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Trimac20 · 02-28-2012, 07:20 AM

I mean being the Supreme Being and all that...with the power to do ANYTHING. Do you think God ever has periods of existential angst? I know we can't comprehend him, but an existence where all your needs and wants are already met almost seems meaningless. God has no one to look up to, and in a way, if he created all out of Himself so in loving us isn't he loving Himself, and in hating us isn't he hating Himself?

Aganusn · 02-28-2012, 07:45 AM

Yeah, I imagine helping sports athletes and wiping out people with hurricanes for me making people gay.

LargeKingCat · 02-29-2012, 06:27 PM

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pamelaBeurman · 02-29-2012, 07:21 PM

Far too busy being "SHE, WHO MUST BE OBEYED" to my kids and "Darlin" to my hubby to even worry about it.

Trimac20 · 02-29-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pamelaBeurman

Far too busy being "SHE, WHO MUST BE OBEYED" to my kids and "Darlin" to my hubby to even worry about it.

Oh so you don't need to imagine then

Skotina · 02-29-2012, 07:34 PM

I won't imagine that, but there has been a lot of those who imagined that and who killed millions of people.

Trimac20 · 02-29-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Skotina

I won't imagine that, but there has been a lot of those who imagined that and who killed millions of people.

I meant what it feels like to be God, not to have god-like powers...

pamelaBeurman · 02-29-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trimac20

Oh so you don't need to imagine then

I wish!

If I were omnipotent the laundry would be done and my truck would be running.

Chango · 02-29-2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Trimac20

I mean being the Supreme Being and all that...with the power to do ANYTHING. Do you think God ever has periods of existential angst? I know we can't comprehend him, but an existence where all your needs and wants are already met almost seems meaningless. God has no one to look up to, and in a way, if he created all out of Himself so in loving us isn't he loving Himself, and in hating us isn't he hating Himself?

If there was a god, the best thing about it would be knowing how everything interacts/interconnects at all scales and being able to make sense of it all. It would also be kinda fun to tease/harass poor backwater Hebrews who just don't know any better.

Wallisdj · 02-29-2012, 10:14 PM

Vexing.

"You teach them to read,
you buy 'em textbooks,
and you send them to school.

What do they do?
They eat the teachers!"