Gods, Goddesses & other Deities,
as perceived by various religions:
The Epicurian Riddle, a.k.a.
(the Epicurian Paradox)
love and god
A paraphrase of a quotation by the
ancient
Greek philosopher,
Epicurus:
(341–270 BCE):
Powerful, thought provoking, and challenging quotations related to God:
Woody Allen: " If someone said: "l tell you whether there is a God, [and] whether life has meaning.’ It’s better not to know -- because if the answer is no, you’d better do
some fast tap dancing. If the odds are 50-50, it’s better not to know.”
Terry L. Miethe & Gary R. Habermas, "The whole history of humanity as such can be written as a search for a meaningful answer to the question of the existence of God." From the Preface of the book "20 Compelling Evidences That God Exists," by Kenneth Boa & Robert Bowman.
Anon: "You can safely assume that you've created God in your own
image, when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."
Sometimes attributed to Anne Lamott or Fr. John Weston.
Rev. Tony Campolo: "We are furious that the religious right has
made Jesus into a Republican. That's idolatry. To recreate Jesus in your own
image rather than allowing yourself to be created in Jesus' image is what's
wrong with politics."
Jim W. Martyn, "I suggest that people who express hatred towards others do so because they
are unable to love themselves or God. That's sad, and unfortunately causes many of the
social and political problems in our nation and world."
Stephen Roberts, a strong Atheist talking to a theist
about the thousands of gods and goddesses worshiped by humans: "I contend that we
are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you
understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand
why I dismiss yours."
Xenophanes, an ancient Greek philosopher: "If horses had Gods, they would look like horses!"
Part 1: A general listing around the world, from A and Adaa to Zurvan. Deities from China, Balto-Slavic, Japan, India, other Asian countries, Africa, Australia.
Part 2: Buddhist, Carribean, Celtic, Egyptian (Hellenes).
Part 3: Native American, Norse, Pacific islands, South American.
About beliefs about God in the U.S.:
Poll data: Public opinion surveys about the existence and
importance of God, about Jesus' second coming, etc.
U.S. adults' diverse beliefs about the nature of God: Part 1Part 2;
Results of the Baylor Religion
Survey which found that most Americans believe in either an Authoritarian, Benevolant, Critical, or Distant God.
A series of 12 essays by Contributing Editor Susan Humphreys on the existence/non-existence of God: Most deal with arguments in Feser's book "Five Proofs of the Existence of God," she describes alternative views of Fester's
A new TV program "God Friended Me" launched in the Fall of 2018:
CBS will be introducing a new series "God Friended Me." The first, one hour episode will be broadcasted on Sunday, SEP-30 at 8:30 PM. It involves Miles Finer, an "intelligent, hopeful and optimistic" Atheist. His life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God! He figures that the request is just a hoax, but he plays along with it, and his life becomes radically changed.
His father is a a pastor at a local Harlem church.
A video by Anthony Campolo about Christians who believe in a God who isn't involved in our world: