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In lugnet.general, Ryan Farrington writes:
> Dave Low wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Paul Gardosik writes:
> > > Dave Low wrote:
> > > > Think about God/gods. You talk about God, you're talking about the One
> > > > Almighty. You talk about gods, you're contemplating various beings that
> > > > share the attribute of divinity, with none of them "owning" the term
> > > > "god".
> > >
> > > Actually, gods exsisted long before your "God" who, when you think about
> > > it, stole the term.
> >
> > Does God have a name for God? follow up in off-topic.debate if you dare...
>
> First of all, I don't know if I am supposed to take this discussion only to
> off-topic.debate or also have it cross-posted to general. If someone knows
> better, let me know.
>
> God existed first, before anything else. He created all things, including
> man, whom He created in His own image. Man, being sinful, created gods in
> his own image. (see http://home.ifriendly.com/~fourfarrs/truth.htm and
> http://home.ifriendly.com/~fourfarrs/truthfaq.htm) So God did not steal the
> term.
>
> God _does_ have a name for God.
"There is no god but Allah." Same God, by the way. Anyway, the question is
whether God has a name for God, not whether we have a name for God. I
suppose if God invented Aramaic or Arabic, that could be debated (scratching
head and pondering chicken or egg arguments).
> Self-existent One (from Exodus 3:14, "I AM THAT I AM").
Popeye comes very close to sacrilege with his, "I yam what I yam, and that's
all that I yam." :-)
Bruce
(and thanks, I actually did enjoy the explanations!)
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| (...) As soon as the discussion loses its LEGO nature, go to off-topic I think. (...) Or at least the three main narrative threads in the Pentateuch have three different names for God, that reflect different understandings of God. Does rendering the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) First of all, I don't know if I am supposed to take this discussion only to off-topic.debate or also have it cross-posted to general. If someone knows better, let me know. God existed first, before anything else. He created all things, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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