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GOD- john Lennon
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GOD- john Lennon
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i don't believe in beatles i just believe in me.......I think this is Lennon's most powerful song. I can't think of any other guy who spoke so openly in my life. what he is stating is he believes in himself and his love, and really..what more do you need.
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An Atheist Meets God
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An Atheist Meets God
It's the moment of judgment for one fool who says there is no God. Christians, get ready to laugh as he learns his eternal fate!
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Richard Dawkins -- The God Delusion
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Richard Dawkins -- The God Delusion
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www.cbc.ca The famous atheist views religion as absurd and pointless. He says God is not different from the tooth fairy.
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GOD - John Lennon
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GOD - John Lennon
An original video I created of John Lennon's song God from the PLastic Ono Band album. It features scenes from the movie "Imagine", footage shot the night he was killed, quotes, and photos from the internet.
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What If God Disappeared?
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What If God Disappeared?
Imagine how awful a world without God would be. Better yet, just watch this video!
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Who is God?
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Who is God?
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  • Published: 08 Feb 2007
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  • Author: TruthProject
Who is God? Who is Jesus? What is ultimate reality? How do you answer that question? How does our culture today answer that question? Visit www.thetruthproject.org for more information.
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God Is Everywhere
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God Is Everywhere
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  • Published: 01 Jan 2010
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Science & Reason on Facebook: tinyurl.com Stephen Fry @ BigThink: God Is Everywhere. --- Please subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com --- Question: What do you believe? Stephen Fry: Its interesting. Atheism comes into rather a bad press and I suppose Id rather describe myself as a humanist, who human I dont believe in God. I dont believe there is a God. If I were to believe in a god l would believe in gods. I think monotheism is the really ghastly thing. That is the absolutely staggering to me misapprehension. I can perfectly see why anybody might imagine that each thing, each thing that grows, each phenomenon that we that accompanies us on our journey through life, the sky, the mountains, spirits of nature. I can imagine why man would wish to endow them with an inner something, an inner animus that they would call the god of that thing. I can see that. Its a beautiful and charming way of looking at it and I can understand the Greek idea that there are these you know these principles of lightening or of war or of wisdom and to embody them, to personify them into a Athena or Aries or whichever god you want makes enormous sense, but to say that there is one only god who made it all and who is Yeah, that is just What? Why? Who said? Where? Come on. And I love how when people watch I dont know, David Attenborough or Discovery Planet type thing you know where you see the absolute phenomenal majesty and complexity <b>...</b>
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Bertrand Russell on God (1959)
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Bertrand Russell on God (1959)
Nobel Prize-winning philosopher/mathematician, Bertrand Russell, explains why he does not believe in God. - Courtesy of CBC TV Retro Bites - via www.AtheistMedia.com
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"God" Tales Of Mere Existence
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  • Published: 14 Dec 2009
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  • Author: AgentXPQ
"I have never figured out if I believe in God or not..." This video is not intended to insult anyone's religion, nor is it an attempt to discredit religious beliefs. It is merely one persons thoughts and questions about the topic of religion. This video as well as other episodes of "Tales Of Mere Existence" will be featured on the second season of the "Cut Up" television program on the French ARTE channel in spring 2010
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My Savior My God By Aaron Shust
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My Savior My God By Aaron Shust
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  • Published: 21 Oct 2006
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Song by Aaron Shust Video by Charlesc28
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50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God
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50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God
Speakers in order of appearance: 1. Lawrence Krauss, World-Renowned Physicist 2. Robert Coleman Richardson, Nobel Laureate in Physics 3. Richard Feynman, World-Renowned Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics 4. Simon Blackburn, Cambridge Professor of Philosophy 5. Colin Blakemore, World-Renowned Oxford Professor of Neuroscience 6. Steven Pinker, World-Renowned Harvard Professor of Psychology 7. Alan Guth, World-Renowned MIT Professor of Physics 8. Noam Chomsky, World-Renowned MIT Professor of Linguistics 9. Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nobel Laureate in Physics 10. Peter Atkins, World-Renowned Oxford Professor of Chemistry 11. Oliver Sacks, World-Renowned Neurologist, Columbia University 12. Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal 13. Sir John Gurdon, Pioneering Developmental Biologist, Cambridge 14. Sir Bertrand Russell, World-Renowned Philosopher, Nobel Laureate 15. Stephen Hawking, World-Renowned Cambridge Theoretical Physicist 16. Riccardo Giacconi, Nobel Laureate in Physics 17. Ned Block, NYU Professor of Philosophy 18. Gerard 't Hooft, Nobel Laureate in Physics 19. Marcus du Sautoy, Oxford Professor of Mathematics 20. James Watson, Co-discoverer of DNA, Nobel Laureate 21. Colin McGinn, Professor of Philosophy, Miami University 22. Sir Patrick Bateson, Cambridge Professor of Ethology 23. Sir David Attenborough, World-Renowned Broadcaster and Naturalist 24. Martinus Veltman, Nobel Laureate in Physics 25. Pascal Boyer, Professor of Anthropology 26. Partha Dasgupta, Cambridge <b>...</b>
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GoD And DoG by Wendy J Francisco
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GoD And DoG by Wendy J Francisco
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Visit us on FB and at www.GoDandDoG.org. Both love me no matter what - divine God and canine mutt. c2009 Wendy Francisco Crack O' Noon Music ascap. The GoD and DoG gift book is available on Amazon, B&N, Borders.
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Paramore: Playing God [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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Paramore: Playing God [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
© WMG 2010. Paramore's music video for 'Playing God' from their album, brand new eyes - available now on Fueled By Ramen. Visit paramore.net for more!
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What Is God?
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What Is God?
EBAY AUCTIONS: bit.ly (Buy my cameras - the ones used to shoot 90% of the videos on my channel) What is God? Is it a what? Or is it a who? Is it an it? Is he a he? Is she a she? Believers say that God is the entity that created creation. Everything you see is the work of God: trees, hills, bumble bees, pancakes, stars, chocolate pudding, lava, incandescent light bulbs. God made it all. He's a busy guy, if he is a guy, and if he exists, and if he is discernible to the human mind. God. Is it just something to scream when we're mad or when we're cumming? Is he just someone to thank before every meal? Is she our mother earth, forests sewn into her skin like hairs and rivers strewn throughout her body like veins? What is God? Maybe God is an if. If we don't know the answer, then the answer is God. If God makes us feel good, then God is real. If all my friends believe that there is a God, then there is a god. Maybe God is a contingency plan; an ejector seat when reality becomes too difficult. Some say that God is manifest in the splendor of the universe. Why then is he not manifest in the squalor of the universe? We say "God damn it!" when we stub our toe, as if God will hear us and smite the table that we stubbed it on. We say, "God willing," when we hope that God will intercede on the behalf of our cause. We say "God bless you," when someone sneezes, because apparently God cares a lot about the rapid expulsion of mucus from your nostrils. We say, "God help us," when doom <b>...</b>
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Our God is Greater - Chris Tomlin
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Our God is Greater - Chris Tomlin
The people of Uganda need our help. Learn how you can get involved: www.watoto.com Our God is Greater - Chris Tomlin. Passion: Awakening album available on itunes. Pictures were taken while conducting wildlife research in NY, NC, OH, AZ, and MI.
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God of this City - Chris Tomlin
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God of this City - Chris Tomlin
God of this City, Chris Tomlin
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Skit Guys - God's Chisel
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Skit Guys - God's Chisel
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  • Published: 03 May 2010
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Download this video at skitguys.com When God chisels the dead weight out of our lives it can be very painful. In one of their most requested skits, Tommy and Eddie give a very creative look at a typical believer having to go through the process of discipline.
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George Carlin on God, the planet, and
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George Carlin on God, the planet, and "the freak show" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
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Full interview at www.emmytvlegends.org
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Thank God (Dexter Season 6 Promo)
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Thank God (Dexter Season 6 Promo)
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  • Published: 15 Jul 2011
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Has Dexter finally seen the light? New season coming this fall.
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Another 50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God
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Another 50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God
Speakers in order of appearance: 51. Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics, MIT 52. VS Ramachandran, World-Renowned Neuroscientist, UC San Diego 53. Bruce C. Murray, Caltech Professor Emeritus of Planetary Science 54. Sir Raymond Firth, World-Renowned Anthropologist, LSE 55. Alva Noë, Berkeley Professor of Philosophy 56. Alan Dundes, World Expert in Folklore, Berkeley 57. Massimo Pigliucci, Professor of Philosophy, CUNY 58. Bede Rundle, Oxford Professor of Philosophy 59. Sir Richard Friend, Cambridge Professor of Physics 60. George Lakoff, Berkeley Professor of Linguistics 61. Sir John Sulston, Nobel Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 62. Shelley Kagan, Yale Professor of Philosophy 63. Roy J. Glauber, Nobel Laureate in Physics 64. Lewis Wolpert, Emeritus Professor of Biology, UCL 65. Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard Professor of Social Ethics 66. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Professor of Practical Ethics, Duke University 67. Richard Dawkins, Oxford Evolutionary Biologist 68. Bruce Hood, Professor of Experimental Psychology, Bristol 69. Marvin Minsky, Artificial Intelligence Research Pioneer, MIT 70. Herman Philipse, Professor of Philosophy, Utrecht University 71. Michio Kaku, CUNY Professor of Theoretical Physics 72. Dame Caroline Humphrey, Cambridge Professor of Anthropology 73. Max Tegmark, World-Renowned Cosmologist, MIT 74. David Parkin, Oxford Professor of Anthropology 75. Robert Price, Professor of Theology and Biblical Criticism 76. Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Psychology <b>...</b>
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God Is
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God Is
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Metropolitan Baptist Church Women of Worship Choir on October 14, 2007 - the day we celebrated First Lady Elizabeth Harrison Hicks on her 30th anniversary with Metropolitan. Due to technical difficulties, the color of the video is pink. We are working to resolve this issue.
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Where is God Hiding?
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Where is God Hiding?
An artful, fun look at some Spiritual concepts.
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Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business
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Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business
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Tom Waits sometimes sounds eerily like Cookie Monster. Not that I mind! I happen to love Waits and his carnival barker's growl! Here's Cookie Monster's rendition of Waits' "God's Away On Business".
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i don't believe in beatles i just believe in me.......I think this is Lennon's most powerful song. I can't think of any other guy who spoke so openly in my life. what he is stating is he believes in himself and his love, and rea...
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Detail of Sistine Chapel fresco Creation of the Sun and Moon by Michelangelo (c. 1512), a well known example of the depiction of God the Father in Western art.
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Detail of Sistine Chapel fresco Creation of the Sun and Moon by Michelangelo (c. 1512), a well known example of the depiction of God the Father in Western art.
Isaac Blessing Jacob, painting by Govert Flinck (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam).
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Isaac Blessing Jacob, painting by Govert Flinck (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam). "To be blessed" means 'to be favored by God'. Blessings therefore are directly associated with God and come from God.
17th century sculpture of Thomas Aquinas Outside Wall of Edirne, Eski Cami Detail of Sistine Chapel fresco Creation of the Sun and Moon by Michelangelo (c. 1512), a well known example of the depiction of God the Father in Western art. Isaac Blessing Jacob, painting by Govert Flinck (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam). The Holy Trinity, c. 1300 - 1350. English or Spanish. Alabaster. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. God the Father God stone Fire Station. God stone Village School is situated near God stone Green. It caters for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The Subsiding of the Waters by Thomas Cole God Krishna - hindu God - culture - India God Ganpati idol - God Ganesh idol God Ganpati idol - God Ganesh idol God Ganpati idol - God Ganesh idol Horned God Law and Grace, by Lucas Cranach. The left side shows our condemnation under God's law, while the right side presents God's grace in Christ. Theotokos God's Order of the Universe in the Window of the Months, Chartres Cathedral. December, January and February Elijah in the wilderness, by Washington Allston Durga Slays Mahisasura, Mahabalipuram sculpture. As a goddess, Durga's feminine power contains the energies of the gods. Each of her weapons was gifted to her by various gods: Rudra's trident, Vishnu's discus, Indra's thunderbolt, Brahma's kamandalu, Kuber's Ratnahar, etc. The gods of Olympus, after whom the Solar System's planets are named Dionysus with satyrs. Interior of a cup painted by the Brygos Painter, Cabinet des Médailles Jacob struggles with the angel, by Rembrandt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin). Brahma is described within the Puranas as the god of creation. Ancient Roman religion Satan as depicted in the Ninth Circle of Hell in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, illustrated by Gustave Doré. Yazılıkaya Noah's first burnt offering after the Flood - relief in Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc. The Omphalos in the Museum of Delphi Cemí Lombards Museum Poseidon God the Father (top), the Holy Spirit (represented by a dove), and child Jesus, painting


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Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate a vespers service to mark the beginning of Advent, the period leading up to Christmas when the faithful mark the birth of Christ, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. The pontiff called for politicians, the media and other leaders to show more respect for human life at its earliest stages, saying embryos aren't just biological material but dynamic, autonomous individuals. This year, the Vatican urged bishops around the world to make the service a vigil for "nascent human life".
The Hindu
20 Aug 2011
Pope Benedict XVI has complained that modern society has a certain “amnesia” about God as he lamented the dwindling of the faith during a visit to Spain, a once staunchly Catholic country...
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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing on the occasion of the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings to the Curia, in the Regia Hall, at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI said Monday the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. While accepting responsiblity for the scandal, Benedict said the abuse must also be seen in the broader social context, in which child pornography and sexual tourism are rampant, and where as recently as the 1970s pedophilia wasn't considered the absolute evil that it is today.
Star Tribune
19 Aug 2011
MADRID - Pope Benedict XVI lamented Friday what he called modern society's "amnesia" about God as he traveled to a famed Spanish monastery on the second day of his four-day visit for the...

  • The Examiner Atlanta fashionistas, Dita Von Teese wore a completely scarlet red assemble as she attended the "God Save My Shoes" premiere at the Paris Theatre on September 7, 2011 in New York City.  Wearing her scarlet wrap front suit, accessorized with red sandals, matching clutch bag, belt as well as...
  • The Examiner   I've been reading through the Bible with Bible Gateway's year-long plan. I get each days reading, a section of the Old and the New Testament in my email each day.  This week I finished reading through the Psalms.   Meditaing on those wonderful words of poetry and wisdom I find great...
  • Deccan Herald HYDERABAD, September 7, DHNS: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 --> Tainted former Karnataka tourism minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy is equally popular for all the gold jewellery, including crowns, he has donated in the last one decade to deities across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka....
  • Newsday God Squad God Squad Rabbi Marc Gellman writes about religion for Newsday. Ten years ago, I was the president of the New York Board of Rabbis. In that capacity, I was asked to deliver the Jewish prayer during the Prayer for America service at Yankee Stadium Sept. 24, 2001. I present it to you here. I...
  • The Examiner Trust in God is to submit one's life to Him for His purpose. This eliminates their fear of death and they do not feel threatened by life's oppositions. Outside the rapture everyone has an appointment with death. Death is the door from this life into the next. Hebrews 9:27, "And as it is appointed...
  • Huffington Post A quarter of a century ago, the phenomenal Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona scored a goal with his hand during a quarterfinal match against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The referee didn't see the hand-play, allowed the goal and Argentina went on to win the Cup. "It was a...
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  • The Columbus Dispatch Letters Policy The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited. Each letter must include name, home address and daytime phone number....
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    God

    God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions (and other belief systems) who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.

    God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the universe. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many different conceptions of God. The most common among these include omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.

    God has also been conceived as being incorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". and Al-Ghazali, respectively. Many notable medieval philosophers and modern philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God. The Germanic words for god were originally neuter—applying to both genders—but during the process of the Christianization of the Germanic peoples from their indigenous Germanic paganism, the word became a masculine syntactic form.

    The capitalized form God was first used in Ulfilas's Gothic translation of the New Testament, to represent the Greek Theos. In the English language, the capitalization continues to represent a distinction between monotheistic "God" and "gods" in polytheism. In spite of significant differences between religions such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, the Bahá'í Faith, and Judaism, the term "God" remains an English translation common to all. The name may signify any related or similar monotheistic deities, such as the early monotheism of Akhenaten and Zoroastrianism.

    When used in English within a community with a common monotheistic background, "God" always refers to the deity they share. Those with a background in different Abrahamic religions will usually agree on the deity they share, while still differing on details of belief and doctrine—they will disagree about attributes of [the] God, rather than thinking in terms of "my God" and "your (different) God".

    Names of God

    Conceptions of God can vary widely, but the word God in English—and its counterparts in other languages, such as Latinate Deus, Greek Θεός, Slavic Bog, Sanskrit Ishvara or Deva, or Arabic Allah—are normally used for any and all conceptions. The same holds for Hebrew El, but in Judaism, God is also given a proper name, the tetragrammaton (written YHWH), in origin the name of a Edomite or Midianite deity, Yahweh. In many translations of the Bible, when the word "LORD" is in all capitals, it signifies that the word represents the tetragrammaton. God may also be given a proper name in monotheistic currents of Hinduism which emphasize the personal nature of God, with early references to his name as Krishna-Vasudeva in Bhagavata or later Vishnu and Hari. For aboriginal Guanches (Tenerife, Spain) God is called Achamán.

    It is difficult to distinguish between proper names and epitheta of God, such as the names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, the names of God in the Qur'an, and the various lists of the thousand names of Hindu gods and List of titles and names of Krishna in Vaishnavism.

    Throughout the Hebrew and Christian Bible there are many names for God that portray his (God is always characterised as male in Biblical sources, except ) nature and character. One of them is elohim, (which is actually a plural word). Another one is El Shaddai, meaning “God Almighty”. A third notable name is El Elyon, which means “The Most High God”.

    Conceptions of God

    fresco Creation of the Sun and Moon by Michelangelo (c. 1512), a well known example of the depiction of God the Father in Western art.]] Conceptions of God vary widely. Theologians and philosophers have studied countless conceptions of God since the dawn of civilization. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by region, sect, and caste, ranging from monotheistic to polytheistic to atheistic. Divinity were recognized by the historical Buddha, particularly Śakra and Brahma. However, other sentient beings, including gods, can at best only play a supportive role in one's personal path to salvation. Conceptions of God in the latter developments of the Mahayana tradition give a more prominent place to notions of the divine.

    In modern times, some more abstract concepts have been developed, such as process theology and open theism. Conceptions of God held by individual believers vary so widely that there is no clear consensus on the nature of God. The contemporaneous French philosopher Michel Henry has however proposed a phenomenological approach and definition of God as phenomenological essence of Life.

    Existence of God

    Many arguments which attempt to prove or disprove the existence of God have been proposed by philosophers, theologians, and other thinkers for many centuries. In philosophical terminology, such arguments concern schools of thought on the epistemology of the ontology of God.

    There are many philosophical issues concerning the existence of God. Some definitions of God are sometimes nonspecific, while other definitions can be self-contradictory. Arguments for the existence of God typically include metaphysical, empirical, inductive, and subjective types, while others revolve around perceived holes in evolutionary theory and order and complexity in the world. Arguments against the existence of God typically include empirical, deductive, and inductive types. Conclusions reached include: "God does not exist" (strong atheism); "God almost certainly does not exist" (de facto atheism); "no one knows whether God exists" (agnosticism); "God exists, but this cannot be proven or disproven" (weak theism); and "God exists and this can be proven" (strong theism). There are numerous variations on these positions.

    Some theologians, such as the scientist and theologian A.E. McGrath, argue that the existence of God cannot be adjudicated on for or against by using scientific method. Agnostic Stephen Jay Gould argues that science and religion are not in conflict and do not overlap. (Non-overlapping magisteria)

    Theological approaches

    Theologians and philosophers have ascribed a number of attributes to God, including omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, perfect goodness, divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. God has been described as incorporeal, a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the greatest conceivable being existent. and Maimonides.

    However, if by its essential nature, free will is not predetermined, then the effect of its will can never be perfectly predicted by anyone, regardless of intelligence and knowledge. Although knowledge of the options presented to that will, combined with perfect-infinite intelligence, could be said to provide God with omniscience if omniscience is defined as knowledge or understanding of all that is.

    The last centuries of philosophy have seen vigorous questions regarding the arguments for God's existence raised by such philosophers as Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew, although Kant held that the argument from morality was valid. The theist response has been either to contend, like Alvin Plantinga, that faith is "properly basic"; or to take, like Richard Swinburne, the evidentialist position. Some theists agree that none of the arguments for God's existence are compelling, but argue that faith is not a product of reason, but requires risk. There would be no risk, they say, if the arguments for God's existence were as solid as the laws of logic, a position summed up by Pascal as: "The heart has reasons which reason knows not of."

    Most major religions hold God not as a metaphor, but a being that influences our day-to-day existences. Many believers allow for the existence of other, less powerful spiritual beings, and give them names such as angels, saints, djinni, demons, and devas.

    Theism and Deism

    Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; personal and interacting with the universe through for example religious experience and the prayers of humans. It holds that God is both transcendent and immanent; thus, God is simultaneously infinite and in some way present in the affairs of the world. Not all theists subscribe to all the above propositions, but usually a fair number of them, c.f., family resemblance.

    Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In Islamic theology, a person who spontaneously "discovers" monotheism is called a ḥanīf, the original ḥanīf being Abraham.

    Austrian anthropologist Wilhelm Schmidt in the 1910s postulated an Urmonotheismus, "original" or "primitive monotheism", a thesis now widely rejected in comparative religion but still occasionally defended in creationist circles.

    Monotheism and pantheism

    Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. Adherents of different religions, however, generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people or have exclusive access to absolute truth, generally through revelation or encounter with the Divine, which adherents of other religions do not. Another view is religious pluralism. A pluralist typically believes that his religion is the right one, but does not deny the partial truth of other religions. An example of a pluralist view in Christianity is supersessionism, i.e., the belief that one's religion is the fulfillment of previous religions. A third approach is relativistic inclusivism, where everybody is seen as equally right; an example in Christianity is universalism: the doctrine that salvation is eventually available for everyone. A fourth approach is syncretism, mixing different elements from different religions. An example of syncretism is the New Age movement.

    Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe; the distinctions between the two are subtle. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church, Theosophy, some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism which believes in panentheism, Sikhism, some divisions of Neopaganism and Taoism, along with many varying denominations and individuals within denominations. Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, paints a pantheistic/panentheistic view of God — which has wide acceptance in Hasidic Judaism, particularly from their founder The Baal Shem Tov — but only as an addition to the Jewish view of a personal god, not in the original pantheistic sense that denies or limits persona to God.

    Dystheism and nontheism

    Dystheism, which is related to theodicy is a form of theism which holds that God is either not wholly good or is fully malevolent as a consequence of the problem of evil. One such example comes from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, in which Ivan Karamazov rejects God on the grounds that he allows children to suffer. Another example would be Theistic Satanism.

    Nontheism holds that the universe can be explained without any reference to the supernatural, or to a supernatural being. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. Others such as Dawkins see the idea of God as entirely pernicious.

    Non-religious views regarding God

    Stephen Jay Gould proposed an approach dividing the world of philosophy into what he called "non-overlapping magisteria" (NOMA). In this view, questions of the supernatural, such as those relating to the existence and nature of God, are non-empirical and are the proper domain of theology. The methods of science should then be used to answer any empirical question about the natural world, and theology should be used to answer questions about ultimate meaning and moral value. In this view, the perceived lack of any empirical footprint from the magisterium of the supernatural onto natural events makes science the sole player in the natural world.

    Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference."

    Anthropomorphism

    Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his opinion, more like a modern soap opera than other religious systems. Bertrand du Castel and Timothy Jurgensen demonstrate through formalization that Boyer's explanatory model matches physics' epistemology in positing not directly observable entities as intermediaries. Anthropologist Stewart Guthrie contends that people project human features onto non-human aspects of the world because it makes those aspects more familiar. Sigmund Freud also suggested that god concepts are projections of one's father.

    Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. In small groups, morality can be enforced by social forces such as gossip or reputation. However, it is much harder to enforce morality using social forces in much larger groups. Rossano indicates that by including ever-watchful gods and spirits, humans discovered an effective strategy for restraining selfishness and building more cooperative groups.

    Distribution of belief in God

    (e.g.: Poland, Portugal) Eastern Orthodox (Greece, Romania, Cyprus) or Muslim (Turkey, Cyprus) majorities tend to poll highest.]] As of 2000, approximately 53% of the world's population identifies with one of the three primary Abrahamic religions (33% Christian, 20% Islam, <1% Judaism), 6% with Buddhism, 13% with Hinduism, 6% with traditional Chinese religion, 7% with various other religions, and less than 15% as non-religious. Most of these religious beliefs involve a god or gods. Abrahamic religions beyond Christianity, Islam and Judaism include Baha'i, Samaritanism, the Rastafari movement, Yazidism, and the Unification Church.)

    See also

  • God the Father
  • God in Christianity
  • God the Father in Western art
  • God in Islam
  • God in Judaism
  • God in Sikhism
  • God in the Baha'i Faith
  • God in Hinduism
  • God (male deity)
  • Notes

    References

    External links

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