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>>>There's also a concept called anthropomorphism - whereby God uses bodily terms to make us understand Him better. The Bible is very clear that God is spirit and that God does not have a body.
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>>Oh that's rich! He doesn't have a body, is all spirit, but He made us in his image! So why aren't we just like whisps of smoke then? Who says He made us in his image? Oh, I forgot - the Bible. Who wrote the Bible? - Man.
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>>Man is guilty of the anthropomorphism - not a case of God doing it.
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>>Look, Howard. There are those of us who DO believe in God, but YOUR interpretation of the whole thing is warped, outdated, based on primitive writings (what makes them more accurate than modern Man?).
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>>And as for this "Crapture" you're on about ...
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>I suppose you could say that our spirits are just "whisps of smoke."
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>The Bible was authored by God. Yes, man did the actual writing down of the words - but - under the inspiration of God.
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>By the way, why all the hate? Is it because you don't agree with me - or - is there something more? I don't hate those who disagree with me and try to be as civil as I can in answering/discussing these things. Seems some of you can't do that. Mind you - I'm not offended. Just curious why there is such anger with you (and others here.)

Howard

No hate here and I don't think what I said showed hate at all. Ridicule, disdain, maybe but not hate. As a matter of fact I'd been thinking that I should show my respect to you and congratulate you on your sticking to your guns, despitre all the flak you receive.

One could say I hate what you stand for - a "merciful" god that won't let anyone into His kingdom who hasn't kowtowed to Him, including all non-Christinas (no matter how pious and good they may be 0- esp. as it allows the evil-doing Xians that just happened to "repent" on their death-beds), and all the unfortunates who lived before X was even born, or before X's Word was spread (but we've disputed this subject before).

Now then, civil or no (as all good other-cheek-turning christians should be) in your replies, if you were standing in front of me spouting this arcane nonsense then I suppose the debate would get heated, maybe on both sides. It's pointless arguing the same toss over and over again - you just won't accept common sense, just as most of us won't accept the words of some dark-ages primitives as the "Word of God".

I'd say the "Word of God" is heard only by us in our hearts, telling us to do no harm, love each other, not to kill, to have pity and remorse, etc. etc.. But this everlasting damnation business is a load brain-washing fiction.

I have spoken.