Stephen T-B

Why does God have legs?
Did He get them as a kindness to Adam? Do we suppose that when He modelled Adam upon Himself he thought: "If I have legs then he'll have some too, and he'll need some to get around on."
But knowing the lower-back problems inherent in an upright, two-legged stance, why did He not come up with a more intelligent design?

Duvenoy

“God created man in his own image.” Seems a straightforward enough statement.

On the other hand, “If there were no God, then we’d have had to invent one.” Also well said, and what better image to have him in than our own, bad selves? Well, looks to me like.......

Either way, we’d have a crippled, alcoholic, manic-depressive, sociopath, with a serious case of hemorrhoids, internal parasites, and possibly a dose of the clap.

No wonder the old fart's so ill-tempered all the time!

Me, I like the Feathered Serpent, the Inca (I think) deity who’s name I can neither spell or pronounce, and am too lazy to look up at the moment. Now, there was a god you could worship, big-time (and you‘d damned well better)! None of this “In my image” crap for the Big Q, nossir. His worshipers had some imagination, and used it.

But even the Great, Feathered Serpent was a bit extreme. Sez I, if we must have a deity, let’s at least have one that's a little fun.



doov

lpetrich

That's Quetzalcoatl, and he was an Aztec god.

ishalon

Legs were perfect at first. Man's sin and impurities has caused lower back problems, just like the shortened life spans.

Stephen T-B

Believe that if you want to but come on, why does GOD have legs?

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Oolon Colluphid

Steve, Steve, Steve.... &lt;sighs wearily&gt; How do you expect him to walk through the Garden of Eden without them, huh?

Oolon

Stephen T-B

Ok. So why didn't He have wheels? As every cyclist knows, they're much more efficient.He coulod have zipped around that garden in half the time, and He'd probably have spotted the Serpent by virture of comming up on it more quickly and more quietly.
True, climbing trees isn't easy if all you've got is a set of wheels but does the Bible say God had to climb trees? I don't think so.

Duvenoy

Being that the Garden might have had a little rough terrain, perhaps tracks would be batter, if a little higher maintenence.

But actually, legs would be better. They're great in rough terrain and can be used to ride a pogo stick.

doov

Ed

Huh? You are kidding right? God is a spiritual being, ie non-physical, so He does not have legs.

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ

Besides, "in his image" could be a spiritual reference anyhow...