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from far far away
God and the gods.
I am wondering if there should be two different terms used for ‘god’ then ‘the gods’? Also is there room for both in our philosophical model of reality?
I cannot conceive of a reality with a separate god – and would consider such a notion as dualistic philosophy [which I do not subscribe to]. Thus I would say god is at the heart of all things –the universal centre.
Then we can ask, is god personal or impersonal?
Some see the impersonal as ‘higher’ than the personified, I wonder if there is no hierarchy in the spirit [this would reduce and constrain the universal nature of spirit], and that as we are unseen spirits made visual in our forms [humans], so to is a personified godhead! There is not a part of us/within us that is above another, all aspects join as one complete being – I would suggest that the same applies to ‘god’[universal inner self?] and his universal being, within the body of the universe, and his body – existence itself.
Thus as we are one and complete yet multi faceted [one and multiple], then so to is god, except he is not human he is universal and physically the shape of existence!
Well that is my current thoughts on the idea of god. The gods however are completely different!!!!
Any one of us can become a god, indeed many gods were people like us. Could it be that gods are grown ups in the next world! Whatever they are, it is apparent that they cannot all be universal deities or persons, thus they are of a different nature to god.
So does anyone have any ideas on what gods are? – in the great scheme of things.
Can we have both the gods and god in the same philosophy? Do we have to discard one for the other, and be monotheistic, pantheistic & pagan etc. why not include all wisdoms.
Perhaps all gods are god and he simply has many faces
Z
I am wondering if there should be two different terms used for ‘god’ then ‘the gods’? Also is there room for both in our philosophical model of reality?
I cannot conceive of a reality with a separate god – and would consider such a notion as dualistic philosophy [which I do not subscribe to]. Thus I would say god is at the heart of all things –the universal centre.
Then we can ask, is god personal or impersonal?
Some see the impersonal as ‘higher’ than the personified, I wonder if there is no hierarchy in the spirit [this would reduce and constrain the universal nature of spirit], and that as we are unseen spirits made visual in our forms [humans], so to is a personified godhead! There is not a part of us/within us that is above another, all aspects join as one complete being – I would suggest that the same applies to ‘god’[universal inner self?] and his universal being, within the body of the universe, and his body – existence itself.
Thus as we are one and complete yet multi faceted [one and multiple], then so to is god, except he is not human he is universal and physically the shape of existence!
Well that is my current thoughts on the idea of god. The gods however are completely different!!!!
Any one of us can become a god, indeed many gods were people like us. Could it be that gods are grown ups in the next world! Whatever they are, it is apparent that they cannot all be universal deities or persons, thus they are of a different nature to god.
So does anyone have any ideas on what gods are? – in the great scheme of things.
Can we have both the gods and god in the same philosophy? Do we have to discard one for the other, and be monotheistic, pantheistic & pagan etc. why not include all wisdoms.
Perhaps all gods are god and he simply has many faces
Z