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DavidDvorkin

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29. Apparently by way of meaningless babble.

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Thu Oct 26, 2017, 09:08 PM

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If you believe in a creator god or gods, how did they create? [View all] Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 OP

The Creation Hymn of the Rig Veda asserts Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #1

Hinduism is definitely something I need to learn more about. n/t Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #3

If you want to watch something really trippy, look for The Secret Life of Chaos Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #7

Stephen Hawking had no problem with this explanation of the Big Bang SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #40

Just entertaining your thought game, why do you assume the infinite produces a "finite universe"? still_one Oct 2017 #2

Well, if the universe is itself infinite, Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #4

What is the universe expanding into, a void, and that assumes whatever that void is, it is infinite still_one Oct 2017 #6

it is by definition everything so your question makes no sense. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #19

"the concept of god is this singularity" is not even close to the active interventionist god Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #20

"...meaning that there is no "room" for anything else but him." mia Oct 2017 #5

In classical theology, God is said to be "fully actual". Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #15

When I still believed in God, I did not believe this type of theology marylandblue Oct 2017 #33

Were you part of a church that believed in that Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #36

Personal study nt marylandblue Oct 2017 #39

Jewish mystical writings say that marylandblue Oct 2017 #8

Does this mean that the infinite defined the outer boundary of creation? mia Oct 2017 #14

Yes the outer boundaries are defined by God marylandblue Oct 2017 #17

Indeed, but the limits would themselves be finite. Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #16

I don't think any of us can say anything for certain about creation. wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #9

In the begining was the word...your post reminds me of the conundrum posited by George Carlin c-rational Oct 2017 #10

Obviously they were kinda drunk at the time... n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #11

The God of the Universe is Science! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #12

"GOD" or more properly, "G.O.D." (Giver of Data) programmed the parameters of the universe, Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #13

Deism updated for the 21st century! nt Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #18

I like that! dhol82 Oct 2017 #28

We still have the question: Who or what created G.O.D? Doodley Oct 2017 #30

Clearly, G.O.D. is an atheist and doesn't believe in a "creator". nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #35

Or, as Hofstadter recursively defined G.O.D \ G.O.D. over Djinn nt Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #41

I believe that the Creator created existence. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #21

But power is not the traditional God's only or most important trait. Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #22

We can speculate about the Creator for eternity. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #23

"All that follows is a result of the Creator's will" Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #24

The Creator created, and all else follows. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #25

Is the creator perfect? Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #26

That's it in a nutshell. EvilAL Oct 2017 #38

That's a thorny question. Turbineguy Oct 2017 #27

Apparently by way of meaningless babble. DavidDvorkin Oct 2017 #29

It's an attempt at dealing with medieval theology/philosophy. Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #37

It's an asymptote Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #31

That sounds intriguing, I wish I knew what it meant! Htom Sirveaux Oct 2017 #32

Mmm, like Zeno's paradox Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #34