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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (78461)	10/29/2003 12:01:25 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 82486

Well, I learned something today. Thanks.

To: one_less who wrote (78461)	10/29/2003 3:59:48 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

God is not a creature or anthopomorphic. ""...created in the image and likeness of God,..." If I were to detect some subtle meaning in a posting of yours, you could rightfully call me "Old Eagle Eye" for having caught something that would be missed by most readers. You would be associating great sightedness with the my ability to detect beyond the norm. So, the metaphore is properly applied. When we associate a quality or attribute that is human with God, we are extending the limited analog to the infinite, unmeasurable, and perfection of the likeness of the characteristic. I can claim to be truthful but we all know that my truth has limitations that are contingent upon my ability to percieve, understand, and know things about my experience. We know what truthfulness is so the characteristic of truth associated with God is immeasurably infinite. I can make a sketch of you that might represent your image but it is a far cry from being you. The image is a very limited representation of what can be known about you. So, we can be formed in the image of God without determining that the infinite being is a limited creature like us. ... any more than someone should determine that I am a flying creature with a long beak, just because your representation of one of my characteristics (Eagle Eye) was accurate.