4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

God's sons, angels? smashing in Man's daughters, and giants.

Marvellous stuff!

Deuteronomy 6:4

4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

Elohim is both singular and plural...just like God.

The Fall of Lucifer

12 “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
Isaiah 14:12-17 NKJV

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2 NKJV

5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you leash him for your maidens?
6 Will your companions make a banquet of him?
Will they apportion him among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle—
Never do it again!
9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.
Who then is able to stand against Me?
11 Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
Everything under heaven is Mine.

14 Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
15 His rows of scales are his pride,
Shut up tightly as with a seal;
16 One is so near another
That no air can come between them;
17 They are joined one to another,
They stick together and cannot be parted.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lights;
Sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes out of his mouth.

So we're using the words of a man to interpret the words of a god? Seems legit.

In addition, why would "God" tell us not to worship any other gods before him if he was the only god in existence?

What can I say? That was the role of the Holy Spirit to do....to bear witness to the Word.

Because the other "gods" weren't really gods at all, they were fallen angels posing as gods to the people. That's why there are so many "gods" listed in mythology.

Here is the biggest question of them all:

Why do atheists feel the need to create these daily anti-Christian threads?

Inoculations Against Religiosity: Intelligence and Education
Anti-religion vaccines: intelligence and education.

Published on May 14, 2009 by Gad Saad, Ph.D. in Homo Consumericus

I realize that this post might offend some religious people. This is not my intention. Rather, I am here to report some scientific findings, which in so doing might indeed ruffle some religious feathers.

...Scientists have explored the relationship between intelligence and religiosity, as well as between education level attained and religiosity for many decades (see the following article that summarizes some of the relevant research). Unfortunately, for religious folks, the news is not good. IQ and religiosity are negatively correlated, at both the individual as well as national levels.

Religiosity and educational attainment are also negatively correlated. Amongst the educated classes, professors are the least likely to be religious, and finally within the academe, the more eminent the professor is, the less he/she is likely to be religious. The evidence could not be any clearer.

Religion requires that one suspend rational thought and instead take the proverbial leap of faith.

Hence, that which is considered a hallmark of intelligence namely the ability to arrive at veridical conclusions based on the presented evidence is denigrated as irrelevant when it comes to swallowing whole religious narratives.

It would seem that God is one hell of a trickster as he has apparently endowed us with the most complex computational system known to mankind (our brain) and then has asked that we refrain from using it, as per His narcissistic edict to believe in Him. The bottom line is that God is striking the following deal with us: "If you truly believe in me, I command you to refrain from using the brain that I have given you. Accept me by rejecting your brain."

Understanding the mechanics of something absolutely does not negate the mechanic.

You don't even understand the mechanics absolutely, so what makes you think you know the mechanic? What if the mechanics ARE the mechanic? A cyborg!

Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by Deetermined

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What can I say? That was the role of the Holy Spirit to do....to bear witness to the Word.

Such an informative answer! Did you catch the sarcasm? 'Cause I meant it.

Because the other "gods" weren't really gods at all, they were fallen angels posing as gods to the people. That's why there are so many "gods" listed in mythology.

How do you know he isn't one too? Because the Bible says so?

Come on AI, even you can do better then pantheism. You can line the halls of understanding with what ifs. I expect better from you, believe that.

Philippians 2:5-11

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philipians 2:5-11

I'm sorry that you don't understand the role of the Holy Spirit well enough to consider my answer "informative", but moving on to your question....

In my research, the "gods" of mythology spent more time fighting among themselves and killing each other for power than actually holding any real power over people physically(with the exception of playing with their minds).

In the Bible, you hear God telling mankind to quit worshiping other gods, but you don't hear about him battling other gods for power. Now, I know this is the part you hate about God, but instead of battling the other "gods" he chooses to deal with his children when they don't listen instead.

You may think this is harsh and that the fallen "gods" should be the ones dealt with, and they will be, but not before God collects those who chose to be "faithful" throughout all of it anyway.

If your beliefs are true then god created evil, set evil free, and creates life that will succumb to evil so he can damn the seduced to burn forever or burn a while then become nonexistant.

screw that god

I dont surround myself with lunatics why would I bow to one?