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* God's '''omnipotence''' (can God do anything? If he can do "anything" can he violate the laws of logic as well as physics, e.g. "Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it, and then lift it?") | * God's '''omnipotence''' (can God do anything? If he can do "anything" can he violate the laws of logic as well as physics, e.g. "Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it, and then lift it?") | ||
* God's '''gender''' (is God a He, She, or It?) | * God's '''gender''' (is God a He, She, or It?) | ||
| + | * The nature of God's '''historical interaction with humans''' (which of the stories about God are true, which are true-in-spirit as parables, and which are myths or distortions? Does God have a personality, and if so what is it like?) | ||
| + | * The nature of God's '''current interaction with humans''' (is God "still speaking", as some churches believe? Can individuals talk directly to God?) | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 5 January 2007
Overview
Although there are many variations between religions (and even between different branches of the same religion) on the nature of God, it is generally agreed that God is a supernatural entity who created the universe.
Details which may vary from belief to belief include:
- God's mortality (is God still around?)
- God's omniscience (does God know everything, or are God's perceptions limited?)
- God's omnipresence (is God everywhere at once, or does God have a specific location?)
- God's omnipotence (can God do anything? If he can do "anything" can he violate the laws of logic as well as physics, e.g. "Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it, and then lift it?")
- God's gender (is God a He, She, or It?)
- The nature of God's historical interaction with humans (which of the stories about God are true, which are true-in-spirit as parables, and which are myths or distortions? Does God have a personality, and if so what is it like?)
- The nature of God's current interaction with humans (is God "still speaking", as some churches believe? Can individuals talk directly to God?)