gad-fly wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2020, 9:43 pm
creation wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2020, 10:48 pm
No you can NOT take my description of God as any of them, nor any combination of them.
My definitions have absolutely NOTHING whatsoever to do with any 'isms' at all, and my definitions are NOT aligned to any previous human made 'isms', groups, religions, ideologies, beliefs, nor assumptions as well.
Also, my definitions are NOT aligned with nor to any ONE source of human made knowledge, but, in saying this one, my definitions do not digress too far away from definitions available in the current dictionaries of this day and age when this is written.
My definitions are just my views from what I have observed, which from my perspective appear to be what is true and right, but could and may well be false and wrong.
I take you to mean that God, as the universe, is steadily evolving rather than constantly evolving, since dictionary defines constant as "something that is permanent or not changing".
Have you heard of the saying; "Change is the only constant in Life"? Or, "The Universe is constantly changing"?
The Universe is permanent, or constant, in that It is always changing, eternally.
I say this purposely as a 'paradox', for the very reason of what a 'paradox' is, as it is defined with opposing definitions.
Also, I do not mean God, as the Universe, I mean when the word 'God' is being perceived as thee Creator, then the word 'God', in the physical sense, is just thee physical Universe, Itself.
Now, as for God/the Universe 'steadily' evolving rather than 'constantly' evolving, then I perfectly understand what you are seeing and saying here (and also how and why you are seeing and saying what you are here, by the way. But anyway,) I do not mean God/the Universe is 'steadily' evolving because of some of the definitions some dictionaries have and give to the word 'steadily'. The word 'steadily' implies
in a regular or even manner, or,
in a controlled and unwavering manner. And, from what I have observed so far the Universe does not exactly evolve in a regular nor an even manner, nor even in a seemingly controlled and unwavering manner. Bangs, for one example, either the big ones or the small ones, are not exactly regular nor even, nor seemingly controlled and unwavering. The Universe, however, to me, is 'constantly' evolving. To me, evolution is just 'change' and this 'change is
a constant', and maybe the only constant in Life.
gad-fly wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2020, 9:43 pm
If God is also the Creator, am I right to say that he has created himself?
Firstly, God is NOT a "he". The word "he", in relation to the word 'God', only came about just because in the era when human beings were making up and writing down the word 'God', those human beings actually believed that 'man' was more powerful and more superior to 'women', so obviously they could not call the 'thing' that was being defined as the Creator of everything, a "she". Therefore, 'It' became a "he", and sadly and unfortunately this WRONG description and definition still remains in the era when this is written by some people, as can be clearly seen and evidenced.
Secondly, understanding the way the Universe/God actually creates Itself and how this actually happens one just needs to understand how every thing is created. Absolutely every thing is created by at least two things prior coming together. If 'every action causes a reaction' and 'every reaction is just an action itself', then the Universe constantly-evolving is just the one constant reacting process, which is just means the Universe is creating Itself.
The Universe is eternal, so there is NO 'creating' in the sense of a beginning nor of a starting. The Universe is, more correctly, just constantly in 'creation'. For any thing to be created what is needed at least two things prior coming together, or interacting. How the Universe/God is actually being "created" is because of the two things that have always co-existed together. That is; things and no things, something and nothing, or in other words 'matter' and 'space'. Particles of matter and space have always been existing together and interacting together with one another, constantly (or "steadily" if you prefer) creating the Universe the way It IS, NOW.
Through the constant process called 'change', caused by particles of matter constantly coming together, every thing is created, with themselves always or constantly evolving, causing one constantly-always 'reaction' process - called 'Creation', Itself.
Particles of matter have always been in existence, but without a distance between them and around them, then they could not move about and interact with themselves. There space AND matter is how thee Universe/God creates Its Self.
There is far more evidence that can be provided, which back ups, supports, and proves this claim further. That is; if anyone is truly interested in learning more or anew.
gad-fly wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2020, 9:43 pm
The next question: Since the universe being God can be benign or malignant, is not God both benign and malignant, like the force of nature which is what he deems fit?
I do not fully understand the question you are asking here.
Why do you say the Universe/God can be benign or malignant?
What do you mean God both benign and malignant?
To me, Nature is another descriptive word for God/the Universe Itself. But the subtle differences would need to be explained fully for this to be fully and correctly understood.
By the way, remember God is not a "he", so there is no "he" things "deeming" any thing to be "fit" or not.
The Universe just evolves, the way It does, with Nature just taking care of Itself, the way It does. There is not some other "thing" outside, beyond, or apart from this one and only Natural Universe, which could be nor is overlooking ALL-OF-THIS and making decisions.
'God' is just a word to help in the explanation of how ALL-OF-THIS can be and is being Created.
