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Philos · 09-06-2004, 04:07 PM

Well, could he?

Marduk · 09-06-2004, 04:13 PM

Read "God's Debris" by Scott Adams "Dilbert" Cartoonist.
the universe is what happened when God blew himself up and tried to see if he could re-assemble himself.

dendrast · 09-06-2004, 06:35 PM

Well, why could he not?

McGargoyle · 09-06-2004, 06:56 PM

Well didn't he?
Having oneself nailed to a tree comes pretty close to suicide, doesn't it?

jack_hunter · 09-06-2004, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Philos

Well, could he?

Jesus was sacrificed and since Jesus is God, we could call it a suicide.

And since suicide is a sin, then God is not without sin.

Dyrwen · 09-06-2004, 10:12 PM

Yes.

Perhaps, a deistic god created the universe and upon seeing what he had done, killed himself. And all the followers of god are actually just following someone who killed himself leaving them with the impression that there was in fact a creator, but he most certainly is not alive today.

Talk about a creation of a lost-father complex, whew.

breathilizer · 09-07-2004, 01:01 AM

god could do anything except for the logically impossible, like creating a square circle. if god is immortal, no he could not commit suicide.

about he being inable to commit the logically impossible, doesn't this mean that god did not create logic? if god created logic, he should be able to create it differently. if he could, then he could do the (currently) logically impossible, like creating a square circle.

breathilizer refutes TAG

Darth Dane · 09-07-2004, 01:08 AM

Maybe 'God' is like the Phoenix, it dies and resurrects itself again.... somehow

reprise · 09-07-2004, 01:45 AM

Off to ~E~ as the OP is very clearly not interested in discussing any real philosophical issues. As always, my moderator decision can be appealed to the admins. The ~E~ mods will send it back should it acquire some merit.

dendrast · 09-07-2004, 02:30 PM

OK, suppose he can. If time is infinite, then sooner or later he will. He either will eventually, or has already. There's a 50/50 chance that he exists (or doesn't).

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Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	Read "God's Debris" by Scott Adams "Dilbert" Cartoonist. the universe is what happened when God blew himself up and tried to see if he could re-assemble himself.

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dendrast Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Horror! The Horror! Posts: 4,367	Well, why could he not?

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McGargoyle Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,383	Well didn't he? Having oneself nailed to a tree comes pretty close to suicide, doesn't it?

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Dyrwen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Olympia, WA, U$A Posts: 680	Yes. Perhaps, a deistic god created the universe and upon seeing what he had done, killed himself. And all the followers of god are actually just following someone who killed himself leaving them with the impression that there was in fact a creator, but he most certainly is not alive today. Talk about a creation of a lost-father complex, whew.

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breathilizer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,090	god could do anything except for the logically impossible, like creating a square circle. if god is immortal, no he could not commit suicide. about he being inable to commit the logically impossible, doesn't this mean that god did not create logic? if god created logic, he should be able to create it differently. if he could, then he could do the (currently) logically impossible, like creating a square circle. breathilizer refutes TAG

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Darth Dane Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Required Posts: 2,349	Maybe 'God' is like the Phoenix, it dies and resurrects itself again.... somehow

09-07-2004, 01:45 AM	#9
reprise Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,997	Off to ~E~ as the OP is very clearly not interested in discussing any real philosophical issues. As always, my moderator decision can be appealed to the admins. The ~E~ mods will send it back should it acquire some merit.

09-07-2004, 02:30 PM	#10
dendrast Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Horror! The Horror! Posts: 4,367	OK, suppose he can. If time is infinite, then sooner or later he will. He either will eventually, or has already. There's a 50/50 chance that he exists (or doesn't).

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