Updated: 04/18/08
THE WORD - "GOD"
NEW UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT “GOD”
The word - "GOD"
is often used without any understanding at all of what one means by that term.
To most people, the word - "God" is vague, ambiguous, obscure, foggy and
to some, God is pictured in the mind as an old wise man with a beard in some
type of long robe, usually white.
Now think about this: There
is no God named “God.”
The term “God” is simply a
title such as president, secretary, minister, priest, pope, rabbi, general,
Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, father, mother, son or daughter and so forth. These
are all titles of offices, that is. positions or responsibilities. All
religions have particular names for their Gods - Except In Christianity. The
Jews prohibit the true name of their God to be pronounced. Thus, Christians
guess at the pronunciation or even which God it is that the early Jewish people
worshiped. What is the real personal name of your God? Is your God considered
to be male or female – neither or both? Is God a “he, a she or an it?” Is God
old? Is God forever young?
In the mind of most
Christians the word – “God” is looked on as representing some sort of superior,
intelligent, all knowing, all powerful, loving, just, forgiving old superhuman
– without a personal concept or name. So in order to better understand this
word, God, we must take the Concept of the word - God (in particular
that of Christianity) and separate it. We must try to understand the attributes
attributed to this Concept, Position, Office and the Role of this title - God.
Thereby, we must seek terms by which to describe those attributes, thus
clarifying in our minds what is meant by the title and term - God.
One must
naturally start at the beginning of all the attributes, that is to say, with
the Concept of a beginning or of a Creator God that took something (from self
or nature) and did what ever was done. There are two separate aspects or views
we can use to look at this concept of a beginning, or of a Creation.
First, there is the concept
of the innate natural Force(s) of the universe, which can accomplish the
necessary changes in matter and or energy in order to move it from one state of
existence to a new state of being. That would include all non-intelligent
manipulations of energy/matter. In other words, the Force(s) will do certain
specific things when the conditions are right for the Force(s) to act. And that
is without any conscious thought.
Next, there is the concept
that only intelligent manipulation of energy/matter can cause basic and fundamental
changes in matter. This intelligent maker concept must include the past
development of enough knowledge and understanding (by an intelligent being) in
order to understand, utilize and manipulate this available natural Force. That
is, that a change in the state of energy and or matter may come into
being by intelligent manipulation. So, in either case, not only must this
Natural Force be available but also learned intelligence is necessary to use
this Force. This knowledge must not only be available first, but this ability
to change matter/energy must also be developed and understood. To utilize the
Natural Force, whither it is inside or outside of that Intelligence, one must
have the understanding and knowledge of how the Force works, what are its laws
and how to utilize it.
The term “Force” is being
used here to designate both the singular and the plural since we know little
about the primary Force or natural Forces of the universe.
If this
change in matter/energy is utilized we see that a complete learned knowledge is
necessary to both understand and then to utilize this available Force in order
to manipulate or facilitate any changes in matter and or energy. This outside
intelligent use of the Force (by a God or any intelligence) must be learned and
developed by experiment (successes and failures). We are forced therefore, to
conclude that this Force (necessary to make any energy/matter changes) must
have been in existence (and in operation) prior to and independent of any God
or any other intelligence.
Indeed this Force must be
independent of intelligence itself and independent of any outside intelligence.
That is to say, the knowledge to use this Force is secondary to the existence,
operation and activity of this prime Force itself. This Unintelligent Force
would have to evolve part of itself (with random utilization of its own laws)
into a living entity capable of cognition. Then this new evolved intelligence
would have to develop, thru trial and error, the outside knowledge necessary to
understand and to utilize the powers and laws of the Force. The understanding
needed to use the Force cannot precede the knowledge and laws of the Force
itself. Only then, by understanding, can changes in energy/matter be made by
any entity.
So right away we see that
the Concept of the word - God is secondary to the Force that is first necessary
in order to affect any change in matter and or energy. Thus, this First Force
(often called Natural Laws, Nature or Creation - what ever it is) is prior to
and superior to both the past Concept of the word - God, and superior even to
the present Concept of an Intelligent God. Indeed, the First Force is superior
to and comes before Intelligence itself.
Those who
think a God could create something from nothing are reminded of Thom's Law:
THOM'S LAW
IF THERE WERE EVER A TIME
WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING,
THERE WOULD STILL BE NOTHING.
NOTHING CANNOT PRODUCE SOMETHING.
That
means anything, which is, came from something prior, which was. Since something
cannot come from nothing, then there was never a time when there was nothing.
Nothing can only produce - nothing. Thus, in trying to understand the Christian
Concept of the word, God we find there exists something prior to and greater
than the past Christian Concept of the word, "God." The Old concept
of their Christian God now becomes secondary and is totally dependent on the
prior power, laws and existence of the Primary First Force.
We see
there must have always been some form of energy and or matter in both space and
time. Thus, a First or Primary Force was necessary to separate or combine
energy and or matter. Space is the only container that both contains Everything
within itself, and at the same time contains and surrounds itself.
Time is
any interval between any change in energy and or matter. Since even energy
itself is constantly straining and changing positions internally and
externally, there has always been a type of time to measure that change. So,
there has always been space and time and there has always been energy and or
matter upon which the First Force could act.
Now we
can conclude one of two things. First, we can bring our Concept of the word -
God, into harmony with these uncontested facts of a First Force, and thus,
reduce or narrow the attributes of the word - God. We must recognize that there
is a superior and primary non-intelligent Force before or prior to an
intelligent God. This means we can no longer view an intelligent God as a
creator of ALL that is. We can at best see God as a Maker God. God had
understanding of the Force and Stuff with which to utilize his forming
activity. Besides, God could not create or make himself (herself or it).
Or
second, we can shift our Concept of the word, God, from that of a religious,
intelligent being (or energy) to that of the non-intelligent primary and
superior First Force, which can now become our Concept of the word - God. That
is to say, God is the First Force or the First Force is God (or Creation). To
make this shift means we must now see the word - God, as being the First Force
independent of both intelligence and purpose.
If we
wish to hold on to a portion of the old Christian idea of the Concept of God as
the Creating Word, we must now reduce, modify or delete this attribute of an
intelligent Creator God that was formally attributed to this old Concept of the
word - God. This leads us to a new, better, more honest and truthful
understanding of the Concept of the word - God. We are now forced into seeing
the Concept of the word – God as having evolved from the First Force. At best,
he (she or it) now becomes a Maker God rather than a creator God. That is, God
took the material that was at hand and molded it into something new and
different. Indeed, this is how most of the religions of the world (including
the Jewish religion) view the Concept of the word - God. To everybody else, God
is a Maker God. Only Christians ignore truth and cling to an impossible and
un-defendable intelligent uncreated creator God.
Either the
material at hand (energy and or matter) was used by the Primary Force to make
the Maker God, or else
the First Force
made and sustains it ALL.
There are
those who are called Atheists by religion that take the Concept of the word -
God and apply the Superior meaning of the "First Force" to that
Concept. They accept the proposal that the meaning and Concept of the word -
God, means the First Force. That is, the natural Forces of the universe, or
Nature, or Creation itself if you will. Many of these natural Atheists (or Nature
Atheists) are far more Christian in their attitudes toward their fellow man
than are the denominational Christians. That is to say, these (so called)
Atheists are more loving, more forgiving, more liberal in their dealings with
other people, more generous, more concerned with Justice, more intelligent,
more willing to deal Honestly with the facts of nature, more willing to deal
Honestly with their fellowman and they make better and more moral citizens of
their countries than do the denominational Christians. These Atheists first
called themselves Deists or Free Thinkers. Until the church called them Atheists,
the world called these ancient men, wise men, sages or scholars.
Since the
true Concept of the word - God, rightfully means the First Force, we find God
is not a religious God. He does not daily play with the universe. However, the
whole Concept of the word - God, as viewed by the Christian religions is that
God IS a religious God. If this were true, how would we classify God's
religion? Would God be a Baptist? A Catholic? A Hindu? A Jehovah's Witness? A
Shinto? A Mormon? A Jew? An Animist? A Wicca? Or what? What happens to all the
religious claims about God having a chosen people, or a religious heaven or
hell after our death?
Might God
have the mind and attitude of a Buddhist or an Atheist? I think so! Would an
honest maker God not gives full credit to the First Force as the beginning of
all things? An Honest God would take no credit for being the first. An Honest
Just God would take no credit for intelligently designing the universe. If God is
honest, then he must admit that the First Force was that which designed and
originated the universe and then himself. Since the Bible, written by men
unknown, does not show this honesty from their God, then the words of these men
cannot be accepted as true.
So, with lots of factual
support, and assuming God is honest, Atheists have an equal claim on the
Concept of the word - "God." Indeed Atheists may truthfully and
honestly claim that God is an Atheist. That is, a just and true God could not
claim the universe as a creation of his/her/its intelligence, but rather, must
admit the universe is a result of the activity of the First Force. Thus, a true
and good God could neither be religious nor would he (she or it) commission the
founding of a religion based on the false claim of God being a creator and
sustainer of all that is.
To better
understand this New concept of the word - God, look at the other attributes
claimed for the Old concept of this God office by the religious.
In
addition to the creator attribute, another attribute credited to the word -
God, is that of Justice, that is to say, God is Just. The word - God, is
supposed to imply complete and uncompromising Justice. Now the whole concept of
Justice is based on impartiality. That is, Justice is completely without
biases, partiality, preference, intolerance, or favoritism. Yet, this concept
applied to the word - God, by Christians is that God is partial (to them). God
is bias (in their favor). God is intolerant (to those not of their belief). God
shows favoritism (to those who believe the unbelievable Bible claims like they
do). In other words, their concept of God is Anything But Just. Thus, in
practice, this attribute and doctrine of the concept of Justice as applied to
the word - God by the Christians is that their God Is Not Just.
Another
attribute Christians attribute to the word - God is that God is intelligent.
That is, God has the biggest brain or the most intelligence in the universe.
Man is claimed to be made in the image of this God. Man, therefore, has a brain
with which to gather facts and so to draw honest logical conclusions (like
God). This makes man intelligent in the image of God. So, man is supposed to be
a Thinking being. Yet, the doctrines and stories told about this Christian -
God and the teachings claimed in behalf of this intelligent God state that man
has been forbidden to use his brain and to honestly think about the claims made
by this God in his book. It is claimed that man has been instructed (by this
thinking, intelligent, just God) to Not think. Rather, it is asserted that this
God has instructed man to Believe these unbelievable claims made by other men
in behalf of this God. To honestly doubt the unbelievable claims and hunt for
the honest truth and facts of these claims (about God) is to commit a religious
unpardonable sin, which dooms any honest thinking person to an eternal
punishment called hell.
Disregarding the claim that God is just (and thus, would never, nor could ever,
ask man to stop thinking and start believing) this - God has had claimed in his
behalf that the wisdom of man is folly and a deceiver of mankind. If this God
is intelligent, he/she/it knows, the only way to arrive at the truth of any
claim is to intelligently search all sides for the facts of the claim and to
apply honest critical thinking to the subject. Any God must also know that to
believe an unsupported claim about some matter is to Not think and to thus,
renege on our God given brain and intelligence. One only believes something
about which he has no factual knowledge. Or which he has refused to seek
factual knowledge about the subject.
To believe is to not think.
To think is to not believe.
Belief is ignorance at work.
Honest doubting and honest thinking is intelligence at work. Therefore, if one
wishes to place intelligence as one of the attributes attributed to the
Christian word – God, he must disclaim the statements made (in God's behalf)
that claims God ordered us to believe these unbelievable tales and that it is
an unpardonable religious sin to honestly doubt and honestly think about these
religious claims. Either God is intelligent and therefore, the tales and claims
for him in the Bible are false or, God is intelligent and is therefore, equal
to the First Force concept of the word – God. You must chose.
Another attribute credited
to this word, God, is that he/she/it is all knowing. The Christian religions
apply this attribute of the word - God, to the past, present and to the future.
As to the past and present, this is possibly acceptable for a supreme intelligence,
though doubtful. This attribute would include the actions and thoughts of not
only all of mankind (and any other intelligence in the universe) but of animals
as well.
But, when
we come to the future, we crash into another attribute of this word – God. It
is claimed God made man free to act and think as he pleases. This word - God
gave mankind freewill. If the concept of the word - God is that God knows the
future, then man is not free (to act or think). To know the future the same as
the past means man is simply an actor on the stage of life. As such, his future
has been determined and he cannot be held responsible for any action, good or
bad. This negates the attribute of the word – God, which states that man will
be rewarded for his good and punished for his bad. This concept also conflicts
with the attribute that states that this word - God forgives certain people for
their bad if they will believe some unbelievable claim made in behalf of this -
God concept. It also states that the bad will receive unjust heavenly rewards
in the hereafter if they do not use their brain to honestly think for
themselves and instead are willing to believe the unbelievable claims made in
behalf of this word - God. In other words, it is claimed God demands
gullibility. Gullibility is certainly not a part of any intelligence, justice
or honesty.
Another
attribute attributed to this word - God is that he/she/it is fully and
completely self-sufficient and needs nothing but his/her/its own company. This
conflicts with the attribute of a creator - God and even with the maker - God
concept. If this – God concept needed nothing to play with, why is it claimed
this – God made or created the universe and plays with it daily? This attribute
of self-sufficiency also proved invalid when it was conceded that this
Christian - God concept needed companionship. It is even claimed that this –
God made an opponent (the Devil) with whom God engages in celestial games. Does
this opponent always lose? What kind of concept would it be if this - God made
an opponent who always loses? Is that not called cheating? Is that not another
conflict in the Christian attributes of this word - God?
Another
attribute attributed to this word - God is that of hearing, answering, and
acting according to the spoken. written or silent prayers and wishes made in
public or private by those who believe these tall tales. This conflicts with
the attribute that says this - God always does the right and just thing
according to his/her/its own wisdom and council. Either the attribute, which
states that this - God answers prayer must be discontinued, or we must
eliminate the attribute that claims this - God concept always does the right
and just thing. Either prayer cannot change this - God concept's mind away from
his just and right actions, or the mind of – God can be changed to do that
which is not just and right. If - God does answer these selfish and personal
prayers then we must add another attribute to this word - God. This new
attribute is, God is unstable, unjust, unintelligent and wishy-washy.
It is
also claimed that this word - God will answer prayer if it is sincere enough,
repeated often enough by enough people. In other words, man (through prayer) is
able to Worry this Christian concept of – God into doing their bidding.
If so, we must add the new attribute that God loses his patience and succumbs
to man's eternal selfish begging.
All
powerful is another attribute claimed for this Christian word - "God.” If
this - God is all-powerful then he/she/it has no peers and the opponent, which
is claimed to have been made by this God can never win in any contest with this
word - God. So this - God is also a cheat and unjust since he/she/it has never
made a worthy and equal peer to play with. All-powerful also conflicts with
all-knowing. All knowing means there are some things that even an all knower
knows cannot be done regardless of how much power is available. One cannot make
an immovable object and at the same time make an invincible Force.
And
finally, we come to the root of the word - "God." No God could make or
create himself/herself/itself if he/she/it was not a conscience being at the
start. Even the concept of a Maker - God with all the attributes (attributed to
this word - God) are in direct conflict with each other. Any two attributes
attributed to this Christian word - God are in direct conflict with any of the
other attributes.
The only
attribute, which remains true to all the facts, to honesty and to truthful
logic, is that the word - God means the First Force.
GOD is the FIRST
FORCE. The FIRST FORCE is GOD.
Since the
FIRST FORCE is both purposeless and devoid of intelligence, then this word -
God carries none of the other attributes credited to him/her/it by those who
need only the twenty six letters of the English alphabet to create all their
own gods.
So, it is
evident that the Christian word - God as well as all the other religious
concepts of the word - God are merely the attempts to personify the First
Force. Now that means there is not only the First Force but the First Force is
also the Present Force. We must learn to live and alter our lives and thinking
to conform to the basic principles, laws and truths of this Force. Only on such
truths will a lasting and proper civilization be developed.
The First Force has
only one law. That law is:
THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT.
What is sown will also be reaped.
This
is not only a moral law but it is also the material law of Nature (The First
Force.)
Therefore, Atheists claim that this New intelligent and honest concept of the
word - God is true. So, Atheists claim the word - God as their own. No more can
one honestly call a person an Atheist (one who does not believe in the Christian
God). They must now refer to those who adhere to this philosophy and to this
New concept of – God as the First Force as - Honest Free Thinkers. That is,
they are Free to think honestly. They do not have to arrive at any conclusion
unless that conclusion agrees with and is in harmony with the truth and facts
of the matter.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Thomas E. Blaylock Jr.
Copyright: 10/01/02
Updated: 04/18/08