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Could God be a metaphor for the Universe?

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In terms of non duality that is quite a plausible theory. Christianity and Hinduism teach a 'god in all' concept, though not mainstream views. The idea being that 'God' is omnipresent, omniscient and eternal. read more

“Metaphor” is a literary device, so by definition one can say “God is the universe”, or “Universe is God”, instantly creating a metaphor. But God by definition preexisted that thought I just had, so I might or might not be relating two similar things. Probably not. read more

"God" is a word. If we define it, even subconsciously, as something that cannot exist in our universe, we banish the idea of God from our reality and throw away all possibility of incorporating a potent spiritual metaphor into a truly coherent big picture. read more

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