Toby
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Originally posted by dick-richardson
I'm not on board with this idea, but the possibility exists.
Any possibility exists (on a theoretical level), but I think we've beaten that particular horse mercilessly already.quote:
Regarding your 'image' comment, do you take it to be an all-or-nothing designation?
Yes, and no. If we were made in God's own image, it would imply that either we are as God is, or we were diluted for some reason. Given that we've yet to figure out the universe or how to create one, it would seem that the latter is more likely. Considering also that we tend to be rather petty and power-hungry at times, maybe God did make us in his own image and made sure that we'd have less capability so we couldn't take over (after learning his lesson with Lucifer).  quote:
If not, do you feel it possible that the 'image' chosen to shape us may have been simply free-will and not necessarily goodness?
That's like asking me how I think Santa Claus gets down all those chimneys, or how aliens tend to only land in trailer park type atmospheres.quote:
If so, are we not all God?
We may be (in the same way that our cells are all us). Yes, I know that's the premise of God's Debris, but I still haven't read it yet. I'm reading Swim With The Sharks currently, though. I'm curious as to what you'd think of the logic in that one.
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