Concepts of God (The nature of a \'Creator\')

by David Turell , Friday, April 08, 2016, 15:13 (2930 days ago) @ dhw


> BBELLA: Putting myself in God's place (as only a mere human), I do not think I would want to (or could) give up my ONE true I-dentity. ....This very concept dominates many religions as well as lives alive and well in most if not all human thought processes (at least somewhere in the back of one's mind - the possibility of God). Many formal beliefs embrace this very concept of God as all and separate.
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> dhw: If, on the other hand, there is a single Creator who is me but is not me, and if I am to be one with him when my body dies, it seems to me that one of us is going to have to give up his identity. .... I must acknowledge that I am far too limited in my thinking to conceive of eternity and infinity, let alone the possible identity/identities of an infinite and eternal mind! (Though as David will confirm, I still keep trying!)-It's instructive to follow you guys. I've looked into these issues by extrapolating from NDE's. The experiencer sees only dead people. They have not lost their identity, but they are over on the other side with God. Their ability to have their own thoughts is shown by the reported telepathic instructions to go back.