If we cannot fully understand God, why do we give Him human qualities?

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johnnyt3000 said:
Qualities such as, loving, merciful and just.
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God is given these qualities because the Prophets of God who are sent by Him do not wish to assign any imperfections onto Him.

He is beyond ALL attributes…

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Sochi said:
What do you say to all those who can make a pretty good case that you create “God” in your own image and likeness?
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There is no pretty good case that we create God in our image and likeness.

If there is, offer it. 😉
 
Charlemagne_III said:
There is no pretty good case that we create God in our image and likeness.

If there is, offer it. 😉
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Easy. Do you think that a human mind comprehends the entirety of the referent for the word “God?” If not, anything thought about “God” is made up, incomplete, and based on what is know as oneself and people in general. Terms for ideas not comprehended are null and don’t count, as they are fantasy. Also, many people have different ideas about God. And that, really is the point. All we can say about God is “about.” who can speak about God with the same authority as they can about their won experience? Human mind has no experiential referent for Deity, so makes up concepts as place holders for an unknown. So we create a God in our own image and likeness. And God is not a concept.
 
Because we use concepts we understand. The likeness is analagous. We use language that points in the right direction, even if it isn’t an exact match. Without using concepts we are familiar with we couldn’t communicate anything about God. So the question boils down to, why do we talk about God if we can’t fully comprehend him? Because we can partially understand him.
 
Sochi said:
Easy. Do you think that a human mind comprehends the entirety of the referent for the word “God?” If not, anything thought about “God” is made up, incomplete, and based on what is know as oneself and people in general. Terms for ideas not comprehended are null and don’t count, as they are fantasy. Also, many people have different ideas about God. And that, really is the point. All we can say about God is “about.” who can speak about God with the same authority as they can about their won experience? Human mind has no experiential referent for Deity, so makes up concepts as place holders for an unknown. So we create a God in our own image and likeness. And God is not a concept.
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I see your point, but you are not convincing because you assume God is a fantasy to begin with. How do you know this for a fact? If you knew it for a fact, your argument might carry weight. But at present it is your fantasy that there is no God. Or if it’s a fact, prove it. 🤷

If God really exists, it stands to reason that God would create us in such a way that we reflect in our nature certain things that are in His own nature. Now it certainly stands to re ason that we cannot know God entirely, but we can sense His presence and we can sense our own desire to be in good standing in his presence. So he gives us right away a conscience that is an understanding of the difference between good and evil. He gives us free will to choose between good and evil. He holds us accountable for our choices, just as any human being would hold any other human being accountable for his choices. He gives us a sense of justice and love and mercy, things that are in God but are not in any other animal we know of (certainly no other animal we know of cries out to God for mercy and understanding and help).

So I think the relationship between us and God is not only planted in us as a desire and a need, but is also intimated by our relationships with others that demonstrate divinity at work everywhere.
 
Charlemagne_III said:
I see your point, but you are not convincing because you assume God is a fantasy to begin with. How do you know this for a fact? If you knew it for a fact, your argument might carry weight. But at present it is your fantasy that there is no God. Or if it’s a fact, prove it. 🤷

If God really exists, it stands to reason that God would create us in such a way that we reflect in our nature certain things that are in His own nature. Now it certainly stands to re ason that we cannot know God entirely, but we can sense His presence and we can sense our own desire to be in good standing in his presence. So he gives us right away a conscience that is an understanding of the difference between good and evil. He gives us free will to choose between good and evil. He holds us accountable for our choices, just as any human being would hold any other human being accountable for his choices. He gives us a sense of justice and love and mercy, things that are in God but are not in any other animal we know of (certainly no other animal we know of cries out to God for mercy and understanding and help).

So I think the relationship between us and God is not only planted in us as a desire and a need, but is also intimated by our relationships with others that demonstrate divinity at work everywhere.
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localized flooding for the purpose of cleansing the population can be reflected in our nature when we cleanse the populaton.
God did it
We do it
 
Charlemagne_III said:
I see your point, but you are not convincing because you assume God is a fantasy to begin with. How do you know this for a fact? If you knew it for a fact, your argument might carry weight. But at present it is your fantasy that there is no God. Or if it’s a fact, prove it. 🤷

If God really exists, it stands to reason that God would create us in such a way that we reflect in our nature certain things that are in His own nature. Now it certainly stands to re ason that we cannot know God entirely, but we can sense His presence and we can sense our own desire to be in good standing in his presence. So he gives us right away a conscience that is an understanding of the difference between good and evil. He gives us free will to choose between good and evil. He holds us accountable for our choices, just as any human being would hold any other human being accountable for his choices. He gives us a sense of justice and love and mercy, things that are in God but are not in any other animal we know of (certainly no other animal we know of cries out to God for mercy and understanding and help).

So I think the relationship between us and God is not only planted in us as a desire and a need, but is also intimated by our relationships with others that demonstrate divinity at work everywhere.
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👍 Cogent and compelling!
 
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