In todays society, the image of god in man has usually pointed towards either the body or the mind.. I was thinking for a bit and I'd like to add another possibility... Creation itself as a skill, or ability if you will.
First of all, I have to say that I am new to this forum, and I'm not actually christian, but this popped into my mind and I figured it was worth a shot.. surely tell me if I'm stating anything really false here.
Half the people I asked this explained that our bodies are this image that is representative of god.. The other half speak of humans containing intelligence, which puts us above the animals..
Both I think arent true, first of all, why would our body, something so diverse and erm, ugly and frail and really not logical (if you look at nature, were very weak in body in comparison, without any real skills that define us).. So I'm stepping away from that one.
And the intelligence, I think that most people can agree by now that there are a lot of animals that can adapt beyond what they are used to, from a wolf in a new environment to a dolphin threatened by something new.. Some might not agree with this though, it doesnt really matter for the discussion, for now please assume that intelligence is not a trait that defines us as special... Or that really makes us gods image.
So what then ?
Imagine this, what can god do that we can do ??.. God can create, to bluntly put it, god can create lots.. But so can we, i've been looking around the internet, but apart from birds creating a nest and beavers creating a dam.. Still, these look more like programmed things (they know how to do it pretty much from birth). And the materials are always the same, what ever is available closeby is used.
Now we humans, we have searched, found, processed and created using techniques well beyond what our own bodies can do. Techniques half the world dont even understand.. But they come from thoughts and experiments.. We can trully create something out of nearly nothing (I say nearly, we can do a lot with little if needed, but we cant create out of nothing)..
But really, the point is this.. Perhaps this skill, to build to create beyond what is in reach, beyond what we can do ourselves.. Perhaps this creation ability is what makes us gods image ?
Edited by Zucadragon, : No reason given.
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