Posts from philosophy

God created man in his own image and likeness, and so man imagined himself to be a god. It's simple.

I think it's much more complicated. If a person is created in God's image and likeness, then they not only can, but also should consider themselves a god, because that is their essence. And then there's another point: if people are different, but all are created in God's image and likeness, then there must be many gods!

You are partially right. Humans indeed possess immense potential given to them by God. However, they don't know how to use it properly, and it's unlikely they will learn now. Remember the phrase? "If people had even a grain of faith, they could move mountains." Humans develop by focusing on their intellect and physical strength, although they are capable of much more with their minds (please note the difference between intellect and reason/consciousness). This method of development is faster and more progressive, but less promising. To put it in gaming terms, people level up their strength, receiving a bonus when gaining experience, but they will be easily defeated by those who level up their minds, even if there is a thirty-level difference in their favor. The latter is just a simplified analogy.

And yet, how many gods are there? And why did God create man with such abilities, but without the possibility of developing them (sorry for the pun)? Apparently, there is something more complex at play here, much more complex.

The image and likeness of God in man is his creative principle. Like God, man can create something new, something that did not exist before, bringing it from non-existence into existence (Heroes of Might and Magic, for example, did not exist at one time, but emerged from non-existence). Unlike the animal and plant world, which exist according to clearly established laws, man is capable of influencing these laws (but not, let's say, of going beyond them) with his creative principle, which he uses in a very ambiguous way. In general, the apocalypse began when the first man appeared and manifested his creative principle, because, as the gentlemen atheists said at the beginning of the 20th century: Question: Can God create a stone that he cannot lift? Answer: Yes, he can. This stone is man.

A person has every opportunity for development. At least, they did. Although, perhaps they didn't, but they appeared over time. After all, each subsequent generation develops much faster than the previous one, due to overall progress. In general, nothing exists in the world for no reason. If something exists in the world, it means it is needed. Even America.

I think that humanity also follows strict laws. And no creativity is limitless. Eventually, plagiarists replace geniuses, so are they also similar to God? And if God sees such chaos on Earth and doesn't intervene, does that mean He's okay with it? Why create hell, heaven, and purgatory if all of that already exists on Earth?

Here, the age-old question starts to surface: "Why doesn't God intervene? Why doesn't God help me? Why wasn't I accepted into university – does that mean God doesn't exist? Why doesn't God pay my bills?". No offense, but I think you understand the essence of what I'm saying. Besides, why do you assume that God doesn't intervene in our lives? The question is simply, "How do you imagine it?". Does an angel descend from the sky and solve all the problems...? No, of course not. Here's a real-life example: After finishing tenth grade, I prepared for exams in all subjects except physics – I was completely lost in that one. I was sitting, waiting for my "moment of truth," because I had a particularly strained relationship with the physics teacher. Even before entering the classroom, I mentally crossed myself and whispered, "Lord, bless me!" I entered... I drew a ticket... and I got the very topic that I knew, albeit poorly! I got my "3," and I walked out, happy as a clam, and out of joy, I breathed out, "Thank you, Lord." My friends turned around and asked: - A three? - Yeah! - You're awesome, man. It turned out that I was the only one in the male half of the class who didn't have to retake the exam, because all the guys in our class were humanities students. But sometimes it happens like this: Muscovites probably remember the subway disaster? On that very day, I was supposed to go to a friend's house to pick up a disc that he had promised me. On the way to the subway, I was stopped by some thugs, and they did everything by the book – they took my phone, my money, and gave me a couple of bruises to make sure life wasn't too easy. No money, no subway. I returned home. The next day, I learned from the news that an electric train had crashed on the line I was supposed to take, at the very time I should have been on it. No money, no phone, but I'm still alive.

Yes, I don't deny that such interventions happen. I'm just saying that on a global scale, everything still operates according to certain laws. And that raises the question of the value of one human life for all of humanity.
And even regarding religion, even truly devout people understand it in their own way (see my article in the "Creation" topic, about the place of Orthodoxy among Eurasianists).

Regarding gods: there is the Absolute, in a way, a universal mind. The Christian God is a more personified embodiment of the Absolute. Islam is another interpretation of Christianity (the foundations are almost the same). Buddhism is more about worshipping balance, and ancient cults are personifications of common human thoughts. Don't think that God will solve all your problems. As the saying goes: "Trust in God, but don't be lazy!"
And regarding creativity: there is also the saying "every talent is a little bit from the devil!"

And in Orthodoxy, excessive reliance on God is generally considered a sin. As for global interventions, all these "laws" are created by man himself, and he suffers from them. And after that, he complains about God?

Buddhism is more complex – it doesn't involve worshiping gods. In other words, this religion is atheistic in its essence. Moreover, there are so many different branches of Buddhism, and the differences between them are more significant than, for example, between Orthodox Christianity and Islam. In Buddhism, gods are extremely powerful beings, but not immortal. They cannot comprehend the truth and attain Nirvana. So, in Buddhism, gods are not quite gods. And certainly not creators.

I learned something disturbing the other day. Our teacher training colleges are preparing new zombies for a zombie factory. Nothing new is encouraged. From the old ways, they only take the totalitarianism in ideology. The fact that children in the fifth grade draw STATE symbols as a symbol of the NATION is considered very good. Tolerance is considered a negative quality because it is associated with less indoctrination. I became scared. I don't want to teach zombies. I don't want to be a zombie myself.

I'll say it again, but in my opinion, this is a consequence of the Western education reform. They want to give the people of Russia false ideals and corrupt them from within, knowing that it is IMPOSSIBLE to defeat us physically. This applies to all residents of Russia – whether they consider themselves Russian or not.

That's true. But this is being preached by educators who can hardly be suspected of being loyal to the West. Apparently, this is inherent in modern Russian society. Everyone wants to be a zombie.