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Can God kill himself?

No, He has everlasting life. Says so in the Bible.
- 2 (20%)
Yes, he is all powerful and can do liek anything. Says so in the Bible.
- 1 (10%)
But if he can do anything he wants, then he can.
- 3 (30%)
But if that's true then technically he doesn't have everlasting life.. cause it can come to an end.
- 0 (0%)
But it can't cause it's everlasting..
- 0 (0%)
But he can do whatever he wants!
- 4 (40%)

Total Members Voted: 4


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Can God kill himself?
« on: April 26, 2009, 01:13:48 AM »

Deicidal Deity, Yay or Nay?
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2009, 01:15:43 AM »

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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2009, 05:24:10 AM »

God is the universe, not a person.  So no, God cannot kill himself. Because To ascribe God with human characteristics is wrong on fundamentals.  God is something so profound that nobodoy can ascribe him  with any human emotion.  To ascribe God with a human emotion is heresy.   God is the universe.  God is not a person.  How can the universe kill itself?
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2009, 08:01:17 AM »

No.

That's what man is for.

Edit:

This is what I was thinking of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_last_answer
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2009, 08:45:03 AM »

First of all, we're judging this fictional character according to his modern description as omnipotent.  (As opposed to the mountain-dwelling spirit of the early Old Testament.)  Can an omnipotent being kill itself?

Shortest answer:  no.

Medium answer:  Omnipotence does not imply transcendence of identity.  You can beat God at tic-tac-toe if you start as X and know what you're doing!  He could smite you for this insult, but he'd still have lost.  God can only do things that are natural for God.  He might be able to su into to other identities, but he cannot disable the root account or scramble the password to lock himself out.  And he can always reinstall the OS or get a new computer if he wanted to.

Longer answer:  see the Wikipedia article on the "omnipotence paradox".
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2009, 09:53:38 AM »

Can a nonexistent being bring himself into nonexistence?

I don't much care, really.
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2009, 09:57:53 AM »


he could, but he's too busy fighting the Palestinians...

flames=begin

Enjoy!

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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2009, 09:07:57 AM »

Deicidal Deity, Yay or Nay?

I like this question better: Can God create a rock that God can't lift? If he can, then there is something God can't do, namely lift that rock. If He can't then there is something God can't do, namely create that rock. Either way, we can proved that God cannot be Omnipotent!
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2009, 09:32:41 AM »

Deicidal Deity, Yay or Nay?

I like this question better: Can God create a rock that God can't lift? If he can, then there is something God can't do, namely lift that rock. If He can't then there is something God can't do, namely create that rock. Either way, we can proved that God cannot be Omnipotent!

Bravo

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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2009, 06:18:13 PM »

Quote from: Homer Simpson
Could god microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could not eat it?
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2009, 06:25:23 PM »

[youtube=425,350]42F01Zj-lFM[/youtube]

yes
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2009, 06:31:48 PM »

[youtube=425,350]42F01Zj-lFM[/youtube]

yes
That is the answer Christians believe.
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2009, 06:50:42 PM »

if the human race becomes extinct then god too will cease to exist
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2009, 04:25:03 PM »

According to the creation story, man was created in god's image. Many believe this means god bestowed upon man free will. So, if a man has the free will to commit suicide it reasons that god would be able to also (first).

That's my take on it and I'm sticking to it.

The story of Jesus is an actual example of self inflicted dietiracide. 
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Re: Can God kill himself?
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2009, 04:34:22 PM »


Can God kill himself?

Yeah, for all I care.

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