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ZombieHorde

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11. Then I think that God would only need to exist.

Reply to Thats my opinion (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 05:12 PM

Jan 2012

Important questions may be:

Would that God have opinions outside of each being's opinions?
Would that God have emotions outside of each being's emotions?
Would that God have power outside of each being's power?

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What does God need? Does God need to be believed in? [View all] Leontius Jan 2012 OP

Money. More and more money. Scuba Jan 2012 #1

We define the needs. nt rrneck Jan 2012 #2

Tinkerbell had the same question. canoeist52 Jan 2012 #3

You need to answer the question of whether a god exists or not first. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #4

While these are good questions Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #5

TMO, what religion do you identify with? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #6

Sorry, but mr blur Jan 2012 #7

To me it sounds like an attempt at being philosophical and/or religious about consciousness... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #10

What we are talking about is far more than consciousness. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #14

So basically you worship the Sun and/or Earth? Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #24

And what is the nature of this "energy"? skepticscott Jan 2012 #27

Do you worship and pray to this energy? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #36

Hard to give a short answer Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #12

And how does that fit in any way with Christianity darkstar3 Jan 2012 #13

from outside that may be the way it is perceived. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #16

That was not remotely an answer. Which version? darkstar3 Jan 2012 #17

At every point in the evolution of religion Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #18

Again not an answer. Which version? darkstar3 Jan 2012 #19

While i doubt it is impotant Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #22

So it's an entirely new version of Christianity without a name, darkstar3 Jan 2012 #23

Those literal definitions tama Jan 2012 #29

That's an unsubstantiated claim. darkstar3 Jan 2012 #31

We tend to see what we are looking for tama Jan 2012 #32

What a question! darkstar3 Jan 2012 #34

There is tama Jan 2012 #35

So the God of the Bible edhopper Jan 2012 #21

Oh, that concept of god is SO 20th century! skepticscott Jan 2012 #26

You seem to take one aspect of God and make it into God. You are doing the same thing you Leontius Jan 2012 #20

Then I think that God would only need to exist. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #11

Actually, tama Jan 2012 #33

On other occasions, you've said that skepticscott Jan 2012 #25

As you might guess, Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #28

You assume that this is a conversation skepticscott Jan 2012 #30

My AI programs ask me what I need all the time The Straight Story Jan 2012 #8

Different people have different gods. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #9

Seeking balance tama Jan 2012 #15