Which God?

[F1-Insanity]

As a Universalist Monotheist, they're all the same God, as far as I'm concerned. The difference is how one looks at Him.

Hanuman too? And what about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Hanuman's polytheist. It probably doesn't count. And the FSM's existence is disproved by the fact that noodles, let alone spaghetti, were invented only 4000 years ago at the earliest.

Do you know that for sure?

Oh, and even if, FSM is still older than the 'god' of christianity (who was made up some 2010 years ago) or the 'allah' of islam who was made up 1400 years ago.

FSM wins again

[Station 12]

As a Universalist Monotheist, they're all the same God, as far as I'm concerned. The difference is how one looks at Him.

Hanuman too? And what about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Hanuman's polytheist. It probably doesn't count. And the FSM's existence is disproved by the fact that noodles, let alone spaghetti, were invented only 4000 years ago at the earliest.

If I remember correctly, noodles were not invented, they were discovered in a secret dungeon somewhere. (You know, the ones with the keys that break when you use them, the ones that cave in as soon as you exit? Yeah, one of those.)

[Abdju]

The Sun.

Best part is you get to celebrate its rebirth tomorrow (winter solstice).

Actually, not all Sun worship revolves around the solstices.

[Muravyets]

Alright believers. Let's say I'm willing to grant the supernatural entity's existence, that I've had a personal revelation that leads me to say, "I have felt the presence". Which religion should I follow?

The one that I don't follow. Good luck with it.

[Angleter]

As a Universalist Monotheist, they're all the same God, as far as I'm concerned. The difference is how one looks at Him.

Hanuman too? And what about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Hanuman's polytheist. It probably doesn't count. And the FSM's existence is disproved by the fact that noodles, let alone spaghetti, were invented only 4000 years ago at the earliest.

Do you know that for sure?

Oh, and even if, FSM is still older than the 'god' of christianity (who was made up some 2010 years ago) or the 'allah' of islam who was made up 1400 years ago.

FSM wins again

In any case, the noodles would have to be made from flour from cereals and water, so there would be four pre-requisites for his existence:

1) It is possible to grow cereals outside the universe;
2) It is possible to grind those cereals into flour outside the universe;
3) It is possible to get water outside the universe;
4) There is a creator there to get everything together and make the noodles to make the FSM.

So either the FSM does not exist or it is not the creator god, since it has a creator itself. As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing (also see Yahweh)- the Abrahamic God, which- if it was invented (which I believe it wasn't)- would have been invented by Abraham in 2000 BC- about the same time as the earliest noodles date back to.

[F1-Insanity]

As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing

Not really, the concepts are mutually exclusive. Because this fella 'jesus' cannot be the 'son of god' and 'not the son of god but a minor prophet' at the same time. And as far as I can remember, 'jesus = son of god' is a pretty central concept in christianity, a concept which islam specifically and explicitly denies. The funny thing is, islam is more correct here than christianity, because it says 'jesus = not son of god', since there is no 'god' they are correct. But where islam goes wrong, is that they bring in a concept of 'allah' which also doesn't exist. And this fella Muhammad suffered from a complete lack of morals (to put it mildly).

Its an uncomfortable fact for many religious folks, but I thought I'd mention it nonetheless.

In any case, the noodles would have to be made from flour from cereals and water, so there would be four pre-requisites for his existence:

1) It is possible to grow cereals outside the universe;
2) It is possible to grind those cereals into flour outside the universe;
3) It is possible to get water outside the universe;
4) There is a creator there to get everything together and make the noodles to make the FSM.

So either the FSM does not exist or it is not the creator god, since it has a creator itself. As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing (also see Yahweh)- the Abrahamic God, which- if it was invented (which I believe it wasn't)- would have been invented by Abraham in 2000 BC- about the same time as the earliest noodles date back to.

All the more proof that FSM is the one true 'god'

[Angleter]

As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing

Not really, the concepts are mutually exclusive. Because this fella 'jesus' cannot be the 'son of god' and 'not the son of god but a minor prophet' at the same time. And as far as I can remember, 'jesus = son of god' is a pretty central concept in christianity, a concept which islam specifically and explicitly denies. The funny thing is, islam is more correct here than christianity, because it says 'jesus = not son of god', since there is no 'god' they are correct. But where islam goes wrong, is that they bring in a concept of 'allah' which also doesn't exist. And this fella Muhammad suffered from a complete lack of morals (to put it mildly).

Its an uncomfortable fact for many religious folks, but I thought I'd mention it nonetheless.

Actuellement, it is the same God. Of course Jesus can't be God's Son and not God's Son at the same time, but that just shows that the Abrahamic religions disagree on various things about their shared God and have different versions of events of what happened with Him.

[F1-Insanity]

As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing

Not really, the concepts are mutually exclusive. Because this fella 'jesus' cannot be the 'son of god' and 'not the son of god but a minor prophet' at the same time. And as far as I can remember, 'jesus = son of god' is a pretty central concept in christianity, a concept which islam specifically and explicitly denies. The funny thing is, islam is more correct here than christianity, because it says 'jesus = not son of god', since there is no 'god' they are correct. But where islam goes wrong, is that they bring in a concept of 'allah' which also doesn't exist. And this fella Muhammad suffered from a complete lack of morals (to put it mildly).

Its an uncomfortable fact for many religious folks, but I thought I'd mention it nonetheless.

Actuellement, it is the same God. Of course Jesus can't be God's Son and not God's Son at the same time, but that just shows that the Abrahamic religions disagree on various things about their shared God and have different versions of events of what happened with Him.

It is NOT the same concept, and not just because neither exists. The concept of 'allah' came from pagan Arab tribes and the concept 'god' came from semitic tribes in a different area. Of course, both concepts are utter hokey.

[Mrl2583838]

Jesus/God (Christianity is definitely the way to go. Read The Case for Christ

[Ifreann]

Loki, for he tears down the old and ushers in the new.

And has sex with horses.

[Valhyem]

The answer is OBVIOUSLY C'thulhu. Or Shub-Niggurath. Or Nyartholep....

To be honest, just worship the Elder Gods and the Great Old Ones. I'm sure they'd love to eat I mean, have you worship them.

[Soviet Commu-Facism]

In real life I would say God, like the God from the Bible, and Jesus. But on the internet and particularly NS, I would say Lord Sithious, for he is me! JOIN OR BE DESTROYED IN THE GREAT DESTRUCTION OF ALL IMPERFECT PEOPLE!

[F1-Insanity]

Jesus/God (Christianity is definitely the way to go. Read The Case for Christ

Lord of the Rings is fiction too, but more entertaining. So no, thanks.

[Wallonochia]

My gods are the only true gods... Everyone else's are full of fail

Didn't Jack O'Neill kill most of them?

[Soviet Commu-Facism]

Jesus/God (Christianity is definitely the way to go. Read The Case for Christ

Lord of the Rings is fiction too, but more entertaining. So no, thanks.

That's a pretty broad statement to make. Read God at Ground Zero; that is totally non-fiction, in fact, it's more of a biography. Not to mention there are millions of stories people who have stories to tell about God, ask any number of them, they are all very good and the majority are very true.

[UnhealthyTruthseeker]

That's a pretty broad statement to make. Read God at Ground Zero; that is totally non-fiction, in fact, it's more of a biography. Not to mention there are millions of stories people who have stories to tell about God, ask any number of them, they are all very good and the majority are very true.

True but most likely misinterpreted.

[Soviet Commu-Facism]

You mean the stories? I highly doubt they were misinterpreted. I have a few of my own in fact, and with all the stories I have, I no longer believe in coincidence. Everything happens for a reason, even if it small and doesn't really even matter, it is still a reason. I am also in chemistry, so I basically only believe in things I can experience.

[Muravyets]

Jesus/God (Christianity is definitely the way to go. Read The Case for Christ

Lord of the Rings is fiction too, but more entertaining. So no, thanks.

That's a pretty broad statement to make. Read God at Ground Zero; that is totally non-fiction, in fact, it's more of a biography. Not to mention there are millions of stories people who have stories to tell about God, ask any number of them, they are all very good and the majority are very true.

You have no way to prove that "the majority are very true." Assertions of truth in the factual sense of "true" are always totally unprovable for ALL religions, including the one you like. The mere fact that millions of people tell stories does not in any way prove that those stories are true.

In any event, I would argue that claims of "truth" -- meaning external, factual actuality -- are not a reason to worship a god -- any god -- because such claims are always observably false, and almost always traceable to a self-serving motive on behalf of those who promote said claims the most loudly.

In my opinion, a far better reason to worship a god is that said god answers a personal inner need, for which no external proof or testament of others is needed, and for which an understanding of truth or lack thereof is intuitive.

[Muravyets]

You mean the stories? I highly doubt they were misinterpreted. I have a few of my own in fact, and with all the stories I have, I no longer believe in coincidence. Everything happens for a reason, even if it small and doesn't really even matter, it is still a reason. I am also in chemistry, so I basically only believe in things I can experience.

It is a subjective reason that is not applicable to anyone but you, of course.

[Krazniastan]

All of them.

None of them.

Whatever floats your boat.

I worship the Brass Gods when shooting, the FSM when I'm drunk, and a mix of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Liberty the rest of the time. . .

[The Adrian Empire]

As an aside, the Christian God and Islamic Allah are the same thing

Not really, the concepts are mutually exclusive. Because this fella 'jesus' cannot be the 'son of god' and 'not the son of god but a minor prophet' at the same time. And as far as I can remember, 'jesus = son of god' is a pretty central concept in christianity, a concept which islam specifically and explicitly denies. The funny thing is, islam is more correct here than christianity, because it says 'jesus = not son of god', since there is no 'god' they are correct. But where islam goes wrong, is that they bring in a concept of 'allah' which also doesn't exist. And this fella Muhammad suffered from a complete lack of morals (to put it mildly).

Its an uncomfortable fact for many religious folks, but I thought I'd mention it nonetheless.

Actuellement, it is the same God. Of course Jesus can't be God's Son and not God's Son at the same time, but that just shows that the Abrahamic religions disagree on various things about their shared God and have different versions of events of what happened with Him.

It is NOT the same concept, and not just because neither exists. The concept of 'allah' came from pagan Arab tribes and the concept 'god' came from semitic tribes in a different area. Of course, both concepts are utter hokey.

Proving, you are completely religiously ignorant, first off, The Islamic Faith believes in the one true God as revealed by the prophet Abraham, as does Christianity and Judaism, they stem from the same source, the word "Allah" is the Islamic Word for Yahweh, Islam believes in it's scriptures that Christianity and Judaism are both fellow religions of the book. So much so that they are the only other people who can make food "halal" and the only other religions that Islam allows to live freely under Sharia Law.

Jesus being divine and not just a mortal is debated even within certain sects of Christianity, it isn't written in stone, in fact it wasn't even decided until the Nicene Council, 200 years later. But the majority of Christians, (like me) believe that he was the son of God.

Islam believes that he was a prophet and that he was a great teacher, as the Jews believe he was a great man, but neither believe he was divine, that is up to them.

The fact remains all three believe in the first books of the bible and the God of Abraham

[Nordicus]

I prefer to go old-school.

Loki, for he tears down the old and ushers in the new.

And has sex with horses.

On the receiving end at that, as I recall.

[Gift-of-god]

As someone who has had personal revelations of god, and have actually 'felt the presence', I would suggest that you try to follow your own spiritual direction, rather than any organised religion.

[Risottia]

Alright believers. Let's say I'm willing to grant the supernatural entity's existence, that I've had a personal revelation that leads me to say, "I have felt the presence". Which religion should I follow?

A non-genocidal one.

I know it's difficult to find such a god.

[Free Soviets]

i'm still waiting for john frum to bring me much cargo, myself.