Author Topic: What is God a metaphor for?  (Read 1635 times)

Free Willy

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 33884
What is God a metaphor for?
« on: January 31, 2019, 03:08:46 PM »
I have seen it said that religion and religious things are metaphors. Metaphors for what?

ProfessorDavey

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18019
Re: What is God a metaphor for?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2019, 03:19:48 PM »
I have seen it said that religion and religious things are metaphors. Metaphors for what?
By whom? Once you have identified who has made that comment I suggest you ask them what they mean.

Gordon

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18672
Re: What is God a metaphor for?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2019, 06:52:07 PM »
I have seen it said that religion and religious things are metaphors. Metaphors for what?

It's a puzzler right enough: my guess is either irrational superstitious beliefs and associated dogma/rituals or maybe underwater ballet dancing (though I suppose I could be wrong).

jeremyp

  • Admin Support
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 33307
  • Blurb
    • Sincere Flattery: A blog about computing
Re: What is God a metaphor for?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2019, 07:19:13 PM »
Metaphors for what?
Useless nonsense.
This post and all of JeremyP's posts words certified 100% divinely inspired* -- signed God.
*Platinum infallibility package, terms and conditions may apply

Walter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4463
Re: What is God a metaphor for?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2019, 12:09:35 PM »
I have seen it said that religion and religious things are metaphors. Metaphors for what?
God is simply  Dog backwards . Does that help?

Steve H

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11177
  • God? She's black.
Re: What is God a metaphor for?
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2019, 10:07:19 AM »
What's a metaphor?
I don't know - what is it for?
I came to realise that every time we recognise something human in creatures, we are also recognising something creaturely in ourselves. That is central to the rejection of human supremacism as the pernicious doctrine it is.
Robert Macfarlane