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Author Topic:   The Evolution of God (Before Genesis 1:1)
NOT JULIUS
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Message 16 of 73 (445001)
12-31-2007 6:53 PM
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12-31-2007 6:43 PM


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No, actually the Bb.
What is BB? sorry quite new.
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Ah, no, energy is not another word for spirit.
Sorry, but i think in most bibles the word "ruach" (hebrew or greek word--not sure) or spirit has been translated also as "power". If you accept that "power" and "energy" are same, then it could make sense.

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Message 17 of 73 (445003)
12-31-2007 7:11 PM
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12-31-2007 6:53 PM


BB= Big Bang. A theory put forth by Father Georges Henri Joseph duard Lematre, a priest.
If you accept that "power" and "energy" are same, then it could make sense.
No, of course I don't accept that. And no, "spirit" is not the same as "power"
So other than absolutely none of you assertions being correct, what do you have?

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NOT JULIUS
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Message 18 of 73 (445017)
12-31-2007 9:15 PM
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My reference is Bible in Today's English, 1966 (?)Catholic edition. Genesis 1:1,says, in the beginning...the earth was desolate...the raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the POWER of God was moving over the water. ( Footnote reads the POWER of God, or the SPIRIT of God, or awesome wind ).
You may not agree, but the bible says that SPIRIT = POWER. I think it may help if we mentally picture a "man"--that instead of being made of flesh and blood--is made up of electrical, nuclear, and all forms of power ( or energies). He is alive,has will, and can use these powers in any way he wants.
Edited by Great J, : No reason given.

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Message 19 of 73 (445020)
12-31-2007 9:33 PM
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12-31-2007 9:15 PM


If that is the case, and POWER=Energy, what does that have to do with God?
If you are then saying Power = God then you have reduced god to nothing but another force like electricity for man to use and control.

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Message 20 of 73 (445021)
12-31-2007 9:41 PM
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12-31-2007 9:15 PM


Power is not energy. Rather, it is the rate of energy use (or production). The scientific meaning of "power" is different from the common language meaning of "power". You seem to be confusing the two.
A murderer uses energy when he shoots his victims. A robber uses energy to power his getaway car. It seems to me that your thesis makes God an accomplice to all crimes. I would have thought that blasphemous.

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NOT JULIUS
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Message 21 of 73 (445106)
01-01-2008 8:49 AM
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12-31-2007 9:33 PM


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If you are then saying Power = God then you have reduced god to nothing but another force like electricity for man to use and control.
Not just another force. I think I have conveyed the idea of God--unlike men made of flesh and blood--evolved from all sorts of energy. "It" evolved into a "he". He can use all these powers to his will. His will is independent with that of men.

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Message 22 of 73 (445108)
01-01-2008 8:58 AM
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Power is not energy. Rather, it is the rate of energy use (or production). The scientific meaning of "power" is different from the common language meaning of "power". You seem to be confusing the two.
This is why I requested this topic not to be posted in the science forum. Is the idea of electrical energy = electrical power not understandable to you? What about solar power = solar energy? In the minds of many God is not science, and the Bible is not a science book. Do you agree?
Edited by Great J, : No reason given.

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Message 23 of 73 (445110)
01-01-2008 9:03 AM
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Then God is not the Power and so your assertion is falsified.

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Message 24 of 73 (445113)
01-01-2008 9:10 AM
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01-01-2008 8:58 AM


Is the idea of electrical energy = electrical power not understandable to you?
Completely understandable, and false.
What about solar power = solar energy?
Also false.
In the minds of many God is not science, and the Bible is not a science book. Do you agree?
That, I agree with.

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NOT JULIUS
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Message 25 of 73 (445115)
01-01-2008 9:12 AM
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01-01-2008 9:03 AM


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Then God is not the Power and so your assertion is falsified
Sorry, I failed to get your point.

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NOT JULIUS
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Message 26 of 73 (445117)
01-01-2008 9:14 AM
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12-31-2007 9:41 PM


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A murderer uses energy when he shoots his victims. A robber uses energy to power his getaway car. It seems to me that your thesis makes God an accomplice to all crimes. I would have thought that blasphemous.
A tinsmith makes knives. Murderers use knife to kill. Therefore, a tinsmith is accomplice to the crime?

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Message 27 of 73 (445119)
01-01-2008 9:16 AM
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01-01-2008 9:12 AM


If God is using the various forces then God is NOT the various forces.
If we can explain the various forces without resorting to God then there is no need for inserting God.
If we can explain what is seen through natural means then there is no need to insert God.
One last step.
In science, if something cannot be explained, the answer is "That can not be explained yet", not "GodDidIt."

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Message 28 of 73 (445127)
01-01-2008 9:31 AM
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01-01-2008 9:14 AM


A tinsmith makes knives. Murderers use knife to kill. Therefore, a tinsmith is accomplice to the crime?
That's an entirely different situation. The tinsmith is not the knife, and the tinsmith is not a participant in the crime.
If God is energy, as you claim, then God is a participant in the crime.

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NOT JULIUS
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Message 29 of 73 (445129)
01-01-2008 9:38 AM
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01-01-2008 9:16 AM


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If God is using the various forces then God is NOT the various forces.
Why should that be exclusive and not inclusive?
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If we can explain the various forces without resorting to God then there is no need for inserting God.
Why should there be "blinders" or "blinkers"? In the 60s to 70s--not sure of the time frame--the atoms were considered as the smallest particle. Then whoaa! Different kinds of sub-atomic particles.
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If we can explain what is seen through natural means then there is no need to insert God.
Why only "natural means"? I thought "nature" could be improved.
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In science, if something cannot be explained, the answer is "That can not be explained yet", not "GodDidIt."
The key words are "that can not be explained yet". Is it possible then that the nature of God could later on be explained by science--starting from the "theory", "hypothesis", "guess" of this humble post?

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Message 30 of 73 (445132)
01-01-2008 9:47 AM
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01-01-2008 9:38 AM


Why should that be exclusive and not inclusive?
You made it exclusive when you said God used the forces.
Why should there be "blinders" or "blinkers"? In the 60s to 70s--not sure of the time frame--the atoms were considered as the smallest particle. Then whoaa! Different kinds of sub-atomic particles.
There are no blinders or blinkers. I said:
jar writes:
If we can explain the various forces without resorting to God then there is no need for inserting God.
No blinders there.
Why only "natural means"? I thought "nature" could be improved.
Nature can be improved by natural means. What other means are there? Unnatural?
The key words are "that can not be explained yet". Is it possible then that the nature of God could later on be explained by science--starting from the "theory", "hypothesis", "guess" of this humble post?
Yes, the key words are "that can not be explained yet" and yes it is possible "that the nature of God could later on be explained by science", however, if that is the case then God is not supernatural but instead just another thing like slime and mud.

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