Re: false gods
Personally I can agree with most posts. Lets look at Final Fantasy 14 and compare. The Kobolds, for instance, worship Titan. Titan is brought into the realm by the power the kobolds themselves give to him by worshiping him. If we as humans can put forth our own energy into believing in a "God", Would it not be possible that this energy would pool together and form said God? Maybe not physically but spiritually? This not only explains why so many gods are worshiped but also why these heavily worshipped gods can be seen doing miracles. ie God saving a cancer patient when there is no logical explanation for their survival. So when thinking of that, I believe that there are no "false gods". I remember talking with a christian the other day and he said this to me (knowing that I am a pagan that worships many gods), "My God is your God is one God". To me this just says that No god is a false god, but all gods are pieces of a whole.
Now here's the kicker, think of god as reality itself, and the different pantheons as different aspects of the universe. We personify these aspects so that we may push our own energy into them. For example, when I pray to Odin Im giving energy to Odin so that I may tap into the energy that makes Odin what he is and what he represents. I guess it may not make much sense but those are my thoughts.
Personally I can agree with most posts. Lets look at Final Fantasy 14 and compare. The Kobolds, for instance, worship Titan. Titan is brought into the realm by the power the kobolds themselves give to him by worshiping him. If we as humans can put forth our own energy into believing in a "God", Would it not be possible that this energy would pool together and form said God? Maybe not physically but spiritually? This not only explains why so many gods are worshiped but also why these heavily worshipped gods can be seen doing miracles. ie God saving a cancer patient when there is no logical explanation for their survival. So when thinking of that, I believe that there are no "false gods". I remember talking with a christian the other day and he said this to me (knowing that I am a pagan that worships many gods), "My God is your God is one God". To me this just says that No god is a false god, but all gods are pieces of a whole.
Now here's the kicker, think of god as reality itself, and the different pantheons as different aspects of the universe. We personify these aspects so that we may push our own energy into them. For example, when I pray to Odin Im giving energy to Odin so that I may tap into the energy that makes Odin what he is and what he represents. I guess it may not make much sense but those are my thoughts.
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