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Post by
MyTie
.... well?
Post by
285472
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Post by
ArgentSun
I think I would made Divinity and Spirituality more obvious and accessible to humans. Something clear and defined to look up to. Might also create the world so divine intervention happens on a greater scale than it does today. A world of more...
humanly
God(s).
Post by
Finbarr
I'd do exactly what i'm doing now.
Sleep.
:P lol
Post by
MyTie
I think all of you are wrong. If you were God, you would do nothing different.
Let's look at this from a scientific standpoint. Let's say that if there is a God, he is perfect. If God is perfect, then if you were God, you would be identical to the God that we have. If that were the case, you would make exactly the same decisions.
Post by
Deepthought
Why ask a question if all you're going to do is dismiss all answers to it a few posts later via a semantic viewpoint?
Post by
Finbarr
/points to own post
Post by
MyTie
Why ask a question if all you're going to do is dismiss all answers to it a few posts later via a semantic viewpoint?
That's a give up argument. Try debateing it.
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334295
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Post by
Deepthought
Try debateing it.
What's there to debate? You're correct, assuming you're talking about the Christian God, which I assume you are. If the question was "were
a
God", it might have more leeway.
Post by
moocow
Saying "you're wrong, fact", isn't a very good way to invite a debate.
Still, I'll give it a go... if I was a perfect god then I wouldn't be me, so your title is a paradox. But if I was me ascended to godhood, I'd still have my experiences and would probably make some changes to the world based on that.
Post by
leonheart87
I think all of you are wrong. If you were God, you would do nothing different.
Let's look at this from a scientific standpoint. Let's say that if there is a God, he is perfect. If God is perfect, then if you were God, you would be identical to the God that we have. If that were the case, you would make exactly the same decisions.
That post assumes that you are referring to the christian god (or another god that solely creates the universe).
There are some that have a basis that a god is specifit to an aspect of creation (war/death/life/love/etc.)
I would be a god of war, I would make bloodsports more prominent in society. Gotta thin the herd somehow.
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428317
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Post by
Qmccumber
I'll have a go at this:
If I were a God, I'd be -far- from perfect, for one. Gods are just regular beings with powers farther than the human mind could think. They'd still have minds. They'd still have opinions. AND they'd still have their individuality.
But hey. . . If I were to become a God, I'd basically become the God of Beasts and Shadow (cookie if you know what I drew that from). My followers would focus on the feral and shadowy aspect of the human nature, and would basically work like a "pack," with my High Priest as the pack leader.
But hey. My chances of ascending to Godhood? SLIM. TO. NONE.
Post by
ArgentSun
1. You begin with the assumption that God is perfect. I see no reason for a perfect Being to create an imperfect world. So either the human understanding of perfection is flawed, or God is not perfect.
2.You assume there is only one perfection, when in reality perfection does not imply one extrema. There is "perfect good", "perfect evil", "perfect balance", "perfect chaos", and a ton other perfections. I think you imply that God is "perfect good". I tend to think that It is neither absolutely good, nor absolutely perfect. "Strong balance" would be more appropriate, methinks.
Post by
HiVolt
Upon reading your comment about where you wanted this thread to go, I retract my earlier comment. Sorry, but I didn't realize at the time that this was meant to be a serious discussion.
As you said, assuming that God
is
perfect, we would make all the same decisions. This raises the ultimate question: Is God truly perfect?
The church sees that if we hold something as true on earth, God will hold it as truth in heaven, thus meaning that our laws are essentially the same as God's laws. But in this idea alone, God is fallible, because man is fallible. If God is fallible, then he is not perfect. Therefore any change that we, as God, would decide to make would be completely viable.
I'm still all for the fun-sized animals though, who wouldn't want a puppy-sized elephant? :D
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127599
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Post by
MyTie
Everyone has good comments, but I'll address ArgentSun's comments, since his were closer to the ones I was expecting, and thus am ready to refute. However, everyone has good points so far.1. You begin with the assumption that God is perfect. I see no reason for a perfect Being to create an imperfect world. So either the human understanding of perfection is flawed, or God is not perfect.
2.You assume there is only one perfection, when in reality perfection does not imply one extrema. There is "perfect good", "perfect evil", "perfect balance", "perfect chaos", and a ton other perfections. I think you imply that God is "perfect good". I tend to think that It is neither absolutely good, nor absolutely perfect. "Strong balance" would be more appropriate, methinks.
1) Perhaps he created a perfect world capable of imperfection, but gave us the choice. A 'perfect' world and a world with 'personal choice' cannot co exist. True love cannot happen without a personal choice. So, logically, a perfect world is one without love, which is a paradox. Perhaps this is as close as God can make the world to perfect and still have people choose to love him.
2) I used the 'perfect good' and 'omnipotent' God simply to provide us a platform to theorize from. Without some assumptions, people would be in here saying God is made of watermellon juice. We need a point of reference. I'd be happy to change this though, if you would prefer a different interpretation. I read someone mention a 'god of war'.... that peeked my interest.
Post by
ArgentSun
You think "God" is evil. nuff said
Clearly, you misunderstood me. I said that the meaning behind the word "perfect" is often seen as "perfect good", when that is not always right. "God is perfect" by itself, out of context, does not mean "God is perfectly good". It means God has some quality that It is a "living" embodiment of. "Perfect" is only an adjective, implying that one has "reached the end". What end? Usually one indicated by the word after "perfect".
Now, let me ask you a question. A friend of mine, another lover of logic and rational thought, likes to throw at me randomly when we raise the question of morals. Here's the situation:
It is twilight. You are walking home and are about 15 minutes away. This doesn't matter. What matters is, due to unknown reasons, you have a gun in your possession - a gun you can use well enough not to shoot your own toes with it.
As you walk, you hear a short scream. Turning in the direction of the sound, you see a man, maybe a little younger than 30, struggling with a woman around the same age. Both of them are in a dark street, and you are clearly the only other person around. The man is clearly trying to hurt the woman somehow - rape her, rob her, beat her, kill her. You are not quite sure which one.
Answer as honestly as you can - what would you think, and what would you do? Keep in mind, you are in the dark street, not in the forums, and this is a situation you see with your very own eyes, not a question calmly proposed to you by another debater.
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