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ChinUp
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| dictionary.reference.com/browse/god wrote: | God /gɒd/ - noun
1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
2. the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute: the God of Islam.
3. (lowercase) one of several deities, esp. a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.
4. (often lowercase) a supreme being according to some particular conception: the god of mercy.
5. Christian Science. the Supreme Being, understood as Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Principle.
6. (lowercase) an image of a deity; an idol.
7. (lowercase) any deified person or object.
8. (often lowercase) Gods, Theater.
a. the upper balcony in a theater.
b. the spectators in this part of the balcony.
–verb (used with object)
9. (lowercase) to regard or treat as a god; deify; idolize.
–interjection
10. (used to express disappointment, disbelief, weariness, frustration, annoyance, or the like): God, do we have to listen to this nonsense?
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE; c. D god, G Gott, ON goth, Goth guth] |
... as anarxist stated .. Jews / Christians / Catholics / Muslims .. own god .. use another word ..
This is not a topic to assert what god is or isn’t .. more a topic to show we have given up our choice in the matter .. should the word god be defined ? isn’t god a word that belongs an undefined ?
Do we have a choice as to what we think god is ? Isn’t our religious freedom fundamentally based on our ability to choose for ourselves what god is .. ?
As a result of Muslim fanaticism we see the need to prevent religious groups from forcing there beliefs on others .. but are we even looking in our own back yard .. seeing how most of us in the west have been forced to believe what theists tell us to believe in reference to god (its defined in the dictionary FFS) .. how can we even begin to combat Muslim influence on our beliefs, if we cant even see & combat the influence on our beliefs already present from religions closer to home, like Judaism, Catholicism & Christianity ?
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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WaldoJ
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I always thought I was god. Until I realized I was just Jesus Christ.
 
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 13:22 Post subject: |
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Defining something gives it automatic existence. If god was an undefined word then the undecided voters wouldn't vote for it. You know? People have lost faith. Literally. They need reassurance that what they're told to believe in is real.
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ChinUp
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 13:28 Post subject: |
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Is it the dictionaries job to state god is a deity .. that monotheism is the truth ? Isn’t the dictionary supposed to be un-biased ..
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 13:41 Post subject: |
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Yes. In a way. 
It is dictionaries job to reassure people.
The dictionary is a second bible. People look to it for guidance. Understanding.
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ChinUp
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 14:03 Post subject: |
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ok I don’t know for sure but you guys seem to be missing the point here .. if I want to know what a moose is .. I will look in the dictionary or wiki .. if I want to know what god is I have to figure it out for myself ..
Can you see the distinction here ? Some things need to be unknown variables in order to maintain flexibility & personal authority .. else people can tell you your wrong about god (just look it up on in the dictionary | wiki).. something that should not be even acceptable as a result of god being a private choice .. each of us having every right to think god is whatever we choose to think god is .. free to believe what we choose in regards to god ..
Any official body stating what god is or isn’t .. undermines the individuals power of choice .. sources of reference should not be tools of anyones religious agenda ..
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 17:31 Post subject: |
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God is an imaginary friend for grown-ups.
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ChinUp
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 19:12 Post subject: |
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Lay off the shrooms please Chinup.
"Techniclly speaking, Beta-Manboi didnt inject Burberry_Massi with Benz, he injected him with liquid that had air bubbles in it, which caused benz." - House M.D
"Faith without logic is the same as knowledge without understanding; meaningless"
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 21:13 Post subject: |
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I'm your God!
*throws lightning and such*
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 21:35 Post subject: |
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good question indeed
god is for everyone something else. for me its made up to control the poor people by the rich people and eventually it grew etc etc...
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 21:40 Post subject: |
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| JeanPerrier wrote: | good question indeed
god is for everyone something else. for me its made up to control the poor people by the rich people and eventually it grew etc etc... |
indeed indeed .. yet I would agree only to the degree of it being a deity is for that reason .. thus making the dictionaries support of such a thing that much more insidious ..
Seems to me its the option that god is a deity that enslaves people .. if people were equal in there right to say what they think god is .. the people would truly be powerful .. when there are not authorities on god .. everyone becomes an authority on it .. because god definition to us will only be relevant to us .. not something to enforce on others but something to celebrate as your own ..
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 21:53 Post subject: |
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sorry i have to ask, whats up with the "...." each time?
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 22:45 Post subject: |
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i used to do the ... all the time and no one questioned me 
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 23:19 Post subject: |
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Religion ruled the land in the agone days
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 00:12 Post subject: |
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can you imagine the chaos?
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 00:36 Post subject: |
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Theists ruled , rule and most probably will rule this world!!!
Lousy spiritualists,who are unable even to present their own definition of god shall rot in forgotten dumps of history.
Irrispective of their fruitless indignation the word is taken,go look for some other word,as I already told you.
Your case is long lost,your wrath burns you from inside absolutely in vain.
Anyway,if you feel opressed,try your luck writing letters to encyclopedia manufacturers.
Your quest against established definition of god is ridiculous at best,but combined with "..." manners of writing it's simply irritating.
But since nobody is an angel, not excluding me,play your part of the show in this forum,continue to bitch about "deities.. theists..pfffs" in each your post.
We got plenty of rotten tomatos.
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 00:39 Post subject: |
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god = a word made up to give people hope. Nothing more and nothing less.
ofcourse you have the travelers guide like the bible and quran, but those are just old wives tales
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 00:43 Post subject: |
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No religion was made up to give people hope. God is part of religion. Any religion.
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| ChinUp wrote: | shrooms mong me out haven’t done them in like 11 years .. once was enough for me .. total pants .. humm haven’t had a trip for years thow .. not since peyote
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Actually.. it was the fourth person today that said "o I don’t belie in god the bible is rubbish" .. that prompted this thread .. I blame the dictionary & theistic dominance in schools & media for this ..
its like people think you follow some book about god or your an atheists .. totally wack |
Only narrow minded people think like that man. There are lots of spiritual people in this word, just they are hard to find and less flamboyant with their beliefs.
I have no interest in being with friends with someone who doesnt respect my beliefs.
I have numerous friends and alot of religions are mixed in there.
We coexist by leaving 'god' out of it. Not that we arent religious or spiritual, just when we're together, god is an issue we dont talk about.
When my israeli friend and my palestinian friends are together, they dont talk politics...know what i mean?
Its simpler. 'God' cannot be defined. It is something that im sure is there, but we as humans dont have the intelligence to perceive its true nature.
Thats why i think death is an evolution rather than the end. We move on to a higher plane of existence. Eventually we all become one with the 'God' and return to where we originated from |
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lol what a fantasy. Too bad that people shit all sorts of fantasies and then take them as truth...
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