What If God Were One Of Us?

[Nat]

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Tomorrow you will wake up and You will be God.

What kind of God would you be? What would you have as priorities on your God agenda? What would your commandments be? What would you consider a sin? What would you do with people when they die? What would you do with the people who had done very bad things?

[Gemme]

I imagine that Ebon would be like Bruce Almighty and I would be more like Morgan Freeman.

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As far as your questions, I believe in recycling, so I'd be a heavy advocate of incarnation. I would be a very open minded God, I think. And I'm a natural voyeur, so I think that could work out very well.

As for bad folks, it depends on what they did. Pedophiles and sexual deviants of the not-fun and non-consenting variety would have a special place in Hell.

First on my God agenda? Making the Reunion. :)

[Medusa]

Bookmarking for later!

[TruTexan]

I've often wondered if Jesus was already one of us here.. I can't really think about this now, it's mind boggling to think what I would say to the questions which you ask, Nat. Hmmm? Time to contemplate more I guess. Bookmarking for a later date.

[PoeticSilence]

Without really giving it too much thought, and without considering if there might be other gods too, my first thought off-the-cuff is, why would I need any people at all? I could fill a world with animals and birds and fish and be just fine. I never really believed in hell, but I do understand the concept of the Christian hell, I just don't really see a point in it.

[imperfect_cupcake]

I'm an atheist so I believe that heavan is upon earth and godhead resides in all. there is nothing supernatural.

what would I do if I rules the universe? make universal laws to govern everything so I could fuck off and not bother.

also, there would be no sin. As someone who lives outside of time and human judgement, there is no such thing. judgement is for mortals. they can sort that out for themselves. I'm surfing around in a supernova.

[Martina]

I don't believe in god either. You can be enlightened, but that's just a human potential that's not often realized.

If I really had god-like powers, I'd blow this pop stand and go see what's out there. Visit the other galaxies and the other planets where there is life.

If I intervened here at all, it would be to do something humane to constrain overpopulation on the planet. No plague. But perhaps something that made fewer -- many fewer -- humans fertile. Whatever social upheaval that caused -- a la The Handmaid's Tale -- would be up to humans to figure out. I'd then restore the forests and the oceans with a blink of my eye and be gone on my extended vacation.

In terms of social engineering, it's up to us to figure out how to live together. If it were somehow to come from the outside, it would not mean much. Our species will live or die. I would prefer we not destroy the large mammals and all the great forests while we're figuring out which it will be.

We can't destroy life on the planet. An asteroid could. But we don't have that power. We could make Earth a nasty place for a long time though. I hope we don't.

I don't have a lot of faith in humanity, and I do wish that the Earth could be returned to a pre-human ecological state, but ultimately it's up to us to make it work. Or not. We are doing horrible things to animals and to each other. To the planet. But the planet will survive for a few billion more years -- with life of some kind. We have to figure out whether our species will become extinct and take a lot of others with us.

[Gráinne]

I don't believe we are God, but I believe all of us are a facet of a Universal "power" or spirit, that many people call God. I believe God is within us, not up in the sky or out there somewhere, running the show.

So, in that belief, I don't believe in a God agenda, like President of the Universe. If I had some kind of power to set the commandments of the world (putting aside the likely existence of other worlds), I think it would only be "Be good to one another". All the commandments stem from that one.

I don't believe in the idea of sin, because whoever comes to power (even "God") gets to decide what the sins are going to be. I can't picture coming up with a list of sins so heinous that they cover every culture in every place and time. What we consider repugnant was or is considered very normal somewhere.

I don't believe in the "traditional" heaven or hell, so that's hard to answer, too. I believe something happens to our spirits after death, but what that is, I have no idea. Maybe we stay here, close to people we loved (or haunting the places that either we loved or that hurt us).

I think it would be impossible to get everybody to agree on a list of "very bad things", similar to the sins list. How bad do you have to be to go way over the line into non-redemption? I can't picture drawing that line as "God".

[pajama]

Right off the cuff, and so early in the morning, here are some quick thoughts:

First I would reduce the world population by recycling all politicians, war mongers, and criminals. Since I'm god I know who the true criminals are, so if you were still alive and standing in the penal system you would be set free because you were wrongfully incarcerated. I would recycle them into trees, both fruit and non-fruit bearing.

Laws would carry immediate retribution. You have the thought to kill, rape, whatever....the instant you but the plan into action.....poof you are recycled. Don't have time for that, and it would leave your victim uninjured.

I think I would somehow want to work in that I, as god, am not to be put upon a pedestal or used to judge others or used for wars. Which again wouldn't exist because the minute a leader tried to rise that had conquest in their heart....poof recycled.

My first priority after what I anticipate to be a great cleansing, would be to begin the process of healing our planet and our relationships with our fellow man. I would initiate some kind of return to simpler times. Where we spoke to each other, and grew things, and shared.

That's all I got for this moment.

Oh, and I would cure disease, but set a fixed time to die for everyone. You just go to sleep on the night of, say, your 70th birthday and the next morning some family somewhere discovers they are pregnant. Somehow, I would need to control world population, so I think I would probably tie births to deaths somehow.

Incredible thread Nat! Thanks!

[Daktari]

If I were God I'd dry up the world's oil supplies so there could be no wars about it. Nations would have to consider other fuels.

If I were God I'd destroy all automotive vehicles that run on oil based fuel.

If I were God bad things would still happen to good people. No God can stop the inhumanity of humans, unless all humans become beings with no self will at all.

If I were God I'd make people who gossip mouths heal up



Not really answering the OP but it's what sprung to mind

[girl_dee]

Hah how super amazing that this thread popped up.

It's been on my mind big time lately.

i don't know what i believe in. No, that's not true, i know what i do not believe.

i do not believe that there is a God who is in charge, if so, God has some explaining to do.

i am learning that for me, God is my higher power, my perfect self.

Raised Catholic its hard to unwire it all, but it never made sense to me. i believe in Deities, the Saints, the Spirits, and as of late i wonder if this is even true.

Some things don't make sense to me, like why men have nipples. i long for something to make sense. None of it makes sense.


We are so perfectly designed, i know it was not a fluke, something with much more intellect than we have, created us and i feel is out there somewhere.


And if i were God in charge i would probably wipe it all out and start over.

[The_Lady_Snow]

If I was God, I'd bring back the McRib all year round not just for its limited time...

[Tony]

My answer came to mind as soon as I read the question.
I am a Christian and I believe very strongly in God. With that said, I could never fathom someone else being God, let alone myself. But if God said to me, "Tony, you're God for a day. What will you change or do?"
My answer would be simple. Nothing. There is a reason and a season for all that God does and I would never presume to be capable to question that. He is my higher power. In the end, He is who I will answer to. No one else. I have complete faith in His judgement and what He has created.
Not meaning to sound like I'm preaching here. Just answering from my own perspective based on my faith and spirituality.

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

to all the believers in God.

Where was that God before the tsunami?

Where was that God before your daughter was abducted, raped and killed?

Where was that God before your home was destroyed by an F4 tornado?

Where was your God before you lost your job 2 years before pension was suppose to set in?

Realizing many need to believe in something to get themselves through the day, it really makes my mind numb when so many folks AFTER tragedies decide it's a great time to thank their God.:confused:

[Tony]

to all the believers in God.

Where was that God before the tsunami?

Where was that God before your daughter was abducted, raped and killed?

Where was that God before your home was destroyed by an F4 tornado?

Where was your God before you lost your job 2 years before pension was suppose to set in?

Realizing many need to believe in something to get themselves through the day, it really makes my mind numb when so many folks AFTER tragedies decide it's a great time to thank their God.:confused:

I have no answers for this. Tragic? Absolutely. But again, it's not for me to question God. Only to have faith. I thank my God everyday, regardless. I also pray to Him everyday, regardless.

With that, I believe this thread has the potential to turn bad. I've always believed there are 3 subjects you can never truly discuss: religion, politics and sports. They all are based on our own perspective, opinions and beliefs. I believe everyone is entitled to believe as they feel. It is what it is. Nothing can be proven. Hence, the potential for arguing is huge..
Religious beliefs after all are what most wars are made of..

[BullDog]

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[Kobi]

Tomorrow you will wake up and You will be God.




I'm torn between saying oh shit and it's about time. :cheesy:

If I was God, I would do the following:

1. command someone to build a new ark so we could start over. Free will has made a mockery of the perfect design. Need to redefine free will too.

2. replace the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit with George Lucas, Steven Speilberg, and Ron Howard - with their creativity and imagination, I figure they can create an awesome human epic.

3. the only stipulations I would place on them would be:

~Snow gets her McRib request providing BK brings back the bacon mushroom cheeseburger.

~the weather and temperature would be to my liking always

~abolish hot flashes. They serve no purpose except for creating more laundry.

~replace the Body of Christ wafers with pizza bagels, keep the wine (for recovering Catholics like myself)

~matriarchal rather than patriarchal society

~men would have wombs. I figure if they want to control reproduction, they should have a bigger role in the process and the booboo outcomes

~abolish praying. The whining, wishing and bargaining are annoying and cutting into my internet and arcade time.

~abolish man made, self serving religion. I figure with FB and twitter, I can handle what people need to know.

~create do overs like Groundhog Day, the movie. Can do it over and over until you get it right.

I just had to account for 1 day right? Tomorrow someone else is God right?

[Jaques]

Im not sure theres a God, I like to keep an open mind - I wouldn't want to be God, he/she gets blamed for everything - yet the believers - when disaster strikes really come to Gods aid and say things like "he works in mysterious ways" or "its Gods will" - when children starve or people are being tortured to death. Its unpalletable to most people, esp. in the west to even consider that what happens to us is a result of karma and that theres actually no such thing as an innocent child - we are all born according to where we left off in a previous life - I think if God does exist and he created the universe - he probably said "here you are - you got the basics - get on with and lets see how you do" - the free will thing - we are blaming man for global warming - I don't suppose chopping down rain forests etc helps much but then pollution didn't cause the ice age! God is also said to be our judge - and I also wouldn't want to do that - I feel we can only judge ourselves in a moral and spiritual way and we know whats right or wrong - its inbuilt in our conscience as spiritual beings.
So - if I were appointed as God (it wouldn't be of my own choosing) I wouldn't produce commandments, I would ask people to think before they act - how would I feel if someone said/did that to me and as no one would want to be hurt, murdered, tortured, starved, beaten, raped etc etc etc, then they wouldn't do it to others - its simple, we'd all then be perfect and there wouldn't be any need to believe in a God.........if only

[Smiling]

Great thread, tough subject matter! It's so subjective, really; but here is how I personally feel [without getting too pedantic] about it right now. Subject to change at any moment, of course, because I'm a Gemini and we have been known to do that from time to time, lol.


If I were God, I would be duty-bound to preserve free-will above all other principles; because without it, no good will follow.

Unfortunately, this means a lot of awful, wretched things will befall many innocent parties. I hate that; but I truly feel that lasting change can only begin on an individual level and that everyone must, therefore, be given governance over all of their own actions. [The revolution starts within, so to speak].

Conversely, it is important to note that this also renders everyone entirely responsible for any and all harm they cause and I, as God-for-a-day, would have to see to it that commensurate consequences were meted out. I think there are ways of accomplishing that without resorting to "eye-for-an-eye" tactics, which I find equally abhorrent.

On the other hand, if I were to wake up one fine morning as mere mortal, but Supreme Dictator; The Honorable and Amazing Huge-Smile, Benevolent Ruler of All Countries and Peoples, heads would roll! :shocking:

[And if the thought of me in charge of all of that doesn't get all the world immediately praying; well then, all hope for humanity is truly lost, lol]. :tease:

[sofimichi]

I'm an atheist so I believe that heavan is upon earth and godhead resides in all. there is nothing supernatural.

what would I do if I rules the universe? make universal laws to govern everything so I could fuck off and not bother.

also, there would be no sin. As someone who lives outside of time and human judgement, there is no such thing. judgement is for mortals. they can sort that out for themselves. I'm surfing around in a supernova.

HOLY SHIT THIS!!!!

[Kobi]

Great thread, tough subject matter! It's so subjective, really; but here is how I personally feel [without getting too pedantic] about it right now. Subject to change at any moment, of course, because I'm a Gemini and we have been known to do that from time to time, lol.


If I were God, I would be duty-bound to preserve free-will above all other principles; because without it, no good will follow.

Unfortunately, this means a lot of awful, wretched things will befall many innocent parties. I hate that; but I truly feel that lasting change can only begin on an individual level and that everyone must, therefore, be given governance over all of their own actions. [The revolution starts within, so to speak].

Conversely, it is important to note that this also renders everyone entirely responsible for any and all harm they cause and I, as God-for-a-day, would have to see to it that commensurate consequences were meted out. I think there are ways of accomplishing that without resorting to "eye-for-an-eye" tactics, which I find equally abhorrent.

On the other hand, if I were to wake up one fine morning as mere mortal, but Supreme Dictator; The Honorable and Amazing Huge-Smile, Benevolent Ruler of All Countries and Peoples, heads would roll! :shocking:

[And if the thought of me in charge of all of that doesn't get all the world immediately praying; well then, all hope for humanity is truly lost, lol]. :tease:




Gonna make a big bowl of popcorn for that day.

Can I have my turn before the grand Mistress of the Universe's reign of terror? Cleaning that up will be a pain in the arse. LOL.

[Smiling]

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[Kobi]

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:bdsmslave:

Yes Mistress.

[Smiling]

lol, oh you just want the lotto win....
I know your type.... :tease:

[Kobi]

lol, oh you just want the lotto win....
I know your type.... :tease:


Lotto? Nah. Watching you explore your inner Domme is good enough for me. :cheesy:

[Gemme]

If I was God, I'd bring back the McRib all year round not just for its limited time...

Oh Hell no. It's neither Mc nor Rib. That shit will kill you, deity or not.

[Soft*Silver]

If I were god, I would go for retraining because this would be a high burn out career. I wouldnt last long.

I m not set up to be the supreme almighty. I am, as I think of god, a particle god...a part of every cell within all living things, my thumbprint upon all beauty, my locks of hair inspiration for forests and canyons, my lovely breasts the mountains, hills and gorges. I am the smile of the child and the return of the soldiers. I am the one who receives the misery and the dying and brings them to the places non of you can see. If you could, you would not want to stay where you are. You would want the More thats over here, but where you are, is where you become like me...god, a simple god. A god of patience and swiftness. A damn good combination.

I use to be an atheist and then I realized, in my thinking, that made me so supreme, like nothing could be larger, greater, more significant than me and what we know as life here. Even if god IS science, thats still god. Even if we learn how things work and can replicate it, thats still god. Just because someone plays a part on stage, doesnt make them god, nor does replicating the works of god, make us god. Somehow our egoes are so damn huge we think we can unthrone god by ignoring god or dismissing god.

If I were god, and could change anything, I would open people's eyes up to what really IS sin and what isnt. A person masturbating isnt a sin. A person nailing a dog to a tree and beating it to death, is. A person changing their gender to match body and soul, is not a sin. A person who sets fire to a house with a grandma asleep inside, is. A nation starving to death is not a sin. A nation who sends boys and girls to die because of a hidden agenda, is a sin. People of the nation who refuse to see it, bear sin, as much as those who sent the boys and girls.

I use to not believe in sin and then I met a man who was released from prison. He became my landscaper and handyman and he was wonderful..still is, but he has since moved and I am sorry I lost him as a helper. Never had a more faithful person I could count on. He told me some of what the men in prison did to get in there and what they did while in there. I dont know if he himself was one of those stories. But who he became, the person I know, was so far different than the men he spoke about. So while I believe in sin, I also believe in pardon and grace...as well as condemnation and hell.

[MsTinkerbelly]

If i were God nothing would change.

There would be war, poverty, tragedy, pain, hunger, loss...ect. Without those things to try our faith, we would not appreciate beauty, love, hope, and the riches of this world.

We are simple human beings that would not appreciate everything being good, we would only strive for being better or having more than our fellow man.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Oh Hell no. It's neither Mc nor Rib. That shit will kill you, deity or not.

I'm God, I'm immortal.... Mclovin' it!

[Medusa]

I feel like the Goddess of my own Universe but if I were running the larger things, I'd make people pay fines for being mean or intentionally hurting other people. The fines would be karmic. Like, old school "eye for an eye" stuff.
Try to prevent Gay people from being married? Your straight marriage immediately becomes void.
Make fun of someone for not wearing designer labels? You get a potato sack with the word "asshole" written across it to wear for the rest of your days. (or however long to learn the lesson)

I know it borders on Harrison Bergeron-esque systems of balance but my main goal would be to balance the power in the universe a little better.

Oh, and I'd make it illegal for people to be famous for being obnoxious idiots. (Goodbye Jersey Shore cast!)

Oh again, and I'd make it to where every time someone told a lie, a giant pus-filled boil would pop up on their forehead. :)

[Kobi]

OK, I wasn't going to go here but seeing Medusa brought it up......I really think some geek, on their day to be God, needs to devise an internal "up-to-no-good Taser/defibrillator combo thing.

That way, whenever someone strays from "the path", they get auto zapped as a deterrent. Plus, the defibrillator would be a good back up for sudden cardiac death things. Win-Win!

Of course, we would then have a plethora of personal injury claims from people tripping of the writhing bodies covering the ground cuz their heads are stuck in their iphone thingies.

It never freakin ends. Sigh.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Thou shall be nice to Snookie!!


That would be one of my commandments, as god...

>insert thunder & lightning< special effects

[ArkansasPiscesGrrl]

This is an interesting thread, thanks!

I wanted to put a personal spin on this question on God and the existence of a God in this world. As to whether I would WANT to be God, I have a lifetime of experience in thinking I must be God (and therefore IN CHARGE and therefore RESPONSIBLE for EVERYTHING!!!!) That is a mindset that I really try hard NOT to have now! LOL

Anyway, I wanted to share here a bit of what I have done for me in regards to the whole God-thing.

I was raised Catholic, and am recovering thankyouverymuch. I had a belief in God, however I had no connection. It was like I figured God was out there for others, but God was not relevant or there in MY life. Too much shit had gone on in my life, I just figured God wasn't there.

When I needed to get sober, and I knew that the only way for ME was to get over my "God-thing", I figured I would be toast unless I could. But there was no way I could relate to the God I grew up with.

I was told by a wise woman that I could define my OWN god the way that I needed to. She said, Ann, you have been in management before where you had to hire and fire, right? So just make yourself a job description for YOU, for YOUR God.

Number one on MY list would have to be a god that was NOT judgemental, in any way shape or form. I told her that, and she said CHECK! You got it!

Really??? Hmmmm. OK, so what was next? OK, my god would have to be ok with how I had sex. CHECK! You got it!

Really??? Hmmmm. OK, then my god had to love me no matter what, no matter where, no matter how. CHECK! You got it!

I went down MY list, even going as far as what some might think silly but for ME would be proof that I could trust. (I had to be OK to fart in front of MY god!) CHECK!!

This worked for ME, and it helped me develop an understanding of a God for ME. Mine may not be the one for anyone else, but is there for me. sometimes god feels very masculine, sometimes very feminine, sometimes completely asexual.

As for the comments about how could a god exist amidst all the bad things that happen in this world. I understand that thought completely. Something that helped me personally with that was reading the book The Shack. It is a book of fiction, but I tell you, that still really helped me.

This again is not necessarily about the topic at hand, sorry.

And also again, this is for ME, YMMV.

APG

[Nat]

It warms my heart's cockles that this thread is happening so long after I made it and gave it up for a dud. :)

If I were God I might be tempted to turn humans into vulcans

[imperfect_cupcake]

If I were god I'd have sex for a fucking change.

I'd have dirty, nasty, filthy fucking with no commitments and no one could get all "but sex is for love, Babs." No. I'm God. I said "Fuck. And have dirty fun just for the hell of it. especially me. Here's your big chance to fuck god. Have at it. take god into the woods and whip my tits and fuck me over a log. And you will suffer no guilt, no shame, only intense pleasure"

and then I'll make the day 30 hours long. so when I'm not god again, I can sleep for 10, work for 8 and still have 12 hours to fuck about it.

And I'd make it so no one felt like sex was bad between two consenting adults. Girls could fuck whomever they liked and their vaginas would stay pure and unsullied. Like they do now. except everyone will *&^%$^& understand that.

then I'd go back to the supernova and have a cocktail evening.

[TruTexan]

For me, GOD does exist, and there is only one way to the father and is through the son, Jesus Christ. I believe you cannot get through the father without accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. I believe there is only ONE GOD . I also believe in upholding the 10 commandments which were given to us from GOD. I believe there is a reason why bad things happen I believe there is a larger plan GOD has for us. I believe that we won't always understand why things happen the way they do, but that GOD has a plan in place for it. I believe that GOD tests my faith and has many many times in my life and without HIM, I struggle worse when I wain away from HIM.
I have felt the power of the HOLY SPIRIT a few times in my life, it's the most awesome feeling of peace and comfort I've never known.
I am a Christian that believes in GOD and HIS plan for us he will show us in the end. We just have to trust HIM, have Faith unseen in HIM and live a life accordingly doing good will and treating others with love and compassion and kindness and obiding by the laws of the Commandments he has set forth for us to follow. SO would I be God for a day? I don't think I could handle it really and truly I don't think I could.
This is my own personal convictions not to offend anyone with any intention. Everyone has free will that was given to us by GOD, and each person can believe how they wish to do so. I don't judge them for it. That's between them and GOD.

I think this thread has the potential for not so good things happening so I will close now. I think I"ve said enough already.

[Julie]

If I were GOD... I would FORBID religion and the believing in GOD (me) and if you believed in me, I would claim you to be a blasphemer and a heretic. I would string you up on a plywood triangle and make you eat living worms until you realized that GOD is not all good. That suffering is unkind! That cancer is unkind! And that simply beauty is just that. It is beauty and we can and should appreciate it without having to see ugly.

If I were GOD - we would not be having this conversation, because I would abolish all things GODLY.

Signed Julie -- Who really is the reincarnation of his almighty Jesus Christ and Moses rolled into one.

[SimpleAlaskanBoy]

Pigs would no longer be a big NO for Jews or Muslims (and yes I know that some Reform Jews eat pork but I am saying for everyone!)
All meat would be either kosher or halal.

~SAB

[weatherboi]

Tomorrow you will wake up and You will be God.

What kind of God would you be? What would you have as priorities on your God agenda? What would your commandments be? What would you consider a sin? What would you do with people when they die? What would you do with the people who had done very bad things?

I would be a problem solving God with the power to create clarity for all. A cross between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan. I would still invoke free thinking in all humans and let them make their own choices and when they make crappy ones me or one of my minions would appear to them and tell them to knock their shit off! Seriously, if i am gonna be God, I would want it to be commonplace for me to appear to humans for whatever reason I choose. My commandment would be "Don't do shady shit or else!". Sin would be based on the Santa theory, I will know if you are naughty or nice. *winkwink* You would all still be just stardust to me. *startover*

[TruTexan]

I think this is something I would say if I were GOD::

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[Jesse]

I was going to caution Kobi about encouraging you, but I see it is too late.



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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[girl_dee]

if i were God i would be LMAO at this thread


:rofl: <---emoticon God

[Gemme]

I'm hoping Grant's minions look like this:



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[pajama]

I'm hoping Grant's minions look like this:



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Gemme I totally repped him and said I wanted to be a minion.....

I would be like this!

[The_Lady_Snow]

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[Smiling]

I was going to caution Kobi about encouraging you, but I see it is too late.


lol, Jesse! I'm sooo gonna smite thee for that one! :tease:
You reminded me of one of my very favorite Far Side comic strips....


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Yup, that sounds about right. lol

[Kobi]

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[Okiebug61]

I was brought up in a secular home. We did not go to church, and there was no reference ever given to a God figure in my childhood. Yet my mother is a member of the First Christian Church and my Dad is a die hard Southern Baptist.

Religion of any kind has always fascinated me and I have read many books about several different religions.

For me I found one common thread that seem to speak to me. Hope in what is unknown. Every religion puts forth a vision of hope and to see that vision one must have faith in the unknown that is presented in the religion one chooses to believe in.

If I were to choose a religion, I would be a Methodist. I can align my thoughts with theirs and not feel pressured to be anyone other than who I am. Now there are divisions of this religion that I could not align with, but this can be found in every organized religion so it's not a major roadblock for me.

I think it's interesting to think about being God. I'm not sure I would want that kind of pressure on me. I'm not really into needing super powers, though I would like to know the winning numbers on the lottery jackpot. I think for me if I were God for a day I would want to come down and just hang out with the regular folks, no red carpet treatment, no big dog meetings. I would want to take the time to listen to those who do believe in me and those who think I am manufactured image.

I hope a lot about a lot of things. I wonder if that is my own personal way of believing in something bigger than myself. It may forever be unknown but it is the way I choose to believe.

[Ginger]

If I were God I would feel like a jerk for letting humans ruin the earth.

[Venus007]

I don't believe in a corporeal god, I think it is the sum of our consciousness and all living things and systems added together.

That being said I really like the idea of being an old school low key god,
Like Christina, goddess of the knobby gnarly ancient trees, delicious baked goods and who also does a minor diety gig in learning and education. Oh and I wanna hippogryf to be my companion and transportation.

[Glenn]

If I were God I would feel like a jerk for letting humans ruin the earth.

I do.*sniff* I've been putting it off. But believe me, I've tried everything short of total annililation. I have the atomic blueprint, and know the atomic structure of everything in order to make a new one, but then, I'd have to keep killing everyone in order to start over again, every seven days *sigh*

[Kobi]

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[The_Lady_Snow]

As god I will command and go as far as turning back time with my godly powers and NEVER allow my only son Jesus be born in a barn or crucified for being a free thinker...


Let it be written, let it be done!

[Kobi]

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[Prudence]

It would be rerun.

[Cid]

If I were God I would feel like a jerk for letting humans ruin the earth.

God shouldn't take any more responsibility for humans ruining the earth, then Jeffery Dahmer's parents would take for his horrendous deeds.

[~baby~doll~]

Atheist here so this is a difficult concept.

i would be a kind god and one who serves. i would stay out of the mix.
Priorities: End child abuse. Guns would not be allowed. Flags and national borders would not be allowed.
god would not need to be worshiped. god would bow to the people.

Commandments: Love, respect, serve, and care for all people no matter what. i would frown heavily on religion of any kind it only serves to divide ImO
What would be a sin: There would be no sin there would be law to deal with law breakers.
What would i do with very bad people: nothing it would be up to the people to make laws to deal with this.

[Cid]

Atheist here so this is a difficult concept.

i would be a kind god and one who serves. i would stay out of the mix.
Priorities: End child abuse. Guns would not be allowed. Flags and national borders would not be allowed.
god would not need to be worshiped. god would bow to the people.

Commandments: Love, respect, serve, and care for all people no matter what. i would frown heavily on religion of any kind it only serves to divide ImO
What would be a sin: There would be no sin there would be law to deal with law breakers.
What would i do with very bad people: nothing it would be up to the people to make laws to deal with this.

I understand the part about not needing to be worshiped, but I think that
was something men came up with. I don't think (IMO) that that was something that came from God.
And it sounds like you would have done a good job.

[stargazingboi]

I've thought about this a great deal....I wrote out many things, then came to the realization...I really wouldn't want the job of being God.

[AishasWrath]

My views on this are very much influenced by the video game Asura's Wrath (I love that game so much...and yes my screen name is a reference to it.) If I became the next supreme deity of the world I would say "forget it" and let the earth govern itself. Nature does fine on its own. It's supposed to. Sure, things change a lot, but that balance of nature sustains itself. The times when it doesn't have come about through one nimrod or another trying to control or rule the world. Even if a supreme deity created it all (which I don't believe is the case,) I'd say the time has come to give it back to all the little animals that live on it, including humans. The French Revolution overthrew monarchy, the United States gained independence from Britain, why not be the deity that does the same for the entire planet? Let Mother Nature and her scientific principles/natural laws be the constitution and the many species be communities and states within it?

I wouldn't want to be prayed to either. I'd want all the creatures to know and trust in the power within themselves, instead of looking to a being they've set up as superior. Such a situation invites tyranny and disempowerment, and until a point can be reached where deities and mortals can manage true collaboration and interdependence, I don't think it's a good idea.

So many theorists talk about a state of nature like it's a hell, or a nightmare, but it's not! A state of nature, in its essence, is a democracy. It just seems bad to the kind of civilization that wants to set itself above everyone and everything else (i.e, the concept of a patriarchy. Patriarchies are all about trying to do this. I think in a lot of cases where the patriarchy theory holds true, it's not so much about male supremacy but human supremacy while seeing some humans as more human than others. This is why hearing sexists use evolution to justify their spurious claims puts me in RageSmash mode--because patriarchy came into being as a result of trying to place humanity outside of and above nature in the first place.)

[TruTexan]

What if God was one of the Syrian Refugees?
I think we'd be doomed to hell in a heart beat because people don't want to stand up and act humane and help those in need that are fleeing war torn countries that ISIS is destroying and murdering people in . Hell I'd leave too if I were them. I just don't understand this world today I guess I never will.
What if that were to happen in the US? would people not take us in as refugees? I've seen soo many negative posts online and from Republican politicians it's making my head swim. I had to go Click ! and shut it down and not watch anymore or read anymore on FB. Just makes me sick.

[~ocean]

lets see ~ this is a very comical thread to me ~

1. this is a perfect title to a comedy.

2. with all that has gone and is going wrong ,would u admit if u were god ?

3. then again it also could be a drama, w/ amazing graphics.

4. good theme song could be "Loosing My Religion"


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