Re: Can We All Agree With These \"Facts\" About God?
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created
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I think there are problems with this word to begin with.
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Hmmmmm....care to explain exactly what you mean by this?
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I'm not sure the word had such problematic connotations originally. But with the current mindset of people so dominated by the metaphor from science of "machine", the word "created" is now imbued with connotations of God as the great Mechanic who "created" the machine.
Even in its original context there are objections to the Masculine connotations of the word. Suppose for example the word were replaced by, "gave birth to". There are connotative differences that persuade the insights that follow.
Read carefully the post by carlo above. You might think it is a lot of mystic mumbo jumbo. I don't think it is. These discussions that presume we can disect God like a frog produce very little light in my opinion.
There are Native American Traditions that understand this and state it very simply. They relate to a Great Spirit but have the humility to understand that behind it all is what they refer to as the Great Mystery.
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