Does God eat and drink ?? [Archive]

katsumoto

Jul 5, 2009, 03:15

this is the question that post itself .......
is the God like icon and he eats and drinks ???
as I know God is more sensual things to eat and drink ....
the thing that makes me say that is when I went to Japan for 15 days and it's like schoolship,
they took us to church and there is icon and they said , walk inside your god !!!!
the Buddhists put fruits to their God( the icon) and after half of hour they carried it and said to us he ate the fruits, and we said how did the God eat the fruits and still as it is and we can see it ?
the Buddhists said that the God ate them spiritually .....
I know every one has different thought about God , but is that possible to say God eat and drink ?
how we call him like God and we care of him and we feed him ??
we are in the twenty-one century and there are like those people who think like that ?
can we call that ignorance ? and the important question, does God eat and drink ??

Derfel

Jul 5, 2009, 04:25

Can God [any and all verbs]? Tell you what, humanity had some major retards and they all went on to interpret, write and rewrite stories, what else? Any opinion voiced here will be such a story or interpretation. Additionally, I do apologise for being a grammar nazi, but ok grammar should be a must in the serious discussion sub-forum. And please, don't give me the second language excuse, that only works with matters of vocabulary and practice, not a bunch of simple rules.

Half-n-Half

Jul 5, 2009, 05:13

Hezam

Jul 5, 2009, 06:58

It depends on how you belive in God,Like in Christianity,Jesus (god bless and peace upon him) is God so Yes he eats,(what do you mean by drink ? is it Alcoholic ? ).But Allah doesnt eat.

In Islam,We belive in Allah as the one God and we belive he doesnt eat or drink or sleep,also he doesnt need to what the human need.and not only Allah who doesnt eat,we belive that the Angels dont eat or sleep...

we should not force people to belive in what we belive but what we should do is to explain it to them.
Also we Must not insult any other religions as we have told by Allah.

Thanks for the topic.

katsumoto

Jul 5, 2009, 08:58

Does God eat and drink, if he does indeed exist? I don't know. Can he eat and drink, if he does indeed exist? Yes, if he is omnipotent and all-powerful. Anybody who says they know that God eats and drinks, or anything about God, is lying and being dishonest.

I agree with your idea but we can't say that if he eats so he's exist, why ? so how about feeling ?
we can't see the feelings of hate, love or any kind of feelings but they're exist..... and we can't put rule and except other, so we can't see or touch the feelings but we feel in them and we feel with their existence. so God we can't see him but we can feel with his existence obviously and no one can ignore that ......

It depends on how you belive in God,Like in Christianity,Jesus (god bless and peace upon him) is God so Yes he eats,(what do you mean by drink ? is it Alcoholic ? ).But Allah doesnt eat.

In Islam,We belive in Allah as the one God and we belive he doesnt eat or drink or sleep,also he doesnt need to what the human need.and not only Allah who doesnt eat,we belive that the Angels dont eat or sleep...

so you're right Hazem and we're as muslims, we know what Qur'an tells us ....
as I study before, some islamic group explain what was written in qur'an about God's adjectives , the qur'an mentions to us in some islamic's verses , hand , god can see us , hear us ......
they explain that it's real features but not like human knows or images ......
and angels don't sleep and eat and drink , they just do what god ask them to do ....

Derfel

Jul 5, 2009, 09:00

I agree with your idea but we can't say that if he eats so he's exist, why ? so how about feeling ?
we can't see the feelings of hate, love or any kind of feelings but they're exist..... and we can't put rule and except other, so we can't see or touch the feelings but we feel in them and we feel with their existence. so God we can't see him but we can feel with his existence obviously and no one can ignore that ......

so you're right Hazem and we're as muslims, we know what Qur'an tells us ....
as I study before, some islamic group explain what was written in qur'an about God's adjectives , the qur'an mentions to us in some islamic's verses , hand , god can see us , hear us ......
they explain that it's real features but not like human knows or images ......
and angels don't sleep and eat and drink , they just do what god ask them to do ....

God hates ellipses! He detests them.

Greek gods, for example, can even rape us and do so occasionally. How cool is that?

Half-n-Half

Jul 5, 2009, 11:47

I agree with your idea but we can't say that if he eats so he's exist, why ? so how about feeling ?
we can't see the feelings of hate, love or any kind of feelings but they're exist..... and we can't put rule and except other, so we can't see or touch the feelings but we feel in them and we feel with their existence. so God we can't see him but we can feel with his existence obviously and no one can ignore that ......

I think something got lost in translation, but I'm not really sure by what you mean when you say, "if he eats so he's exist." I didn't say if God eats that means he exists. All I said that if a God existed.

True, we can't see feelings, but we can't see electrons either. However, we can test them and know they are there. In case you didn't know, your emotions are controlled by chemicals in your brain. That's how anti-depressants work, they help release dopamine, a chemical that is responsible for happiness. So even though we can't "see" them, we can test them and know where they come from.

Maybe we can't see God, just like we can't see emotions or electrons, but we can't test for his existence, either. By definition God is supernatural. You cannot make observations of something that is outside of the observable world. And, just as a little note, I don't feel God's existence.

Hezam

Jul 5, 2009, 12:27

Derfel

Jul 5, 2009, 13:21

the problem is that Human do not belive in what they dont see.
this thread leads to another thread like "Is God exist ?"
But what i am sure about is that God is not Human.
Another thing,The human mind is smarter than the animal mind,the animals can not think of what human think of like Science,Allah gave us a Limited intelligence to think and to see what we supposed to see.The size of Humans for the universe does not allow us to see many hidden things.
Everythings tell God existence.

Do I believe that a rapist shagged me yesterday night? No, not really. Why? Because my body doesn't feel like it's been raped, my doors are intact and so are my windows. Sure, I might have been raped, but it is logical for me to assume that that is not the case. In light of the lack of any evidence that would lead me be to believe that I had been raped, I would have to be a f*cking retard to believe that it had indeed happened. Same goes for the whole 'Canst thou not feel it?' bollocks you two are babbling about here.

Hezam

Jul 5, 2009, 13:39

Derfel,it sounds like you have a lost Soul...
Do I believe that a rapist shagged me yesterday night? No, not really. Why? Because my body doesn't feel like it's been raped, my doors are intact and so are my windows
:mad: Gosh ! even your exampling is Obscene :D

Mycernius

Jul 5, 2009, 19:05

Of course gods can eat and drink or not. All the gods are man-made constructs to explain the world around them. As they are man-made they do whatever their creators want them to do. You and your religion decide whether the gods enjoy foods and drinks and other earthly pleasures, not then other way around.

Tsuyoiko

Jul 6, 2009, 17:52

we are in the twenty-one century and there are like those people who think like that ?
can we call that ignorance ?

No offence, but any kind of belief in god seems just as ignorant to me as the idea that gods eat and drink. Maybe that will help you understand how I (and atheists like me) feel; your belief in Allah is just as incomprehensible to me as those Buddhists' belief that their gods eat and drink is to you.

so God we can't see him but we can feel with his existence obviously and no one can ignore that ......

Sometimes I can feel a spider crawling over my leg, even if there's nothing there. It's all in my head.

In light of the lack of any evidence that would lead me be to believe that I had been raped, I would have to be a f*cking retard to believe that it had indeed happened.

Another example comes from the opposite angle - how do we explain something that we know to have happened. If I wake up and see a puddle under my window, how do I explain it? Do I look for explanations that are understood perfectly well by science, such as I left the window open and it rained, or my radiator leaked, or do I assume that a fairy came and put it there? Even if I can't find a suitable explanation - the window is closed and the radiator seems fine - do I invoke a fairy visitor? No, I look harder for a leak.

There are still some things that science doesn't understand, so we should look harder for sensible explanations rather than invoke a fairy tale.

Derfel,it sounds like you have a lost Soul...
:mad: Gosh ! even your exampling is Obscene :D

I don't think Derfel has any kind of soul, and neither do you or I. I think Derfel has a highly intellectual mindset but a potty mouth. If he was mine I'd wash it out with soap :D

Kinsao

Jul 6, 2009, 23:21

Well, if you believe that God exists, you have to also believe that is possible for him* to eat and drink IF he chose to do so for whatever reason.

However, you can't also believe that God needs to eat and drink.

Essentially, if you believe in God you must also believe that he is all-powerful, and therefore does not need food and drink but could consume it if he wished to do so... if you don't believe God is all-powerful, well, it's not really God you're talking about, is it? @_@

The debate is separate to a discussion about whether God exists or not, since it is assuming that the OP believes in the existence of a God, and it's just the eating/drinking thing that's in question.

I don't think people seriously give offerings to a God or Gods because they think it's needed for sustenance - isn't it more just an expression of goodwill i.e. giving something that's valuable e.g. food?

(*I'm using the term 'him' to refer to God because it's quicker than writing 'he/she/it' every time, not because I believe that God is male!)

Mogutan

Jul 8, 2009, 18:00

how we call him like God and we care of him and we feed him ??
we are in the twenty-one century and there are like those people who think like that ?
can we call that ignorance ? and the important question, does God eat and drink ??

You can call it anything you want. Just keep it to yourself unless you have reasons to believe those poeple's belief that their god eats/drink is harmful to others.

Why is this an important question to you? :?

Derfel

Jul 8, 2009, 18:37

I don't think Derfel has any kind of soul, and neither do you or I. I think Derfel has a highly intellectual mindset but a potty mouth. If he was mine I'd wash it out with soap :D

Hehe, thank you very much, thats über kind of you. :D
I would suggest you try sandpaper. Nowadays I'm only afraid of death or physical injury. :D Well, ok, or starvation.

Hezam

Jul 9, 2009, 00:25

I don't think Derfel has any kind of soul, and neither do you or I. I think Derfel has a highly intellectual mindset but a potty mouth. If he was mine I'd wash it out with soap :D
LOL :D i wonder what kind of soap could clean his mouth ? :D

You can call it anything you want. Just keep it to yourself unless you have reasons to believe those poeple's belief that their god eats/drink is harmful to others.

Why is this an important question to you? :?
Mogutan-san,you are right,we should put in mind that there are many differents with the word "God" so i think the question should be "Does your God eat or drink?"

Regards...

katsumoto

Jul 9, 2009, 02:39

You can call it anything you want. Just keep it to yourself unless you have reasons to believe those poeple's belief that their god eats/drink is harmful to others.
Why is this an important question to you? :?

I think it's not way for discussion , even you're one of people's who think that their God eat and drink , and we are here in Serious Discussions For all serious discussions.
the question not important to me because I don't give damn what you believe but I want to see other points for people in other religions ..... :okashii:

Mogutan-san,you are right,we should put in mind that there are many differents with the word "God" so i think the question should be "Does your God eat or drink?"
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you're right Hezam but I post general question and my question means if your god and not my God ....
and maybe my thread lead to other question, is God exist or not ? but we're so far about this question and my question talkes about specific group of people .........

nice gaijin

Jul 9, 2009, 02:43

This leads to an even more important question. If god exists and eats, does he poop?

Derfel

Jul 9, 2009, 08:49

This leads to an even more important question. If god exists and eats, does he poop?

Could that be the answer to "Why are we here?"

her

I'm not a shemale.

Mikawa Ossan

Jul 9, 2009, 09:04

This leads to an even more important question. If god exists and eats, does he poop?
Everyone Poops. (http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Poops-My-Body-Science/dp/192913214X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247098535&sr=8-1)

Derfel

Jul 9, 2009, 10:19

Woot? The guy's name is 'Rubbish', rofl. Shame its 五味 not ゴミ. The guy must be into bizarre.

Hezam

Jul 9, 2009, 10:56

I'm not a shemale.
oh Lol i was in a hurry...:p
edited and sorry :blush:

Mogutan

Jul 9, 2009, 10:58

I think it's not way for discussion , even you're one of people's who think that their God eat and drink , and we are here in Serious Discussions For all serious discussions.
Sorry but I have no idea what you are trying to say here.

the question not important to me because I don't give damn what you believe but I want to see other points for people in other religions ..... :okashii:

So... now you're saying that the question is NOT important to you? Whatever. If you really are interested in the opinions of "people in other religions" like you say you are, why on earth would you start the thread by calling them "ignorant"?

the Buddhists put fruits to their God( the icon) and after half of hour they carried it and said to us he ate the fruits, and we said how did the God eat the fruits and still as it is and we can see it ? the Buddhists said that the God ate them spiritually .....
OK, so you asked them what the deal was with the food and they told you. You think it's bullsh*t. Fine.

I know every one has different thought about God , but is that possible to say God eat and drink ?
Do you, really?

how we call him like God and we care of him and we feed him ??
we are in the twenty-one century and there are like those people who think like that ?
can we call that ignorance ? and the important question, does God eat and drink ??
Like you've said yourself, everyone has a different idea about god. So what if it is different from yours? You are not looking for a confirmation that theirs is wrong and yours is right, now, are you?

Derfel

Jul 9, 2009, 11:15

oh Lol i was in a hurry...:p
edited and sorry :blush:

Its ok lol, I just tried to spread corruption.

Ma Cherie

Jul 9, 2009, 14:42

Well first we have to ask, "does God exist?" And then perhaps we can ask whether he/she/it eats or drinks.

But if God is an all powerful and all knowing being, there wouldn't be a need for God to eat or drink. So I would say no, because there's no need for God to eat or drink.

Mitsuo

Aug 13, 2009, 09:04

I eat and drink on occasion... no biggie.

Yan

Aug 22, 2009, 07:23

I personally don't damn care about what does God eat and drink because I don't believe in those things.

By definition, God is supposed to be an eternal entity. Eternal means he's immortal. So why should he eat and drink like we do? There's absolutely no reason.

how we call him like God and we care of him and we feed him ??
we are in the twenty-one century and there are like those people who think like that ?
can we call that ignorance ? and the important question, does God eat and drink ??
As you said, we are in the twenty-one century and there are still people who believe in God. Can we call that ignorance?

RavenRockstar

Aug 22, 2009, 20:07

Theres really no way to satifactorily answer your question.
To awswer If god eats or drinks, you must first specify exctly what you mean by "God", its all a matter of perspective.
Then you have to defininitively answer whether "God" exists.
Good luck getting people to agree on those points =]
once that is done we can talk about whether "God" eats or drinks

Mitsuo

Aug 25, 2009, 09:22

bakaKanadajin

Aug 25, 2009, 15:24

Yes. I do eat and drink.

RavenRockstar

Aug 26, 2009, 00:59

In other words, Katsumoto, it's a non-trivial question.:-) ;-)
yeah its just a matter of opinion, trying to answer it will result in lots of interesting debates though! :blush:

Eugeniu

Sep 9, 2009, 08:58

I can assure you, he does not xD. Because obviously God doesn't have a body.
...
To those of you saying we should first ask the question "Does God exist?", I'm pretty sure that katsumoto is asking this question assuming that God does exist.

Derfel

Sep 9, 2009, 15:50

To those of you saying we should first ask the question "Does God exist?", I'm pretty sure that katsumoto is asking this question assuming that God does exist.

If its a hypothetical situation, you may very well assume that God does or does not eat so thats a dead end.

Pachipro

Sep 9, 2009, 23:59

If "God" eats and drinks as a normal mortal human would then he/she/it wouldn't be a "God" now would they? They would be just a normal, mortal human with the same failings as all of us.

It always amazes me that humans give their "God" human characteristics when a "God" should be way beyond what a human being is; a being that humans cannot even begin to comprehend. Maybe "God" was a human being after all as doesn't the bible say that we were created in his image? If that be the case then he is not a "God" at all. He is a human being that we like to call God for lack of a better word to make ourselves feel better.

No, God does not eat and drink. How silly.