Speaking yesterday to an old friend who is a christian, I asked him why belives that his God, the Christian God, needs to be worshiped? Of what significance is being humble before this entity? Of what use is the servitude of a species he supposedly created? If this being possessed the power of creation and desired worshippers, why not merely make us into his loyal slaves?
He explained that as parents bear their children, take care of them, do they, even if subconsciously, expect some form of gratitude from their children. I
therefore asked why he assocites human qualities to this being of which he cannot possibily understand within the confines of the reality of now, as it
disobeys every law we have come to accept as fact. He replied that it is quite simply right that man worships his creator for the gift of life,e tc etc..
But this is not really what interests me, what I find interesting is the assignment of human qualities to a thing to comprehend, even if in our imaginations, that thing. Any concept that we as humans recognize is only communicable through the shared experiences of men, and therefore, no concept can be communicated that cannot satisfy the set of collective experiences that we as humans share. Thus, the concept and precept of a being that created us, cares for our being, and demand that we worship him as a result is only realizable because it satisfies the set of possible human experiences. Therefore, not only is God's realization within our world possible, it is illogical to assert to assert that his/its existence is impossible.
By our nature, and therefore by definition, we cannot contemplate that which is impossible for it cannot be realized within our collective experience-- as it paradoxical that being impossible and therefore nonexistent within any human experience, it possible that within the set of all experiences by man that is both shared and not shared, this very same impossible is possible. We cannot and must not assert with the belief of zealot that God does not exist or that his.its existence is impossible, for surely any analytical mind can recognize that is surely not the case. It is very possible that there is a God and that this God is the image of the Christian God.
--certainly expansion can be provided if so desired.
He explained that as parents bear their children, take care of them, do they, even if subconsciously, expect some form of gratitude from their children. I
therefore asked why he assocites human qualities to this being of which he cannot possibily understand within the confines of the reality of now, as it
disobeys every law we have come to accept as fact. He replied that it is quite simply right that man worships his creator for the gift of life,e tc etc..
But this is not really what interests me, what I find interesting is the assignment of human qualities to a thing to comprehend, even if in our imaginations, that thing. Any concept that we as humans recognize is only communicable through the shared experiences of men, and therefore, no concept can be communicated that cannot satisfy the set of collective experiences that we as humans share. Thus, the concept and precept of a being that created us, cares for our being, and demand that we worship him as a result is only realizable because it satisfies the set of possible human experiences. Therefore, not only is God's realization within our world possible, it is illogical to assert to assert that his/its existence is impossible.
By our nature, and therefore by definition, we cannot contemplate that which is impossible for it cannot be realized within our collective experience-- as it paradoxical that being impossible and therefore nonexistent within any human experience, it possible that within the set of all experiences by man that is both shared and not shared, this very same impossible is possible. We cannot and must not assert with the belief of zealot that God does not exist or that his.its existence is impossible, for surely any analytical mind can recognize that is surely not the case. It is very possible that there is a God and that this God is the image of the Christian God.
--certainly expansion can be provided if so desired.