Lemmy
14 Jun 2026 23:38
What are the most convincing arguments both for and against the existence of an allmighty God?
Yes but that generally just shifts the questions one layer lower. Where would God come from then? I know the typical answer is God has always existed but if God doesn’t need a reason to exist then really the universe doesn’t either.
You need to define what you mean by "god" first. Which god? What are its qualities? What are its falsification criteria?
You can't just say, "What does science have to say," because it's not a singular question about a singular being.
You can't just say, "What does science have to say," because it's not a singular question about a singular being.
15 Jun 2026 00:51
The God of Christianity is most likely a Canaanite god of the forge who was among other gods, including El and Ashura.
Gods of the forge were often also war gods (swords and armor come from forges), and we see evidence of the ancient Israelites making war with their neighbors on a frequent basis. It follows that Yahweh would therefore rise in cultural importance, and it would eventually assume the roles of its peers in the pantheon.
The early Biblical stories were likely adapted from existing Mesopotamian stories. The parallels between Norse mythology are interesting but not what the current historical consensus accepts.
Gods of the forge were often also war gods (swords and armor come from forges), and we see evidence of the ancient Israelites making war with their neighbors on a frequent basis. It follows that Yahweh would therefore rise in cultural importance, and it would eventually assume the roles of its peers in the pantheon.
The early Biblical stories were likely adapted from existing Mesopotamian stories. The parallels between Norse mythology are interesting but not what the current historical consensus accepts.
15 Jun 2026 01:05
I saw a similar video to the first commentor and am not familiar enough with norse mythology to judge the validity.
But it wasn't trying to argue that Christianity was actually related to norse mythology, just that based on the depictions of Loki and his behavior as a insecure God, if he were to defeat odin and thor and go start over somewhere he would act a lot like old testiment depiction of God. Which honestly could make a pretty good foundation for a fantasy story if someone wanted I guess
But it wasn't trying to argue that Christianity was actually related to norse mythology, just that based on the depictions of Loki and his behavior as a insecure God, if he were to defeat odin and thor and go start over somewhere he would act a lot like old testiment depiction of God. Which honestly could make a pretty good foundation for a fantasy story if someone wanted I guess
15 Jun 2026 19:02
Sure, and I think it speaks to two things: these ideas seem to arise from human nature itself, and they travel! There's some other less-accepted ideas about how much of the NT Bible is influenced by Greek classics, but it's an idea that's not without evidence.
15 Jun 2026 19:49
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