The "God Concept."
I've mentioned this occasionally in private messages, and have been encouraged to post the topic publicly.
I'm going back many, many years to my time in Humanist leadership training.
A God Concept is whatever it is that makes us willing and brave enough to, for example, act on feelings of empathy, do the right thing, take actions to make the world a better place, be kind in relationships, work towards self-actualization or enlightenment.
Well, there it is. Interested in anyone's thoughts about this.
p.s. my presentation for leadership training was on Elie Wiesel.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Well unfortunatly the same concept is used to send people to war and have their weapons blessed by some padre.
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PontifexMarximus
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May 5, 2018
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Reminds me of the theologian Paul Tillich's redefinition of God as one's ultimate concern in life. Whatever is one's ultimate concern in life, or whatever is one's ultimate motivation in life, is one's God. A better God concept than a guy on Mt. Olympus raining down thunderbolts, or a guy on Mt. Sinai raining down fire and brimstone.
The ultimate concern of an agnostic/atheist is truth.
Heraclitus
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May 5, 2018
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It’s a great concept and one we should strive for, but I would not attach the word god to it. The word has too much baggage.
indirect76
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May 4, 2018
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Yes, I understand it was by design. You don't need a god if you have a god concept.
@andygee I agree, and geez! All the humbug in this thread over your nice post. ?
@indirect76 I wasn't going to post it, but someone asked me to. Just a bit of Humanist history, really.
One does not need a god to be "willing and brave enough to act on feelings of empathy, do the right thing, take actions to make the world a better place, be kind in relationships, work towards self-actualization or enlightenment."
How is it possible for a Humanist to think that a god is necessary for that?
dare2dream
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May 4, 2018
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Thanks for your reply. The post was about NOT needing a god to do those things. I see I didn't make that clear.
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