Question could a Human be a God?
Ok I know this question is going to sound strange, but I have always wondered if a Human could be a God? Lets put this into context say a person knew they might not be a normal person because of events that happen in their lives. Say that person had the ability to save this world, but decided not to use it? What if our very nature as humans made a person born of God live in fear of their own power? What if that person only wished to observe humanity and not control it? Would being a born as a human make a person related to a God understand our own lives better? What if God created humanity in order to free his ownself from boredom? Just thought they were some interesting questions. I love to think beyond normal logic and explore deep thoughts.
Re: Question could a Human be a God?
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Originally posted by AHiddenSaint
Ok I know this question is going to sound strange, but I have always wondered if a Human could be a God? Lets put this into context say a person knew they might not be a normal person because of events that happen in their lives. Say that person had the ability to save this world, but decided not to use it? What if our very nature as humans made a person born of God live in fear of their own power? What if that person only wished to observe humanity and not control it? Would being a born as a human make a person related to a God understand our own lives better? What if God created humanity in order to free his ownself from boredom? Just thought they were some interesting questions. I love to think beyond normal logic and explore deep thoughts.
Reminds me of a Joan Osbourne song.
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Could a Human be a God
Sure they can, just look at my user title...
Re: Question could a Human be a God?
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Originally posted by AHiddenSaint
Ok I know this question is going to sound strange, but I have always wondered if a Human could be a God? Lets put this into context say a person knew they might not be a normal person because of events that happen in their lives. Say that person had the ability to save this world, but decided not to use it? What if our very nature as humans made a person born of God live in fear of their own power? What if that person only wished to observe humanity and not control it? Would being a born as a human make a person related to a God understand our own lives better? What if God created humanity in order to free his ownself from boredom? Just thought they were some interesting questions. I love to think beyond normal logic and explore deep thoughts.
Sure, as long as one is willing to flow a bit with the sematics.
The structure of Ancient Beliefs supposed that at a certain level the Heroic would transition over to becoming Immortal which was the only necessary attribute of the Gods. in such a model, when Hercules became Immortal, he essentially became like a God.
In all of the more recent Higher Religions we have what are called 'Saints' who possess the ability to perform Miracles. Well, Miracles are ordinarily attributed to God, so what does it make a person who by his very will can perform Miracles? In this context, Saints would seem to be very God-like. However, often the Saints themselves complicate this explantion by insisting that these powers that they demonstrate source from beyond themselves.
So, I suppose what we can actually aim for is not so much to become a God as to arrange to have some working relationship with the powers and agencies of Divinity.
Now, regarding the powers inherent in Sainthood. In all of the History of the various Saints, we have seen no huge global miracles. We've seen very influential miracles, but the actions which transpired were in themselves local events. So far no Saint has ever moved an entire mountain, or anything on a similarly large scale. Perhaps it is a case in which Human Miracles must be done on a Human Scale.
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So far no Saint has ever moved an entire mountain, or anything on a similarly large scale.
He may not have been a saint, but I did see someone make a Mountian Disappear (I forget his name), as well as a Rocket Ship...
Re: Question could a Human be a God?
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He may not have been a saint, but I did see someone make a Mountian Disappear (I forget his name), as well as a Rocket Ship...
Mountains are made to disappear by adjusting the view perspective of their audience or the camera, while the Mountain remains exactly where it had been before. And Rockets which are made to disappear are returned to their owners after the program is over, demonstrating that they were only cleverly moved aside momentarily.
So the largest Miraculous Events, as per scale, seem to be those in which the Miracle Worker had been able to effect the local weather -- stopping a violent rain storm, or calming a turbulent sea.
Re: Question could a Human be a God?
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Originally posted by Leo Volont
The structure of Ancient Beliefs supposed that at a certain level the Heroic would transition over to becoming Immortal which was the only necessary attribute of the Gods. in such a model, when Hercules became Immortal, he essentially became like a God.
Wasn't Heracles the only Hero to attain Immortality?
Which particular mythologies are you referring to when you say "Ancient Beliefs" ?