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11 February 2009

A theological question: →[More:] Monotheistic religions regard their gods as perfect beings. The Christian God is perfect, ie whole, entire, having all the good qualities one can have (like omniscience, omnipotence and omnibenevolence). Does this mean, then, that he/she also purrs and/or has long floppy ears?

post by: Daniel Charms at: 17:01 | 10 comments

I think that you have to view this like the whole transubstantiation thing: God has long floppy ears in essence, but the physical appearance is a beard and flowing robes.

posted by Quentin 11 February | 17:12

I believe that the point is supposed to be that God does not purr and have long floppy ears - God is purring and long floppy ears.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 11 February | 17:39

I'm not religious, but if I were, I'm not sure I'd be able to get behind a god whose greatest joy was to be scratched behind the ears. There's something fundamentally non-awesome and non-awe-inspiring about that. In a god, I mean. In a cat, it's pretty awesome. But not in a god.

Maybe my problem is that I spend most of my life trying to convince my cats that they're *not* gods, so I'm resistant to the idea of a higher power with feline characteristics. I mean, maybe that's it. But mostly, I stand firm on my original assertion of non-awesomeness.

posted by mudpuppie 11 February | 17:43

Technically, God is a bird:

Psalm 91:4

       He will cover you with his feathers,

       and under his wings you will find refuge;

       his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

posted by heatherann 11 February | 18:02

(∴ He is afraid of things that purr.)

posted by heatherann 11 February | 18:03

I kind of like the God as portrayed in the movie "Dogma". Loves to play skee-ball. And smell the flowers, and do handstands.

posted by Melismata 11 February | 20:32

He created purring and long floppy ears.

Next question?

posted by bunnyfire 11 February | 21:23

He created purring and long floppy ears.

In his image?

posted by lysdexic 11 February | 22:11

No, in his basement.

posted by dg 12 February | 01:17

In his image?

He's either a bad painter or so far ahead of his time that no one can recognize him in them.

posted by Daniel Charms 12 February | 02:06

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