What if you were God?

Thinker Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 453 Location: Here.

Hello.

From time to time I despair of what the human race is doing to itself and this planet. Sad

I won't list what I see as wrong and evil and immoral here. Firstly, because there's too much to choose from and secondly, because anything I write here would probably be disputed or disagreed with in some way. Rather than invite that kind of discussion, I'm posing the following question to find out how and why you'd like to change things - working on the assumption that you've suddenly acquired God-like powers.

I'm more interested in what you'd do and why. (However, if you do want to say how you became God-like, that's fine too. You can be a highly evolved super-being like Q, from Star Trek: The Next Generation . You can be something like an enhanced Doctor Manhattan, from the graphic novel and film Watchmen . The choice is yours. Oh... ...and Yes. I do like science fiction! Wink

)

All I'll stipulate for this discussion is that you can't actually be God. God-like Yes, God No.
The reasoning behind this limitation is that none of us can really know what it means to be eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing. We can guess at it, theorize about it or speculate about it, but that's all. *

I'll weigh in with what I'd like to do if I were God (and why) once this thread's been up and running for a while.

So, what would you do if you had God-like powers?

Thanks,

BornAgainAthiest.

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p.s.
Yes! Yes! I do realize that there are those who won't agree with this sentence. If you believe that God has already made Himself known to us thru Jesus, Allah, Krishna or whoever please feel free to debate about it elsewhere in this forum.

p.p.s.
Alright already! I also realize that there are those who'll think of me and/or this thread as blasphemous and sinful. So be it. If you can't restrain yourself enough to debate with me elsewhere and must do it here, consider this.
In the General Discussion section of the "Religion" sub-forum I've started up a thread called, "An Open Invitation". As I type this message I see that there's been 117 views of this thread but not a single reply.
Why not meet me there?

p.p.s.
(Pet peeve! Mad

)
Since joining I.G. I've seen at least three occasions where Christians have engaged in debate, found their arguments refuted and then failed to...
A. Reply in any way, just letting the ongoing thread hang uselessly in cyberspace...
B. Acknowledge that what they believed had been refuted, just letting the ongoing thread hang uselessly in cyberspace...
C. Admit that they needed to rethink their p.o.v. - instead, just letting the ongoing thread hang uselessly in cyberspace...
So what the ****'s going on here?

Is this a case of "Casting pearl before swine" or just a plain lack of honesty and integrity? You tell me. If we're left listening to the Internet equivalent of "dead air", what does that say about the believers and their beliefs? Draw you own conclusions.
(Peeve concluded.)

Master of Logic Joined: Oct 04, 2003 Posts: 9768

If I were a God my mom would not be depending on a scooter and would be able to walk without a walker, and wouldn't have had to move into a assisted living home. If I were a God, her dog, which is 14, which I am taking care of, wouldn't have arthritus(sp).

If there were a God I would kick him in the nuts!

Thinker Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 453 Location: Here.

Brian37 wrote:

If there were a God I would kick him in the nuts!

Assuming he has any! Being (supposedly) eternal there's no need for Him to procreate in the way we do. Of course, with God-like powers Brian, you could give Him some nuts and then do the kicking!

BAA.

Grand Poster Joined: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 2813

Booming voice from the sky saying I am here worship or die!!

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:50 pm

BornAgainAthiest wrote:

So, what would you do if you had God-like powers?

I've been running this around in my crazy brain for a day now, and still don't have it completely fleshed out. Guess it'd depend on my particular "God-like" powers. I'd like to be omnipotent, but could I make a rock so heavy I couldn't lift it Razz

More to come...

Resident Joined: Apr 13, 2009 Posts: 314 Location: Canada

BornAgainAthiest wrote:

What would you do if you had God-like powers?

Simple.
I would make my own loved and created-in-my-own-image creations NOT BELIEVE IN ME.
Now wouldn't that solve a lot of problems?

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:47 am

I would create a gigantic mansion filled with expensive trimmings, highlights in gold and marble, ornate fountains of water and wine, and dining rooms with golden plates that produce any food on demand as well as silver goblets that likewise produce drinks.

Conjure up 100 clones of Tifa Lockheart.

Invite all the Gold Members over for one BITCHIN PARTY.

Then I'll cure cancer or something

Resident Joined: Apr 13, 2009 Posts: 314 Location: Canada

slicea1a wrote:

Invite all the Gold Members over for one BITCHIN PARTY.

Sign me up!
Slice wins the "god contest!"

The Learned Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 187

slicea1a wrote:

I would create a gigantic mansion filled with expensive trimmings, highlights in gold and marble, ornate fountains of water and wine, and dining rooms with golden plates that produce any food on demand as well as silver goblets that likewise produce drinks.

Conjure up 100 clones of Tifa Lockheart.

Invite all the Gold Members over for one BITCHIN PARTY.

Then I'll cure cancer or something

I think most Atheists want exactly the same thing they condemn believers for.

Very Happy

At least I am honest about it.

I will get it too. Wink

Check this out:

http://www.infidelguy.com/ftopict-1300.html

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:59 pm

First, I do something for all the silly humans. I'd end suffering, end death, return all the living to vibrant youth, then end procreation (yes, you could still have sex for pleasure). I'd give them a source of basically unlimited power and the ability to manipulate matter into any form they care to. The only means by which a person could die or suffer would be by their own choosing. Then I'd turn them loose and see what happens. Under this scenario, it would be interesting to see if they would still engage in such practices as tribalism, war, violence, the need to punish; basically all the actions that define our petulance.

Alternatively, I'd offer my idea of "nirvana" to any human that wants it and leave the rest of the more independent ones alone. For the ones that accept, I'd give them a new, better planet to live on.

For me, I'd discover the ultimate nature of reality.

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:26 pm

rayback wrote:

slicea1a wrote:

I would create a gigantic mansion filled with expensive trimmings, highlights in gold and marble, ornate fountains of water and wine, and dining rooms with golden plates that produce any food on demand as well as silver goblets that likewise produce drinks.

Conjure up 100 clones of Tifa Lockheart.

Invite all the Gold Members over for one BITCHIN PARTY.

Then I'll cure cancer or something

I think most Atheists want exactly the same thing they condemn believers for.

Very Happy

At least I am honest about it.

Quote:

I will get it too. Wink

I said I would invite GOLD MEMBERS. You're not invited, but I'm sure we'll be telling you all about it later.

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:20 pm

slicea1a wrote:

I said I would invite GOLD MEMBERS. You're not invited, but I'm sure we'll be telling you all about it later.

Especially all those sexy clones Wink

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:18 am

MockingGods wrote:

slicea1a wrote:

I said I would invite GOLD MEMBERS. You're not invited, but I'm sure we'll be telling you all about it later.

Especially all those sexy clones Wink

They won't be wearing burquas

Unless you're in to that kind of thing.... Razz

p.s. Would you like them all at once or just 10 at a time?

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:49 am

Quote:

p.s. Would you like them all at once or just 10 at a time?

This is quite the delightful, decadent option Wink

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:43 am

MockingGods wrote:

This is quite the delightful, decadent option Wink

Yeah I like the image that popped into my head too.

But if I were the all-powerful creator of the universe, I certainly wouldn't make such things taboo. That would be stupid.

In fact I would use sensuality as proof of my existence.


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