(06-08-2010, 06:22 AM)kath3 Wrote:i think as a race we need a god whether he's real or not.(06-07-2010, 11:38 AM)billy Wrote: i think it's pretty obvious from our history, that if we all forgot all our gods at the same time through some illness or disease. we'd generate new ones as soon as we recovered. i think many of us have that need.Probably so, if indeed we did generate God. As to whether God is the Almighty Onipiant One (I'm refering to Jehovha/Elohim etc.) or a creation of our imagination has yet to be proven ... though I do agree that some gods have been man inspired. As for myself personaly I've had a couple of experiences that will not allow me to ignore His existence.
whats worse is; we're oft more territorial about our god than we are about anything else. i wonder why that is ?
As for many of us having a need this is very true. Some of us are followers by nature, for some it's a need for a sense of belonging, others it's for social engagement, for some it's traditional, and for many it's personal experiences.
As to your question why we are more territorial about our God than anything else I thinks it's because we see God as the life giver of all things, He's our provider/ He saves us, heals us, cares/loves us, provides ever lasing life etc. so in return for all His goodness some of us will go to any extent to protect Him.
as for the territorial thing. i agree but if we take the analogy of god being a car/ in the beginning there was only one. then all of a sudden two or three different ones. pretty soon we had lot. then we had them specially made for the masses so everyone could have one. now they're world wide many have two or more. we don't fight over who has the best car, we do often worship it. often what ever our first car is becomes the car of choice, as in "i always drive a ford" or "i'm a chevy man" why can't we be like that about our belief in god? whichever god that is or isn't.