I Have Found the Path to God

[Angry Dragon]

I Have Found the Path to God

I do not know if it was a vision or an opening in the fabric of knowledge. It explains why there are so many religions and faces of god. There are many layers of god.

Each planet has its own god. This god is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the planet. Too many planets/gods to count. Doesn’t matter if life is on the planet or not. Some are just waiting for orders from the level above. Some even waiting for their planet to be formed. These are the lowest gods. They can run their planet pretty much as they see fit except they are subject to the whims of the gods above them. Even have the inhabitants write books about them. You may see many books about god, that is because sometimes the gods above sometimes interfere in the running of the planet and from that the inhabitants write books about them. This causes confusion among the inhabitants.

The next layer consists of the first layer of administrators. They are in charge of a solar system. Not sure how many solar systems there are. The next layer is administrators in charge of a galaxy. Not sure how many galaxies. The next layer of administrators are in charge of a quadrant. Not sure how many quadrants there are.

The next layer of gods are in charge of planet formation. The next layer of gods are in charge of suns. The next layer is gods in charge of black holes. The next layer is for nebulas. The next layer is for asteroids. The next layer is for quasars. You get the picture. For things to work the gods need to work together. That does not always happen. There are bad gods. Some just like to play tricks on others.
.
At the very top is the SUPER GOD. The god that started it all. This should help explain the confusion about god. So many out there to choose from.

[Cartoonist]

1. I am God

And you are #6

[Angry Dragon]

2. That should read I am A god because there are so many

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Each planet has its own god.

So far over 3600 exoplanets (planets outside our solar system, but inside our galaxy) have been discovered.

Given how many planets are already known, given how many more there must be in this galaxy alone, given there are many hundreds of millions of galaxies in the universe, how many gods must there be?

Super god? Are you serious?

[Angry Dragon]

4. as I said too many to count

Are you telling me that a Super God does not exist??

[True Dough]

9. Exist?

I had the good fortune of having dinner with Super God the other night. Man, does that dude have an insatiable appetite despite all these claims about being ethereal. He really had a jones for the breadsticks.

Anyway, we engaged in intriguing conversation about the mysteries of the universe. We'll be sure to invite you next time, Angry Dragon. Your fiery breath will be useful to keep the serving plates warm.

[Angry Dragon]

10. You buy the meat and I will flame broil

[True Dough]

11. It's a deal!

[Angry Dragon]

14. looks good

[5X]

13. must have been olive garden. n/t

[yankeepants]

5. OMG!

[Angry Dragon]

6. thrilling isn't it??

[yankeepants]

7. Darn! Forgot the sarcasm thingy.

[Angry Dragon]

8. It does make sense

It explains a lot of things and explains the confusion surrounding religions

[DetlefK]

12. Won't that make us humans into just another sort of gods?

Seriously, before talking about gods, you should clarify what you even mean when talking about a "god". What is a "god" and what is it not?

And how many gods are there in your model? A finite number? An infinite number? What kind of infinity? A countable or an uncountable infinity?

How do they interact? By discussion and free will or by tyranny?
Do gods have free will?
Are they bound by some code or law to each other? Can a god undo the code that governs the lower gods?
How can one god trick another god?
Why would the gods have different personalities? Why would they have something like a personality at all?

And why would there be a SUPER GOD? (Apart from your personal cravings to bend the universe to christian teachings.) Why can't it be layers and layers of gods ad infinitum?






Have you recently read something from the medieval philosopher Ramon Llull (Raimundus Lullus)? Your layer-based cosmology reminds me very much of his layer-based cosmology.

[Angry Dragon]

15. I will take the last one first

I have never heard of Ramon Llull ................ it came to me last night

It is said that we were created in god's image ....... perhaps we are able to become gods as we become one with the universe

It is up to each one of us to decide what is a god .........

Gods are added as needed

They interact
They have free will
No need for them to become tyrannical
They are bound by the universe
There is playfulness between the gods
personalities?? ........... why not??

layers of gods of ad infinitum?? ................ could be

Super God ............. could just be the universe itself
A have no desire to bend the universe to fit christian teachings.....just trying to give a different slant to all writings on religions


I think I answered all the questions that were asked

[DetlefK]

17. That answers nothing and yields even more questions.

If we decide who is a god, couldn't we just decide that we ARE gods?
"Gods are added as needed." Who decides that they are needed?

If not by tyranny, then how does one god convicne the lower gods to do his bidding?

"They are bound by the universe." So, now you're introducing laws of nature as well??????



For somebody who thinks of himself free of religious prejudice, it's weird how you always find a loop back to monotheism.

[Angry Dragon]

21. A universe with too many gods to count is pretty far from monotheism

There are many forces in the universe, I did not introduce them

The universe is full of questions,it is up to you to seek them out

What is your definition of a god if you have one??
Have you ever created something??
What is this religious prejudice you speak of??

If your definition is you, then you are a god
The gods decide

[DetlefK]

22. My definition of "god" is rather problematic, becomes it comes from a madman:

Charles Manson basically said that the question of who's a "god" just depends on how much power a person has.

Yes, I have created something. I have discovered knowledge, I have created art, I have caused joy. I have left my imprint on this world, and even if die forgotten and nameless, my heritage lives on.

The religious prejudice I mean is that you keep circling back to the idea that there must be one god at the top.
As a counter-example, the norse mythology does not have one god at the top or even one kind of gods at the top. There are different kinds of gods in norse mythology: from the giant Ymir and the cow Audhumbla who created the world, to the trio of gods who created the humans (Odin, Vili and Ve), to the Aesir (what we think of when we hear "norse gods&quot , to the Vanir (basically spirits of nature), to the Nornes (who rule fate). A vast pantheon of mythical characters, and none stands atop the others.

[Angry Dragon]

23. I look around and see many things that have more at the bottom than at the top

Perhaps pyramids exist outside Egypt, some say pyramids give off energy
As I said it just came to me
Your Norse gods system is not much unlike what I wrote
My knowledge of Norse gods is limited to Thor and Odin
No two people see god the same way, that is what makes it personal
You are free to believe any way you wish, what makes the universe make sense to you

Perhaps the gods have a learning curve

Just things to ponder

[Voltaire2]

16. medieval heavenly spheres

[Nitram]

18. Sounds like the Gnostic point of view.

[trotsky]

19. There is only one god that fits with our observable universe.

The Asshole God.

[MineralMan]

20. They're all giant turtles.

It's turtles all the way down.