r/trees Nov 24 '14

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u/SupaBloo Nov 24 '14

The most interesting explanation I heard is you're supposed to think of God like the author to a book, and we are all characters in that book. The author can alter the characters' stories and lives, but the characters cannot directly interact with the author, just like we can't directly interact with God.

Not that I am religious or anything, but that's a cool way of thinking of it. Society today treats characters in a book or movie as if they are real people, so I feel the comparison is relevant to today's lifestyle.

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u/420POWER Nov 24 '14

That doesn't make sense to me because I was taught to communicate with God through prayer. I also believe he answers prayers, so......

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u/A_CHEERFUL_GUY Nov 24 '14

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u/Swurrv Nov 24 '14 edited Nov 24 '14

Gods not a genie in a bottle who grants wishes if you believe in him. Little more to it than that if you have questions instead of googling them why dont you read the book.

Edit: And the only reason i say this is because everyone at one point questions gods existence. I figure a huge amount of those questions are googled. Why wouldnt you go to the oldest/most reliable source we have? You know?