I believe this sums it up quite well: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/EldritchAbomination/MythologyAndReligion
Yeah,sorry,it's late and im too lazy to type up my own opener..thingy XD
So on that note, what is everyone's thought on this? personally i think the notion of God being a lovecraftian esque being isn't very far off the mark. he's alien, defies all physical laws and, is dangerous to look directly on and is commonly described as having incomprehensible alien appearances. he can't ever die, has always been and all sorts of other associated mind fuckery. (and sorry if this is in the wrong forum^^;)
No more so than say.....the cartoon classic, the abominable snowman. Who knows, maybe gods nose is really a big orange carrot.
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on June 13, 2014, 03:36:05 AM
No more so than say.....the cartoon classic, the abominable snowman. Who knows, maybe gods nose is really a big orange carrot.
Of course! Why else would we put a carrot on the image of man who's made in the image of god if not to mirror what we're mirrored of? Another clue to the truth of...! It all makes sense now!
Seriously though, he's whatever you want him to be, it's your privilege to decide as it's a figment of your imagination. :)
â˜...** checks nose for celery compatibility.
Quote from: christy starseeker on June 13, 2014, 02:32:26 AMSo on that note, what is everyone's thought on this?
Nah, he varies from culture to culture, but he's mostly depicted as a lame all-Father now. Picture Zeus minus the awesomeness but keeping the part about sowing his oats on Earth. That's the LORD we all know.
But thinking about it, a case could definitely be made for the Seraphim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraphim):
Quote from: wikipediaLiterally "burning ones", the word seraph is normally a synonym for serpents when used in the Hebrew Bible. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-8) used the term to describe fiery six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy".
o_O
I agree with the person who mentioned the sepharim. Angels in general have been depicted in a whole bunch of surreal and terrifying ways in Hebrew Mythology (ie, not just in the Bible but elsewhere). One that struck me as interesting was as a wheel of eyes. There was a reason why they cried out things like "fear not" when people met them.
I think the conception of God leaned towards that sort of thing when those passages were written. There are hints of it in some of the prophetic books. Would have been interesting to see where Semitic mythology would have gone without the Greco-Roman-Christian element changing the course of God's evolution, at least here in the West. The tendency of people to want to make their own religions bland is dissapointing.
Quote from: Screaming Mime on June 14, 2014, 01:27:10 AM
I agree with the person who mentioned the sepharim. Angels in general have been depicted in a whole bunch of surreal and terrifying ways in Hebrew Mythology (ie, not just in the Bible but elsewhere). One that struck me as interesting was as a wheel of eyes. There was a reason why they cried out things like "fear not" when people met them.
I think the conception of God leaned towards that sort of thing when those passages were written. There are hints of it in some of the prophetic books. Would have been interesting to see where Semitic mythology would have gone without the Greco-Roman-Christian element changing the course of God's evolution, at least here in the West. The tendency of people to want to make their own religions bland is dissapointing.
Good post.
Let's take this to a whole new level of stupid.. :lol:
(http://image.slidesharecdn.com/themeaningofthesnowman-091205085243-phpapp01/95/slide-1-728.jpg?cb=1260024783)
Are we talking great old one, here, like Hastur or Shudde M'ell, or more like Shub Niggurath, actual diety status?
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on June 15, 2014, 01:33:21 PM
Let's take this to a whole new level of stupid.. :lol:
(http://image.slidesharecdn.com/themeaningofthesnowman-091205085243-phpapp01/95/slide-1-728.jpg?cb=1260024783)
I forgot to mention the picture represents just how stupid some people really are.
Quote from: EldonG on June 16, 2014, 03:40:31 PM
Are we talking great old one, here, like Hastur or Shudde M'ell, or more like Shub Niggurath, actual diety status?
Outer god level.
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So...Nodens. Could be...