Expanding the telescope.........
Expanding the telescope.........
Another stupid anthropomorphic thread!!!!
I dont know Kat,
It just so happens that the 'God' mentioned in the Bible is 'anthropomorphic' - just a fact of nature, as I've covered in my commentary extensively already. The very form, personality and psyche of man, is a mirrored reflection, image and semblence of 'God', the Creator. Hence, the 'soul' by nature, constitution and
creative function, expresses thru the principle of 'gender',
both 'male' and 'female'. This is according to the creative pattern, and personalities will reflect in quality and form, variance of gender expression, on physical and non-physical levels.
OF COURSE, we also recognize an aspect of 'God' that wholly transcends any form, gender, even personality! - and this 'God' is quite 'unknowable', as a pure essence of Being, formless, incorporeal, without definition, dimension or even name. - BUT,...in the realm of souls and creation, the principle of gender has its place in the structure of existence. Man in his present form is the anthropomorphic re-presentation of 'God', so,...if you have quibbles with 'that', take it up with this said 'God'
- the facts are apparent, and nature proves it
- otherwise,...if you WANT to totally toss out any 'anthropomorphism' whatsoever, just accept a vague vaporarous unknowable omnipresent essence or some spirit-force pervading the whole of existence, and imagine that 'God' however, adding your image, assumption or personality upon IT. This 'God' cannot even be proved to exist, being 'invisible' by definition anyways, so its back to your own 'imagination'.
Furthermore, this 'God' isn't sexist, neither a male chauvinist, but religious mythology and tradition might paint him to be such (just more mirror psychology in making 'God' into our own image, which is what is going on anyways on some level, since we are reflections of One Universal Consciousness).
'God' is just as much 'female' as he is 'male', since out of his essence comes all qualities, attributes and forms within creation, since 'God' is their sole SOURCE. 'God' is 'no-thing','every-thing', and MORE. We could go on,...but hope that adjusts the focus a bit :sherlock: