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From: simard@loral.UUCP (Ray Simard)
Newsgroups: net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Religious Language and Science - Definition of God
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Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 01:38:47 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 11 01:38:47 1985
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     As the debate on  God,  religion,  science  etc.  rages  on,  everyone,
regardless of position, seems to consider the concept of God as if it were a
single, common definition, to be argued  for  or  against.   Yet,  I'm  sure
everyone  has  a  different perception of God, or what others mean when they
refer to God.  I'd like to see just how common or  divergent  these  percep-
tions are.

     The question is, simply: what/who is God?  Areas to include: is  God  a
being,   a  metaphysical  construct,  an  allegory,  a  conscious  power,  a
parent/creator, or just what?  Whether your position is to believe in God or
disbelieve, there is some mental image of what the word God refers to.  I am
interested in sampling some of those images.


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Ray Simard
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