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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. I just finished reading this. It's very interesting.

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 12:12 PM

Dec 2017

Aslan notes that in religions that have a god or gods, they are almost always humanoid. I'm wondering if that's just because human imagination gets stuck at the idea of a non-human, completely incorporeal supreme or supernatural being. It's fair to say that man created god (gods) in his image, not the other way around. Whether or not you believe in god(s), it's a really interesting exploration of the history and development of religious belief.

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GOD: A Human History [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2017 OP

I got this book for mr liberty's stepfather for Christmas ms liberty Dec 2017 #1

Aslan did this short-lived CNN series, "Believers." yallerdawg Dec 2017 #3

I don't agree that it is hard-wired. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #2

Personification appears to be hardwired marylandblue Dec 2017 #4

Except when it isnt, for example Buddhists Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #9

depends how you are defining these things marylandblue Dec 2017 #10

well no, animism generally does not have anthropic deities. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #12

Read further in the wiki article marylandblue Dec 2017 #14

I just finished reading this. It's very interesting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #5

Yes. The conceit that the deity is human in form is MineralMan Dec 2017 #6

I see 2 possibilities, at least. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #7

1) has you rejecting evolution in favor of id. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #8

No, it does not. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #11

"God hard-wired us with a feeling for God" Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #13

They were expressed as possibilities. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #15

So you now agree with me that 1) rejects evolution. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #16

No, I do not agree with you. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #17