.com.unity Forums
  The Official e-Store of Shrapnel Games

This Month's Specials

BCT Commander- Save $8.00
winSPWW2- Save $5.00

   







Go Back   .com.unity Forums > Shrapnel Community > Shrapnel General

View Poll Results: Did we invent god, or did he invent us
We Invented Him 21 53.85%
He Invented Us 18 46.15%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #71  
Old March 21st, 2005, 09:45 PM
Azselendor's Avatar

Azselendor Azselendor is offline
First Lieutenant
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Gettysburg Sector
Posts: 785
Thanks: 7
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Azselendor is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

Instar is right, care has to be taken in this process. Many conservative agendas portray Genetics as a negative and evil thing, but it's far from it and only used to energize the close minded.
__________________
@Azselendor #BoldlyGoing
/ Space Empires // Orlando Pest Control
Reply With Quote
  #72  
Old March 21st, 2005, 10:27 PM
Atrocities's Avatar

Atrocities Atrocities is offline
Shrapnel Fanatic
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 15,630
Thanks: 0
Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts
Atrocities is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

Actually I am against the genetic labratory gene splicing thing. I have to say that it alarms me.

A new thought:

What if God had nothing to do with our creation. What if God created the race, be it by evolution or by *ZAP* your created, that then after eons created us? What if they are here right now but we simply cannot see them. What if they can manipulate time in a way that we have not yet concieved of?

It was an amazing thought when I ponder the possibility that God may not have created us, but instead created, or had a part in, the creation of the races that in turn created us.

Think about it, here we are doing the samething now with genetics, creating new plant and animal hybrids. It is also quite possible that in the forseeable future that we might even create an Artifical Intelligence like androids, robots, and other. Mechonisims that can think and anticipate and interact with us. Granted they will not have a soul, the thing that makes us human, but they will have something entirely differant. Eventually the technology can develop to the point where our inventions will create / reproduce themselves, and quite possible, one day invent something on their own such as a new life form.

What if the cycle has gone on and one and on since the beginning of time itself?
__________________
Creator of the Star Trek Mod - AST Mod - 78 Ship Sets - Conquest Mod - Atrocities Star Wars Mod - Galaxy Reborn Mod - and Subterfuge Mod.
Reply With Quote
  #73  
Old March 23rd, 2005, 03:54 AM
Azselendor's Avatar

Azselendor Azselendor is offline
First Lieutenant
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Gettysburg Sector
Posts: 785
Thanks: 7
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Azselendor is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

To mea more likely thought would be that god/alien created humans to improve or replicate himself, however we humans wouldn't remain under his control and we drove him off the planet and he took revenge on humanity before we finally got rd of him - assuming he existed in any form at all.
__________________
@Azselendor #BoldlyGoing
/ Space Empires // Orlando Pest Control
Reply With Quote
  #74  
Old March 23rd, 2005, 04:56 AM
Atrocities's Avatar

Atrocities Atrocities is offline
Shrapnel Fanatic
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 15,630
Thanks: 0
Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts
Atrocities is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

That would make for some good books. The God Wars of Earth

Written by: Klvino & Atrocities
__________________
Creator of the Star Trek Mod - AST Mod - 78 Ship Sets - Conquest Mod - Atrocities Star Wars Mod - Galaxy Reborn Mod - and Subterfuge Mod.
Reply With Quote
  #75  
Old March 23rd, 2005, 04:16 PM
Azselendor's Avatar

Azselendor Azselendor is offline
First Lieutenant
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Gettysburg Sector
Posts: 785
Thanks: 7
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Azselendor is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

lol, If we do it, we need to have a sequel where man faces off against AI in The Human Wars of Earth .. Or maybe Plearth?

Plearth, if anyone watches George Carlin, is the ultimate goal of Earth. Earth could not create plastic, so humans were made to make plastic and once we make enough of it, the earth will destroy us and absorb all the plastic into itself creating Plearth.
__________________
@Azselendor #BoldlyGoing
/ Space Empires // Orlando Pest Control
Reply With Quote
  #76  
Old April 28th, 2005, 12:40 PM

Leslie Leslie is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canada
Posts: 71
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Leslie is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

I feel like I'm bringing a wet noodle to a gun fight somehow.

But.

For me, watching an hour or more of what the Hubble telescope sees, does wonders for my peace of mind.
I know where I came from, and I know where I will be some day.
It just isn't some place called heaven or hell.

I watched Carl Sagan's Cosmos episode "The Backbone of Night" and I know why man insists on pursuing religion.
I can understand why some need their religion.
But I see it for what it is.

And it doesn't matter if I don't know how old or big the universe is. Or exactly what moment life was created on earth, or specifically how.

It is enough, that I know why religion is here.
And it is enough to know, I will not be able to stop looking, just because of what is written in one of the many books claiming to know.

Some day the person I am, will die. That much I know.
What happens next, it isn't written in any religion's books of teachings.
__________________
Just my humble forum
http://lesliesplace.net/index.php?
Reply With Quote
  #77  
Old May 3rd, 2005, 10:28 PM
Atrocities's Avatar

Atrocities Atrocities is offline
Shrapnel Fanatic
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 15,630
Thanks: 0
Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts
Atrocities is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

We are all star stuff.
__________________
Creator of the Star Trek Mod - AST Mod - 78 Ship Sets - Conquest Mod - Atrocities Star Wars Mod - Galaxy Reborn Mod - and Subterfuge Mod.
Reply With Quote
  #78  
Old May 4th, 2005, 08:29 PM

Joe 98 Joe 98 is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Posts: 60
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Joe 98 is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

In yesterday's news, a man suddenly spoke and rememebered his family after an accident 10 years ago.

Is 10 years in an institution man's free will or an act of god?
Reply With Quote
  #79  
Old May 5th, 2005, 12:05 PM

Leslie Leslie is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canada
Posts: 71
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Leslie is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Did God Invent Us, Or Did We Invent Him

Quote:
Joe 98 said:
In yesterday's news, a man suddenly spoke and rememebered his family after an accident 10 years ago.

Is 10 years in an institution man's free will or an act of god?
I think they're called comas, but not being a MD I could be mistaken.

I think it pointless to see god in anything I can't currently understand.

I think it just as pointless to blame god for anything I think was harsh or unfair (war, death and famine), as giving god credit for anything nice and generous (seemingly miraculous events).

God is the ultimate placebo. But that is about all god is.
__________________
Just my humble forum
http://lesliesplace.net/index.php?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:38 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©1999 - 2024, Shrapnel Games, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.