Just for curiousitys sake about G-O-D

[Duke_Nathaniel7]

Just to finally settle the issue of god being male, female, an it, or Not Existing I decided to create yet another poll.

[DeathMonkey]

Doesnt exist.

[cpwill]

the one time God came to earth, he came as a male.

His book teaches us to refer to us as Male.

Jesus taught us to refer to Him as our male parent.

:shrug:

[DNCAttackDog]

the one time God came to earth, he came as a male.

His book teaches us to refer to us as Male.

Jesus taught us to refer to Him as our male parent.

:shrug:
Oooohhhh, I'm sorry, but that was the wrong answer. :(

The original ancient Hebrew in which the scriptures were written uses both male and female pronouns interchangeably to refer to God. (Hebrew has no neuter pronouns.)

Nice try. :angel:

[Fasdf]

the one time God came to earth, he came as a male.

His book teaches us to refer to us as Male.

Jesus taught us to refer to Him as our male parent.

:shrug:
Eh? You either didn't vote or you voted 'it' or not exists, because supprisingly no one has voted for male or female as of yet.

[Ronnieraygun]

Oooohhhh, I'm sorry, but that was the wrong answer. :(

The original ancient Hebrew in which the scriptures were written uses both male and female pronouns interchangeably to refer to God. (Hebrew has no neuter pronouns.)

Nice try. :angel:


Oooooohhhh, but CP was describing God in the flesh!!! who was Jesus Christ... A MALE!!! The only time in scripture where God has been defined either way.

He wasn't wrong....YOU WERE!!! :(

Nice try... :angel:

[DeathMonkey]

Its opinion and religious belief.....how is one wrong??

I once believed God to be androgenous, and used the pronoun "she".

[cpwill]

fasdf; i thought about it and voted "it". i don't really see God as being limited by genetalia.

DNC: ancient hebrew has about 8,000 words, no past or present tense, and only is existant in one selection of reading, however, it most definitely had both male and female pronouns, and the Name of God (which alters depending on the Text) is masculine, as is the character displayed; for example, for a while when the hebrews got into idol-worhsip they made up a wife for God; furthermore, the assumption of God's male-ness is present throughout the Old and New Testament, starting with Genesis.

[udenjoe]

Followers of Islam refer to "god" and "The God" = "al allah", or something like that. The determinate article the is used for objects. In this case I can go for "it". I think God would be above 2nd person pronouns if you are talking about faith, 1st or 3rd person for that matter. There must be a 4th person pronoun for the said God. Maybe it should be higher up than 1st. So something like 1 st to the nth power person pronoun.

[DeathMonkey]

How about "Herm"? :laughter:

Or that pig looking thing from South Park...

[Ronnieraygun]

Its opinion and religious belief.....how is one wrong??

I once believed God to be androgenous, and used the pronoun "she".


Assuming you consider the Bible to be an opinion, I suppose. However, the retort to CP was based solely on writings of scripture. Not whether it was an 'opinion'.

Actually, gender wasn't applied to God until the translation of hebrew text. People apply the male gender to God because of these translations, however CP is correct when he says that God is considered Male in Hebrew. This would be considered normal for the time, since a woman would not have fit God's role as a devine authoritative being.

[Achilles]

God does not exist (in my mind anyway).

[xexon]

God is neither male or female, as these are human attibutes.

God manifests as whatever is needed by the civilization of the day. Men have been the dominate force throughout much of history, therefore God will appear as a male force, as most men are too full of testosterone to take orders from a women.

Same goes for angels. All angels are of male appearance. Female angels are the creation of men.



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[Larani]

God is neither male or female, as these are human attibutes.

God manifests as whatever is needed by the civilization of the day. Men have been the dominate force throughout much of history, therefore God will appear as a male force, as most men are too full of testosterone to take orders from a women.

Same goes for angels. All angels are of male apperance. Female angels are the creation of men.



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Yup and don't forget the Devil is always a man more ammunition for the feminists :D

[DeathMonkey]

Yup and don't forget the Devil is always a man more ammunition for the feminists :D

Au contraire, mon frere! (http://www.foxhome.com/bedazzled/)


hatchi matchi! Devil like her, who needs angels! :devil:

[cpwill]

indeed, for once i must agree with deathmonkey.:eek:

for it says that the devil "shall assume a pleasing form"

personally, i'm keeping a very sharp eye on lucy liu.;)

it's not easy, but someone's gotta do it.:D

[Ronnieraygun]

God is neither male or female, as these are human attibutes.

God manifests as whatever is needed by the civilization of the day. Men have been the dominate force throughout much of history, therefore God will appear as a male force, as most men are too full of testosterone to take orders from a women.

Same goes for angels. All angels are of male appearance. Female angels are the creation of men.



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historically, it has been easier to associate God as being a male.

[marv]

When you die, you won't find out.

[DeathMonkey]

indeed, for once i must agree with deathmonkey.:eek:

for it says that the devil "shall assume a pleasing form"

personally, i'm keeping a very sharp eye on lucy liu.;)

it's not easy, but someone's gotta do it.:D


hehehehehehe (http://www.digitalend.com/pics/hahajesus.jpg)

[cpwill]

i love that picture:D

[Thermopylae]

If a god-dess does exist, well, she looks like my avatar.

[Fasdf]

If a god-dess does exist, well, she looks like my avatar.
Who is that?

[Thermopylae]

Who is that?

Kate Winslet.. a couple years ago.

[Duo_Maxwell]

It, if God can even be described in first place. I find it hard to believe that a entity of that power has a gender. What use does it have for gender? Really, trival to say the least.

[Ronnieraygun]

Well, if you read the bible the book of Genisis says that God created man in his own image.

So what relevence this passage has to this topic?

[Quincy Wisdom]

Wow...who cares? Really...I voted "doesn't exist" because there was not a "I don't know/don't care" option. You know what, while you're at it, put up a poll about what race god is...they say man was created in god's image...and the first man was found in Africa...maybe God is black.

Maybe I am god...maybe I am black...

Does this really matter? Is this an issue that we need to settle? Who cares? If there is a god, why do we care if it is male of female...maybe god is gay.

[Quincy Wisdom]

You know what…lets compromise…god must be a hermaphrodite.

[CyNix]

The Bible describes God as a masculine figure. However the Bible does not really assign God a true sexual gender. That would be immpossible since according to the Bible, there is only on God. God does not have a female counterpart that would truly make him male.

[Vic]

We humans should know very well if god is female or male, because we created him/her/it.

[CyNix]

We humans should know very well if god is female or male, because we created him/her/it.
I thought God created man...
I guess a man made god is not god at all.

[Duo_Maxwell]

I guess a man made god is not god at all.

True, it is a means to control the masses in one form of the other, and given human nature, I can't see why man wouldn't create a God.

[CyNix]

True, it is a means to control the masses in one form of the other, and given human nature, I can't see why man wouldn't create a God.
It is evident that man has created gods. There are thousands upon thousands. I do hold the opinion that there is one God who is not man made, but who made man.

[Ronnieraygun]

Wow...who cares? Really...I voted "doesn't exist" because there was not a "I don't know/don't care" option. You know what, while you're at it, put up a poll about what race god is...they say man was created in god's image...and the first man was found in Africa...maybe God is black.

Maybe I am god...maybe I am black...

Does this really matter? Is this an issue that we need to settle? Who cares? If there is a god, why do we care if it is male of female...maybe god is gay.


I hope you change your mind some day, Quincy. :)

[Quincy Wisdom]

I hope you change your mind some day, Quincy. :)

change my mind about what? I never said that a god couldn't be around...I keep an open mind.

[cpwill]

lol, just make sure you're not so open minded your brains fall out;)

after all, that's how democrats are born:lol:






(sorry, sorry, i know, i know, i'm just in a goofy mood and couldn't help myself)

[Duke_Nathaniel7]

It, if God can even be described in first place. I find it hard to believe that a entity of that power has a gender. What use does it have for gender? Really, trival to say the least.

Humans are trivial as well but it's still interesting/fun to talk about. Just another lifeform going at highspeed around a large star which will eventually kill us all.

[cpwill]

lol, i remember in physics class one time someone asked the prof. why (if gravity was simply acceleration of bodies towards each other) the earth and the sun simply didn't just collide, instead of the earth going around and around and around.

the prof. replied that, actually, the circle was getting smaller, and that in a few billion years the earth would actually be absorbed into the sun-"wait," interrupted the student now looking very worried, "what?"

"well, in a few billion years-" the proffessor began, when the student (i suppose he was fairly rude, come to think of it) again intterrupted now leaning back and looking again contented "oh, okay, that's alright, i thought you said only a few million years..."

:shrug: :lol:

[MrAmerica]

I think that since God created both man and woman, He must have the attributes of both. I think that we put our own finite limits on the infinite when we assume that God can only be thought of in the human sense.

But I voted "male" since Jesus was male, and there was no option for "both".

[Demosthenes II]

In order for God to exist, I would hold that He is not limited to a gender.

[logic85]

The answer is "God does not exist." And by the way I am new on this religion section of the forum, for the record I am Jewish, used to be religious all my life until about 5 years ago, and an anti-zionist.

[Atheos]

God doesn't exist - Atheos, God of Atheists, spoketh

[Demosthenes II]

God doesn't exist - Atheos, God of Atheists, spoketh

Can you proove God does not exist? I doubt it. I realize its an opinion, but there is no facts backing it up. Personally, my opinion to all atheists would be to become agnostics. Think of it this way: You can't be wrong, no matter what.

[Slipped Mickey]

God is everything if not, then there are other "gods". It is no more difficult than that. Even thinking about the concept of God is limiting for the concept itself must contain comparisons. If there exists even in thought something not of God with which God can be compared then God isn't the only game in town. How do you compare ALL?

God is quiet literally you, me, your dog, even my ex-wife and that was a hard thing to accept. Either God is ALL and thus has each gender and no gender or your praying to an entity that is less than ALL.