the perfect positioning of the sun and the moon and the impact of them on the earth.
There is nothing random about the universe. The universe is like a movie being projected onto a screen. Things may appear to be random, but everything has a cause.
Also evolution misses one big thing.
Which is missing link.
Other thing is why people would fully accept and want to believe they came from monkeys. While it does explain the stupidty and behavior of some. It's actually backwards thinking. If we came from monkeys why are monkeys still not evolving and why is there such a vast difference in intelligence and physical makeup.