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I'd say that, outside of the folks what made God up in the first place, this FAQ has every bit as much right to call itself "official" as anyone else who talks about God. --[[User:Kels|Kels]] 15:38, 25 December 2007 (EST)
 
I'd say that, outside of the folks what made God up in the first place, this FAQ has every bit as much right to call itself "official" as anyone else who talks about God. --[[User:Kels|Kels]] 15:38, 25 December 2007 (EST)
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There ''is'' no '''offical''' god faq at all, but if there was it would not be an atheist propaganda website like the one that the link goes to. --[[User:65.185.175.69|65.185.175.69]] 16:06, 25 December 2007 (EST)

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we could run a statistical review of god. eg. how many monotheists, polytheists and atheists/agnostics are there. then by simple mean/standard deviation we could give a global view of god...Airdish 06:12, 24 May 2007 (CDT)

...for non-adherents, by definition, they have chosen not to believe...

This is actually a particular form of atheism (theoretical vs pragmatic). When we get atheism up and running, we can flush this out.--PalMD-Talk 06:33, 24 May 2007 (CDT)

No I don't believe it is. When I wrote this, I had in mind the fact that some people believe, for example, that Jesus is God (Christians), whereas others (e.g Muslims) would deny his divine nature. The divinity or not, is therfore a matter of belief not argument. It cannot be proven one way or the other, and debate always reduces to the level of "because it is so", or "It says so in such and such a revealed text", rather than being based on any rational argument. In other words, it is pointless attempting to have a logical argument about such things. --CatWatcher 18:13, 24 May 2007 (CDT)
I guess the point is that we are all, in one way or another, atheists. Few people alive today believe in the divinity of or worship Thor or Zeus. However, my understanding of the term is that an Atheist believes that there are no gods at all, and never have been. Being a christian who denies the divinity of Krishna (for example) is different than being an atheist; it is simply being a member of the faithful and expressing the essence of christian faith.Zoose
Quite a few people actively worship Thor, actually. Zeus isn't nearly as fashionable, though. Although folks like Kali have been doing well. --Kels 14:44, 7 August 2007 (CDT)

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God with a capital G or god with a lower case g?

Which is this article about? Below is the definition from MW. 1 a is capitalized according to MW, 1 b may be capitalized, though I don't know if the the capitalized applies to the Christian Science definition. HeartGold tx 02:23, 28 May 2007 (CDT)

1 capitalized: the supreme or ultimate reality: as a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science: the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit  : infinite Mind

2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically  : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality 3 : a person or thing of supreme value

4 : a powerful ruler


This is a good question. When I wrote this initally, it was a general article about gods, religion and beliefs, but inevitably when we stray into monotheism, it turns into God. I suspect it needs tidying up to make the distinction. User:CatWatcher, forgetting to log on.--88.106.146.170 02:51, 28 May 2007 (CDT)
If you're referring to a specific god, then I'd say capitalize, since it's used either as a proper name or a title. But if you're talking about gods in general, then lowercase is fine. That, and the Abrahamic God is traditionally capitalized anyhow. --Kels 06:41, 28 May 2007 (CDT)
I just fed her some tasty fresh oats, and asked out of curiosity. She does not mind either way. PBUH humanbe in 11:52, 28 May 2007 (CDT)

Work

I decided to do a little work here. If you hate it, revert. Thanks. --PalMD-yada yada 22:00, 1 June 2007 (CDT)

I'm impressed. Nice work. Luckily, before I went on my wandalism/meanness spree, I started an article that desperately needs the sort of help you have been providing to this one. Have a warm goat on me... humanbe in 22:27, 1 June 2007 (CDT)

i learned something from tis artical

i never knewthat God looks remarkably like an elderly Italian man StupidIdiot 02:22, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

That's a common misunderstanding. Actually, God is a giant hand in the sky, who usually communicates through hand puppets. --AKjeldsenGodspeed! 18:45, 9 November 2007 (EST)
Nononononononno! GOD is a giant American Flag in the sky, that swoops down on anyone that threatens American oligarchy or multi-national corporate interests and blows them up! GOD sukzorz! humanUser talk:Human 21:02, 9 November 2007 (EST)
GOD SMASH!!! --AKjeldsenGodspeed! 10:29, 10 November 2007 (EST)

God hates his son

Eviluserlist.PNG--Signed by Elassint the Great Hi! 15:55, 9 December 2007 (EST)

lawl

That god faq is garbage. Also i removed the other link because it has nothing to do with anything --65.185.175.69 15:15, 25 December 2007 (EST)

Yes, we specialise in garbage here. So, maybe talk before removing garbage that we WANT there? Thanks. CЯacke® 15:28, 25 December 2007 (EST)

OK, that is NOT the offical god faq at all, that is atheist propaganda. --65.185.175.69 15:36, 25 December 2007 (EST)

Okay, where is the official God FAQ? Please provide a valid" cite. CЯacke®

I'd say that, outside of the folks what made God up in the first place, this FAQ has every bit as much right to call itself "official" as anyone else who talks about God. --Kels 15:38, 25 December 2007 (EST)

There is no offical god faq at all, but if there was it would not be an atheist propaganda website like the one that the link goes to. --65.185.175.69 16:06, 25 December 2007 (EST)

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