So how do we know god is a dude?

what sort of sick people are u? stop talking like that, just stop!

He has to be a guy or else he couldn't knock up Mary! Sure God can hypothetically do anything, but - wait a minute...

D_Battery

Because the word means the male version of a deity. Otherwise it'd be goddess.

dracula_16

Hes probaly neither male or female, More then likely God can assume any form he wants that is if he exist.

To the guy about the Quran, well the Quran is not the bible first of all, and This is how we know the bible is still the same as it was always, for all your scoffers out there. And obviously people sayying "we will never know," you have to be living in some really deep rock not to know that jesus was god in the flesh. And was a man. Then what I really do not get is the people who act like "ITS THE PATRIARCHY," it is foolish talk. Well even though Eve was the one who bit out of the apple, Adam still had to answer, the very term woman, meant that she was apart of man. If you read that part, you realise that woman were made for the man, and not vice versa, so get over it. Besides, we have to work our butts off, woman just have to bake delicious cookies8).

Because the word means the male version of a deity. Otherwise it'd be goddess.

dracula_16

To the guy about the Quran, well the Quran is not the bible first of all, and This is how we know the bible is still the same as it was always, for all your scoffers out there. And obviously people sayying "we will never know," you have to be living in some really deep rock not to know that jesus was god in the flesh. And was a man. Then what I really do not get is the people who act like "ITS THE PATRIARCHY," it is foolish talk. Well even though Eve was the one who bit out of the apple, Adam still had to answer, the very term woman, meant that she was apart of man. If you read that part, you realise that woman were made for the man, and not vice versa, so get over it. Besides, we have to work our butts off, woman just have to bake delicious cookies8).

SegaGenesisfan

[QUOTE="Wings_008"]

[QUOTE="Anonymous_2"]The quran mentions God as "it". But translations always put He cuz "it" doesnt always sound right in english. Same thing may have happened with the bible since the original text is lost.

no it doesn't, it always says "him", there is no "it" in arabic

That doesn't mean Allah is male.

God was taking a shower, and forgot to lock the bathroom door. an Angel really needed to go to the bathroom, and the angel opened the bathroom door just as God stepped out of the shower...

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

[QUOTE="Wings_008"]

no it doesn't, it always says "him", there is no "it" in arabic

sSubZerOo

That doesn't mean Allah is male.

The word "huwa" in Arabic means "he," but it's also used for things with no gender.

Another person who thinks that the Abrahamic religions treat women like objects, I see..

Ok, about the whole woman being treated such and such, its really just if you think your being treated badly, its all about perspective. Back then woman always wanted to have children, and just like Hannah in the bible, she was crying because she did not have children. Hannah, by the way, was much loved by her husband, so that destroys any arguement that anyone have about patriarchial society.

Actually, we know when we understand. Almighty God is a living man.

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]God is female. Haven't you seen Dogma?Lindsosaurus

Not only that, She's Alanis Morissette!

Because men are superior? :P

[QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Because the word means the male version of a deity. Otherwise it'd be goddess.

ramboturd72

[QUOTE="ramboturd72"][QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Because the word means the male version of a deity. Otherwise it'd be goddess.

EMOEVOLUTION

Why so? :question:

We just don't...

He had a son named Jesus with the virgin Mary. That kind of clears it up for me. :wink:

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

That doesn't mean Allah is male.

The word "huwa" in Arabic means "he," but it's also used for things with no gender.

Another person who thinks that the Abrahamic religions treat women like objects, I see..

Ok, about the whole woman being treated such and such, its really just if you think your being treated badly, its all about perspective. Back then woman always wanted to have children, and just like Hannah in the bible, she was crying because she did not have children. Hannah, by the way, was much loved by her husband, so that destroys any arguement that anyone have about patriarchial society.

SegaGenesisfan

i'm agnostic, but to think god is either male or female is just plain ignorantMetallicaKings

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] I am quite certain based upon societies back than that they saw him as a male.. Lets be frank none of these cultures treated women very well, and it doesn't seem accurate that they would some how decide to make their property to be in a form of a god as well.. Furthermore I can think of very few religions out there that has god not taking a human form (in which the gender has to be scrutinized.).sSubZerOo

The word "huwa" in Arabic means "he," but it's also used for things with no gender.

Another person who thinks that the Abrahamic religions treat women like objects, I see..

True. I misinterpreted your post, sorry.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

The word "huwa" in Arabic means "he," but it's also used for things with no gender.

Another person who thinks that the Abrahamic religions treat women like objects, I see..

True. I misinterpreted your post, sorry.

How do we know the one above is not god?

because a woman cant handle being out of the kitchen.

He had a son named Jesus with the virgin Mary. That kind of clears it up for me. :wink:

mindstorm

[QUOTE="mindstorm"]

He had a son named Jesus with the virgin Mary. That kind of clears it up for me. :wink:

xaos

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="mindstorm"]

He had a son named Jesus with the virgin Mary. That kind of clears it up for me. :wink:

mindstorm

Thanks for clarifying; yeah, my (agnostic) perception would be that it would really only make sense for God to be beyond gender, encompassing or exceeding such, well "worldly" categories.xaos

God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are often referred to as One within Scripture. In just the same way, man and woman are referred to as one. I personally think a lot can be gained out of this comparison (understanding the importance of married and problems with divorce, issues with homosexuality, understanding the roles of both gender and each being within the Trinity, etc.). In the end, however, one needs to be careful when gaining information out of this as it can simply be taken way to far in a way that is simply not biblical.

I'm pretty sure it's because of the power imbalance between the sexes that was very apparent back then. I personally believe that humans, and to be more precise, males created/invented the god concept and made 'him' to their image. I think it dates back to the very primitive ancestors of the human species, the physically stronger gender (male) ruled the world. It is believed that the role of women in ancient India was equal to that of men, that's probably a reason why there are so many hindu goddesses. To me this whole god thing is just a matter of power.