Man, after all, creates gods in his own image.

Bleep

This is why I like to help those come to an accurate knowledge in the first place. Those that agree that there has been so many god's that have been worshiped can post here. Satan is behind it all of course.

JanH

Bleep,

I appreciate that my message has made you realize the errors of your ways, and that ancient gods like Ba'al, Zevs, Jehovah or Vishnu are all made in the image of man, and that says something very bad about man!

It is interesting, though, that no matter how hard religious people try, they have not been able to portray the arch-villain Satan more evil than the God they worship.

- Jan

Farkel

Jan,

: It is interesting, though, that no matter how hard religious people try, they have not been able to portray the arch-villain Satan more evil than the God they worship.

Even religious fanatics cannot do the impossible.

Farkel

Bang

Yep,

That's exactly why the jw god

requires you to earn your way
has 'news' that comes with an IF (it's not even news, but a deal with an image)
can be doing the right thing and be uncaring and uncharitable all at the same time
wants to burn everyone who insults their 'intelligence' which shames their grandiosity
requires physical appearance as necessary to impress converts (more people like them)
blames the 'wicked system' for issues of charity and honour
is into judging everyone for their sins all the time
doesn't care for people who are 'bad'
is continually impatient, and he wants to get everyone who doesn't think he's the smartest, very soon, real soon, anyday now, he's up in the sky, on his way...

I suppose that's why he's a plainly avoided bundle of dreamed up bad news and lies, here to impose his will on those who are supposed to be under the thumb and not meant to have a truly free will.

Bang

And on the portrayal - Satan is easily seen as more undesirable - the jw god has the character of the devil in the image of the elders - arrogant though completely in the dark, due to the prime importance of maintaining pride - chained there in a sense, not just unable to let go as with the average jo, but held tight by fear of loss and shame, desire for reward, and the pride of having earnt their way.

Edited by - Bang on 22 July 2002 1:1:19

Rev BII

Jan H,

Well man does make his gods in the image of himself. As a Christadelphian, it's no surprise I don't agree with you that Jehovah is created but I agree most of the beliefs of him are. The true God is certainly evil in some ways according to the definitions of humanism (if not why don't he stop all this suffering), but the problem is that if you believe in him, you also believe that he is not bound by the rules of humanism.

Genesis 18:27 Behold I pray thee I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

Romans 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Isaiah 45: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

God Bless

Edited by - Rev BII on 22 July 2002 5:19:0

ozziepost

This thought has been put forward many times, but for me fails on a number of counts.

To pick one: Jesus' life, ministry, teachings and miracles are well attested to, yet these events couldn't have been invented by "man", could they?

As an aside, I personally don't feel I have to deny a Creator God in order to validate my unbelief in the Watchtower theology. I firmly believe that being a Christian is something quite different from being a Dub, and that it is possible to be (or become) a believer in a living God, despite (or because of) having rejected the Borg.

Cheers, Ozzie

SYN

Well, Bleep, there is more evidence for YOUR existence to me than there is evidence of the existence of GOD! Or Satan, for that matter!

You can't do a traceroute to Satan's IP address, now can you? I rest my case.

Sirona

I think that God as a universal energy source exists, and that we do create 'gods' that are just our way of interpreting God and how he/she works and affects our lives.

Jehovah, Zeus, Thoth, Diana, Mary, Hathor...all of them our creations but nontheless God.

Sirona

plmkrzy

Man, after all, creates gods in his own image.

ewwwwwwwwww

gravedancer

Christadelphian

I always thought dolphins were kewl!!!

Man, after all, creates gods in his own image.

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