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laconicsax

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30. It isn't clear to anyone.

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #28)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:23 AM

Jun 2012

http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/articles/what-is-the-doctrine-of-the-trinity

Most importantly, it isn't even clear to Mr. D or Jesse:

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Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God' [View all] SecularMotion Jun 2012 OP

Why, for some, is God a male bipod which looks like us except for being invisible? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #1

Probably for the same reason that the depiction of aliens is often more human than not. cbayer Jun 2012 #2

The Bible says we were made in his image. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #4

technically "our" image - and no not a royal plural either dmallind Jun 2012 #5

I like the invisible part. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #8

I've always thought that referred to consciousness. rug Jun 2012 #11

If I remember correctly, the RCC interprets that claim as being about souls, not the flesh. ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #12

I'm not sure what the RCC interpretation is. rug Jun 2012 #13

The RCC states that God is neither male nor female meow2u3 Jun 2012 #14

That's true. There is no gender in God. rug Jun 2012 #18

Nice slogan. laconicsax Jun 2012 #20

It's a description not a slogan. rug Jun 2012 #21

It reads like a slogan. laconicsax Jun 2012 #22

Slogans don't read. People read. rug Jun 2012 #23

Semantic games already? laconicsax Jun 2012 #24

Question. laconicsax Jun 2012 #19

That seems to be the way that it has been for centuries. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #28

It isn't clear to anyone. laconicsax Jun 2012 #30

Not clear to anyone? It is to those with religious certitude. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #33

You're confusing "certitude" with understanding. laconicsax Jun 2012 #34

Nope. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #36

I believe the RCC says the claim is about souls, as opposed to flesh, around the time ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #15

Well, here's the Catechism: rug Jun 2012 #17

I think every individual creates their own image, if an image is necessary. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #16

It appears that he, like many others, believe in a spiritual god that lives within each human. cbayer Jun 2012 #3

Which part of that intra-human god was the demiurge? dmallind Jun 2012 #6

Showing my ignorance in the area, I have to admit that I had to look that up. cbayer Jun 2012 #7

Of course, we invented God. And a scholarly work documents how JC was invented AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #9

Ayup. Mithras in shepherd's clothing. nt daaron Jun 2012 #25

What changed your mind? laconicsax Jun 2012 #27

Facts changed my mind about Mithras long ago --> daaron Jun 2012 #32

I meant about Atwill's confused thesis. laconicsax Jun 2012 #35

Oh that. Yeah, simplistic crap. daaron Jun 2012 #37

I seem to recall there are significant problems with that thesis. laconicsax Jun 2012 #26

To the extent that Gospel-defenders support their mystery religion and deny Atwill's thesis, AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #29

I'm pretty sure it doesn't have to do with "Gospel-defenders" laconicsax Jun 2012 #31

Morgan Freeman has a great voice but ... spin Jun 2012 #10