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FattyMc
I accept your apology. Please feel free to comment at will on any of my posts. I will be more than willing to explain my viewpoint to anyone who questions me with constructive criticism. However, I have found that it is totally non-productive to either argue or debate religion, and I will not do that. My opinions are for one person, and one person only; i.e.:myself. Whether you or any other person agrees with me or not makes not the slightest of differences with me.
As far as the "First God" is concerned, there can only be one such "First." It is my contention that, since I have not "made my God in my own image," but, on the contrary, have allowed God, Himself, to dictate to ME What and Who He is, and how he manages "things" concerning the Universe, the Earth and its people, then I am honoring the True God.
Therefore, it does not matter to me at all whether a single person or a single culture has ever worshiped Him. He has Always been there. As far as I know, no culture has ever worshipped my God, but it is about time they did!
P.S. Are you an atheist? If not, please give me your stand on religion. Thank you.
Gerald
posted by
GEPRUITT
on June 8, 2007 at 11:04 AM
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LoL
Ive done plenty of research on the history of organized religion, you can believe that, and I have read through your writings. I see no evidence of you addressing a specific God, so I made an assumption. If I was incorrect, I am sorry, but I did address that is was an "assumption" in my post. As for you claim that your God came first, I do not see anything you have written that would substantiate such a belief. Can you provide an example of a culture that worshipped your God that pre-dates the Egyptians, Sumerians, or Mesopotamians?
posted by
FattyMcButterpants
on June 8, 2007 at 7:01 AM
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Whacky
Thanks! Once again, you have added some color to my life!
posted by
GEPRUITT
on June 7, 2007 at 9:25 PM
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FattyMcbutterpants!
And I would suggest to you, get up off your fatty, and read some of my writings (below) before "assuming" anything. First of all, all your assumptions are in error. The Christian God is not my, and yes, my God was there even before the God of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Sumerians.
Please educate yourself much better before commenting again. I do hate to repeat myself needlessly.
posted by
GEPRUITT
on June 7, 2007 at 9:21 PM
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If I find the answer I will let you know if I can.
Two roses
& a smile
from me! and a woof from =^..^= Bo!
posted by
Whacky
on June 7, 2007 at 8:57 PM
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Which God Came First?
I think a question you should be asking yourself is which God came first. I am assuming you believe in the Christian God, with Jesus as his son and our Lord and Savior. If I am wrong, you can correct me. So, if you believe in this God, why is it the belief in this God came so much later in the history of man. There are dozens of civilized cultures that pre-date Judeo-Christian beliefs that all had their own Gods and religion. From the Sumerians, to the Babylonians, to the Chinese and Egyptians, all had a unique belief system. So if these religions came first, and their Gods pre-date yours, which came first?
If your God is THE GOD, how do you explain his peculiar absence in the earlier stages of human history. History that isnt even ackowledged in the bible (the Chinese for example). Mankind clearly had a desire to accept God even in his earliest civilizations, and yet nearly every culture had a different interpretation as to who God was.
posted by
FattyMcButterpants
on June 7, 2007 at 8:41 PM
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