If by sentient you mean feelings and emotions, I would guess probably not.Is God a sentient being?
I agreeExactly!
I have chosen to put my faith in that which we call God and from the first moment I did this I was changed for the better but I freely admit that I have no understanding of what took place.
The best explanation I can offer is to say that before my conversion I was an angry young woman and afterwards I was the same woman but no longer filled with anger. This is when I understood what becoming a new creation refers to.
My best metaphor for what happened is that I had a hole, an emptiness inside me, that over time had become filled with anger. Where the anger was, I am now replete with something good, something spiritual.
When we begin to understand the concept of the immanence and the eminence of God, we stop thinking that God lives in the clouds, or in a church, or in nature, or even that God exists in some other dimension. God lives within and without everything that we know of. God is not like us, but in some ways we are creatures capable of connecting and interacting with whatever God is, because not only is God outside of time (eternal) and matter (spirit), God is within us all. To find God we sometimes have to look within ourselves and at our lives.
We could be very akin to an alien race left here as a rat experiment or even a simulation, who knows. But since we share so much DNA with other primates, the evolution theory seems pretty sound.Hebrew translations of Genesis 1:26 scripture. The below might be translated as God being part of a specific race of intelligent entities that could possibly mean he and Angels are both of a similar "spirit" form (ie EMC) and not necessarily the same fleshly physical form as we Earth monkey homo sapiens. To believe the latter would be highly anthropomorphic nonsense.
Genesis 1:26 Hebrew Text Analysis
NASB:
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
I also doubt the alien involvement scenario, but for different reasons. They would likely be light years away, and unless they could travel at the speed of light (Next to impossible), it would take an incredible amount of time to get here. In addition, as far as we know, there hasn't been any alien interaction with life on this planet for over 3 billion years. Seems like a long way to travel and a waste of energy just to start an ant farm you can't watch.I very strongly doubt on the basis of physical science, the possibility all reality is a simulation. IMO, as likely as time moving backwards. Also any speculation we humans are transplants from some alien world. The strongest arguments against that is embryology science that shows all higher neochord animals share common cellular division stages from first sperm and egg cellular divisions. Also a genetic reason despite science fiction movies, that no extraterrestrial alien creatures would ever be able to successfully mate with humans, haha.
I agree with you completely. Nothing more to sayExactly!
I have chosen to put my faith in that which we call God and from the first moment I did this I was changed for the better but I freely admit that I have no understanding of what took place.
The best explanation I can offer is to say that before my conversion I was an angry young woman and afterwards I was the same woman but no longer filled with anger. This is when I understood what becoming a new creation refers to.
My best metaphor for what happened is that I had a hole, an emptiness inside me, that over time had become filled with anger. Where the anger was, I am now replete with something good, something spiritual.
When we begin to understand the concept of the immanence and the eminence of God, we stop thinking that God lives in the clouds, or in a church, or in nature, or even that God exists in some other dimension. God lives within and without everything that we know of. God is not like us, but in some ways we are creatures capable of connecting and interacting with whatever God is, because not only is God outside of time (eternal) and matter (spirit), God is within us all. To find God we sometimes have to look within ourselves and at our lives.
The reason for a need to be on the list to gain admission is the amount of jewels, & gold present.Seems most folks I know believe God lives in this gated community that has a sentry posted round the clock. I've been told one must also be on the list to gain admission.
Outside our galaxy is one choice, only because the bible describes making heaven & earth. In order to do that making that requires being outside . Could be another dimension or a parallel universe. In any of the locations how is it that a description is written detailing the way the residence looks. Where did that knowledge come from?According to most of the Bible, the general concept was that he lives in Heaven. But, does that mean another dimension, or outside of our galaxy, or beyond the boundaries of the universe, or a parallel universe?
Outside the Universe would explain why he is undetectable. Of course, cloaking technology would allow him to live undetected within the universe. He's too mysterious to keep track of.Outside our galaxy is one choice, only because the bible describes making heaven & earth. In order to do that making that requires being outside . Could be another dimension or a parallel universe. In any of the locations how is it that a description is written detailing the way the residence looks. Where did that knowledge come from?
No, that's Superman.This has been an interesting read.
When I was a little kid, I believed God lived at the North Pole, with Santa Claus.
I'm still trying to imagine what a being billions of years old that plans everyone's life looks like. Even more curious as to why planning has such diverse outcomes.Outside the Universe would explain why he is undetectable. Of course, cloaking technology would allow him to live undetected within the universe. He's too mysterious to keep track of.
God's plan curiously resembles the way things would happen without him.Even more curious as to why planning has such diverse outcomes.