budaatum:
This question was asked of me by MuttleyLaff here.
I have created a thread for it to share it with others who may not wish to derail John's Gospel.

His question has provoked thought in me and I believe it would provoke thought in you too.
So, no knee jerks please. Think before you respond.

What is God?

jerflakes:
God is not a person
God is a thing.
A force

MuttleyLaff:
"What is God?" is an incomplete and isolated enquiry

The stool presented by OP ought have at least three legs
and not this a one-legged stool, that's doomed to topple whoever sits on it

The subject of discussion requires a 3-legged stool of understanding,
which are:
1) "What is God",
2) "what is god(s)"
and 3) "compare & contrast God and god(s)"

So, in a thorough manner, convincingly describe what God and god(s) are,
Describe compare & contrast each, in all ways and manner you've come to understand what both noun words are and mean.
Also give, as much examples as can muster, that illustrates God and god(s)

Exhaustively and to the best of your understanding, do it
Dont hold back, dont pull punches, give both your best shot, like as if your life depended on it.
With the full force of all your understanding, smash both, with examples and/or explanations, that blows them out of this world

I second OP's advice, about no knee jerks please,
Considering thread is Rated M, please no trigger happy, typing from the hips, with really, very little reason to

MuttleyLaff:
Your "God is not a person, is a thing, a force" input is welcome and taken on board
but remember for balancing, we're being asked to sit on a three-legged stool

butterflyl1on:
My man may I be permitted to be a referee, an observer, or something like that on this thread?

butterflyl1on:
I am fascinated by this your three legged stool
but wouldn't you think that a 4 legged stool would have been much better?

butterflyl1on:
3. How is it possible that God came about?
Spontaneity or relevance?
Were gods created?

butterflyl1on:

Buddatum and his one legged stool

MuttleyLaff:
The three legged stool will fare better.
On uneven grounds, a three legged stool will always be stable
but a four legged stool wont, it will always wobble

Ah-ha, that's why we need a stool with three legs to sit on to see

If the subject of discussion centres round each of the below stool's three legs of understanding:
1) "What is God",
2) "what is god(s)"
and 3) "compare & contrast God and god(s)"

then we'll have a reasonable chance, to know, how is it possible that God came about, were gods created, spontaneity or relevance etcetera

jerflakes has just sat on budaatum's one legged stool

MuttleyLaff:
jerflakes has just sat on budaatum's one legged stool

jerflakes:

MuttleyLaff:
We'll referee each other
I have whistle and cards too

The three legged stool will fare better.
On uneven grounds, a three legged stool will always be stable
but a four legged stool wont, it will always wobble

Ah-ha, that's why we need a stool with three legs to sit on to see

If the subject of discussion centres round each of the below stool's three legs of understanding:
1) "What is God",
2) "what is god(s)"
and 3) "compare & contrast God and god(s)"

then we'll have a reasonable chance, to know, how is it possible that God came about, were gods created, spontaneity or relevance etcetera

jerflakes has just sat on budaatum's one legged stool

budaatum:
This question was asked of me by MuttleyLaff here. I have created a thread for it to share it with others who may not wish to derail John's Gospel.

His question has provoked thought in me and I believe it would provoke thought in you too. So, no knee jerks please. Think before you respond.

What is God?

budaatum:
This question was asked of me by MuttleyLaff here. I have created a thread for it to share it with others who may not wish to derail John's Gospel.

His question has provoked thought in me and I believe it would provoke thought in you too. So, no knee jerks please. Think before you respond.

What is God?

jerflakes:
God is not a person

God is a thing.

A force

MuttleyLaff:
"

Exhaustively and to the best of your understanding, do it
Dont hold back, dont pull punches, give both your best shot, like as if your life depended on it.
With the full force of all your understanding, smash both, with examples and/or explanations, that blows them out of this world.

butterflyl1on:
My man may I be permitted to be a referee, an observer, or something like that on this thread?

budaatum:
I like the fact you are all requiring a definition of the axiomatic question "what is god".
Goes to show that what may be self evident to some may not be self evident to others.

Please do not limit yourselves to any number of legs on the stool. Put as many on it as puts your response across as you wish.
There are no limits.

budaatum:
I like the fact you are all requiring a definition of the axiomatic question "what is god". Goes to show that what may be self evident to some may not be self evident to others.

Please do not limit yourselves to any number of legs on the stool. Put as many on it as puts your response across as you wish. There are no limits. As MuttleyLaff Said:

MuttleyLaff:
"What is God?" is an incomplete and isolated enquiry

The stool presented by OP ought have at least three legs
and not this a one-legged stool, that's doomed to topple whoever sits on it

The subject of discussion requires a 3-legged stool of understanding,
which are:
1) "What is God",
2) "what is god(s)"
and 3) "compare & contrast God and god(s)"

So, in a thorough manner, convincingly describe what God and god(s) are,
Describe compare & contrast each, in all ways and manner you've come to understand what both noun words are and mean.
Also give, as much examples as can muster, that illustrates God and god(s)

plaetton:
Its kind of funny that you are asking the question, answering the same question, while still asking the question.
By trying to show a difference between god with a small 'g' and god spelt with a capital 'g', you are directly propositioning that such entities absolutely exists and their differences do exist.

For example, I have no idea what in the universe you are talking about when you make repeated references to small letter 'g' and capital letter 'g' gods.
I don't find those in any science or astronomical journal

plaetton:
Since you are absolutely sure of these convictions, the onus falls squarely on YOU to DEFINE these capital letter 'g ' and small letter 'g' entities

MuttleyLaff:
Haven't answered any questions, just placed three legs on the stool

We are pursuing a line of enquiry on how each of us describes God, describes the variation of gods, plus how we compare and contrast them with each other

Just jump and dug in.
Give it a stab and stop nitpicking

plaetton:
I don't believe that any such thing as capital letter God or small letter god exists.

The fact that we are here trying to define it is evidence that it is merely an abstract idea

However, there are ideas about god or your GOD.
I therefore urge you to correct the question by rephrasing it and asking for people's ideas about god, rather than asking them to define what is yet in evidence.

MuttleyLaff:

Why don't you believe capital first letter God and/or small first letter gods don't exist?

plaetton:
Probably for the same reasons you don't believe in the existence of the Toothfairy.

There is no difference between god, capital or small letter, and the Toothfairy.

It's all a matter of perspectives.
The mind`s perspective.
Most children are made into (more like conned) believing in the existence of the Toothfairy, Santa Claus, etc, in the same way they brainwashed, conned, blackmailed into believing in the existence of small letter and capital letter god or gods.

Of course, You know that there is ZERO scientific evidence that such belief are nothing other than glorified primitive myths and lores.

Now, let me reiterate that the fact we have countless religions, countless sects within these religions, all trying to weave their own concept of god, and the very fact that we are here, using 21st century scientific tools arguing and trying to define god is the strongest proof that god is an idea, an always evolving idea.

Therefore, any definition of god by anyone today would simply, just like in ancient times, be a projection of current perspective, just another idea.

MuttleyLaff:
With all due respect, the subject of discussion is God, variant of gods plus comparing and contrasting them with each other.

No one on the thread, has specified that the write up be done in relation to "religion"

Supposing I don't believe in tooth fairies, Santa Claus etcetera doesn't in the slightest, hinder me in writing all I know and understand about any of them

Your interesting take, that there is no difference between god, capital or small letter, and the Toothfairy has been taken on board but why is your position that there aren't any difference between god, with capital first letter g and lowercase first letter g?

MuttleyLaff:
With all due respect, the subject of discussion is God, variant of gods plus comparing and contrasting them with each other.

No one on the thread, has specified that the write up be done in relation to "religion"

Supposing I don't believe in tooth fairies, Santa Claus etcetera doesn't in the slightest, hinder me in writing all I know and understand about any of them

Your interesting take, that there is no difference between god, capital or small letter, and the Toothfairy has been taken on board but why is your position that there aren't any difference between god, with capital first letter g and lowercase first letter g?

MuttleyLaff:
With all due respect, the subject of discussion is God, variant of gods plus comparing and contrasting them with each other.

No one on the thread, has specified that the write up be done in relation to "religion"

Supposing I don't believe in tooth fairies, Santa Claus etcetera doesn't in the slightest, hinder me in writing all I know and understand about any of them

Your interesting take, that there is no difference between god, capital or small letter, and the Toothfairy has been taken on board but why is your position that there aren't any difference between god, with capital first letter g and lowercase first letter g?

plaetton:

Point of correction sir.
If you neither believe in the existence of the Toothfairy nor Santa Claus, then you can only write or express opinion about the IDEAS or beliefs being peddled about Santa Clause and the Toothfairy . I don`t see how you can offer a definitive analysis of something whose existence is unproven.

If you keep trying to get a comparison of Capital letter god and small letter god, you are taking them from the realm of being mere Mental Projections , and projecting them as actual things that can be objectively observed, classified and analyzed ,.which they are not.

butterflyl1on:


That guy is like a pit bull on Flakka. He only sees what he wants to see and barks in disobedience to training instructions.

You have a huge hill to climb with him.

Emmanystone:

What or who is God?

budaatum:
Point of correction
The fact that one does not believe in a thing does not limit one from expressing an opinion about that thing, provided one knows about the thing. It does not even have to exist before you can have an opinion about the thing.