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Originally posted by Whatsreal
If every thought I have is part of me, created by me, and by extension is me.. then God,in the same way must have thought of us to create us, so we are part of God, and are in fact God, God is us. There is no difference.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
You are the creator and destroyer of all worlds.
I is. From that every 'thing' is created.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by ButtUglyToad
There is only is. Where do you get this WE from? There is no we.
One thing, one without a second. It is happening. Not you happening and something else.
It is.
You are/It is. Not two.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by ButtUglyToad
There is not one and you. There is one. It is one happening. Not two.
You will only ever experience yourself experiencing yourself.
edit on 23-10-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)
A few moments ago I had a thought. That wasn't the first time my mind has gone down this road, however I finally have a simple and elegant way to phrase it.
If every thought I have is part of me, created by me, and by extension is me.. then God,in the same way must have thought of us to create us, so we are part of God, and are in fact God, God is us. There is no difference.
We create in the same way God is said to create. Everything is a thought first before it can become a physical manifestation. So why should there be such a separation. When Christians feel the need to ask for God's forgiveness they are really asking themselves. Perhaps if they did ask themselves, it would not only be healthier for the psyche, but also give one a sense of full ownership over both the act, and the reconciliation.
Originally posted by Whatsreal
reply to post by ButtUglyToad
but please, I mean please, stop thinking of a God that is seperate, or above, or like us but way cooler/powerful/ whatever. God is just a word we use to describe something we have yet to fully understand. And believe me, none of us fully understand, myself included.
Originally posted by Whatsreal
reply to post by ButtUglyToad
you may be missing the point. Its not One and you. its that you are both one and you at the same time, therefore being that there is only you.
For your consciousness to experience anything in the material world it needs an interface or an input device like a keyboard for a computer, which is our physical bodies.
but please, I mean please, stop thinking of a God that is seperate, or above, or like us but way cooler/powerful/ whatever. God is just a word we use to describe something we have yet to fully understand. And believe me, none of us fully understand, myself included.
Originally posted by NorEaster
Originally posted by Whatsreal
reply to post by ButtUglyToad
but please, I mean please, stop thinking of a God that is seperate, or above, or like us but way cooler/powerful/ whatever. God is just a word we use to describe something we have yet to fully understand. And believe me, none of us fully understand, myself included.
Good luck with that crowd. They know everything there is to know, and if they can't actually explain what it is that they know or why/how they know it, then it's not a problem that actually requires resolution. Faith-based knowledge is exactly what the term implies. Faith, being the same assurance that both saints and suicide bombers rely on, is nothing more than the capacity to deny the obvious. It's priceless as an organizing tool, but its inherent vulnerability makes it just as useless as priceless.
Originally posted by rudeboyrave
the creator is you.
but you already knew that.