Do God's existence and our creation in God's image account for free will, self-consciousness and personality?
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Posted by Lifeiscalling Jun 24th, 2012 at 5:23PM
Yes, Otherwise Adam & Eve would never have eaten the fruit of the forbidden tree if they didn't have free will
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Posted by abstraction Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:55PM
In the Judeo-Christian-Islam tradition, yes.
In the eastern traditions, no. These things are part of the illusion that keeps us from being one with all things.
In materialistic atheism, obviously not.
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Posted by corbin00 Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:53PM
This is interesting, We have a God Vs. Nature, Nurture question.
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Posted by iwantpizza Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:53PM
I like this question. : ) I think the answer to all is yes.
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Reply by CelestralCreature Jun 23rd, 2012 at 9:03PM
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Posted by Perspicares Dec 17th, 2012 at 2:08PM
Yes of course if you wish it to. I've no idea what that "own image" phrase was meant originally to mean, and I don't believe in gods anyway, but the two ideas in the question are not incompatible at all. I have friends who are Christians but their wills and thoughts are as free as anyone's.
Otherwise your god would be a selfish dictator.
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Posted by Ambivilent Sep 6th, 2012 at 4:00PM
If god exists, perhaps. If he doesn't, perhaps.
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Posted by GailG3 Jun 24th, 2012 at 5:00AM
No I have free will because I created myself out of god-stuff, as did you. The energy field that exists is not a person. If I am made of it, I am inside of god's image and one-with it at the same time.
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Posted by mrmoose1947 Jun 23rd, 2012 at 9:15PM
If there is a god he/she has an evil, wicked demented sense of humor.
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Posted by oqouoq Jun 23rd, 2012 at 9:10PM
No, He existed before us and could have created us in His image without these qualities, I believe. 'In His image' does not mean equal to Him.
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Posted by CelestralCreature Jun 23rd, 2012 at 9:04PM
What about God is nature nyrture health?
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Posted by SpeedOfDarkness Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:58PM
I don't believe that we were created in God's image. In fact, I find the concept of a God with human qualities and emotions to be a bit unrealistic.
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Posted by wayswin Jun 23rd, 2012 at 8:55PM
Nope... that's fiction
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