Who is God?

[beingofone]

Originally posted by Flip McWho
Depends who you talk too. Usually some form of these three: Omnipotent, Omniscient and benevolent (perfectly good).

But it varies depending on religion. And as for specifics of Gods charactor, well theres no way of knowing without the holy book involved.

I ordain you to write your own holy book.
Good to see you investigating the mystery ever still.

Snoopy:
Thank you for your thoughts.

Interesting discussion indeed with many penetrating thoughts in this thread.

My thoughts;

Einstein shocked the world with the paradigm of E = Mc2. This equation allowed us to see behind the curtain of the universe. None would doubt the veracity of this claim today but at the time this axiom was extraordinary. Atomic energy harnessed this equation and utilized its power to the point of effecting every person in the world as we know it today. Strike a single match and it becomes self evident.
It demonstrated that energy is mass with tremendous velocity. If you reverse the equation another paradigm can be seen. Mass is energy with its velocity reduced. The physical and non-physical universe is all energy moving or vibrating at different states of velocity. An omnipresent energetic substructure interpenetrating everything and in fact is everything. The universe is an oceanic field of energy, vast beyond imagination.
For years the duality break between what appeared to be a distinct difference of mass and energy stifles the realization of what we are perceiving. Everything that we experience, taste, smell, or touch is all energy.
To give a simple analogy; it is like a fish swimming in the ocean and bumps into a block of ice. It appears to be something other than water but that is a mere perception. The fact is that no one thing, event, or being of this universe is separable from the whole. It is a continuum of essential energy with no gaps. Leibniz's famous apothegm "natura non facit saltus" - nature makes no jump.

This begs the question - what is observing cause and effect?
I am not that which is not conscious; I know which knows not. I am aware of cause and effect and naught exists for me unless I know it.
I have the will to be and so do you; desire manifested. The cause must be at least equal to or greater than the effect. The idea that oblivious momentum could effect existence and create conscious awareness without a previous desire or experience of awareness is a priori conjecture and a leap of faith nor does it have any correlate in any modern physical theory.
It is clarified with one simple question; Has anyone ever recalled the moment they became conscious or has anyone ever witnessed the event?
You are the working model or better said, the reality of the universe in and of itself. You are no different in any way than the ultimate reality and therefore; the exact duplicate/image as a fractal of the whole. The reason I say this; Is your consciousness made of the same energy of the universe?
How could Einstein sit at his desk and examine the structure and function of the universe? What the universe is and what it does is the same thing. It is this energy that animates your consciousness and we know it as life.
Everything can, in principle, be explained, or that everything that is, has a sufficient reason for being and being as it is, and not otherwise according to the Principle of Sufficient Reason. Theories have been formed to create separation from this principle only because the cause could not be found. To examine the universe all one must do is investigate their very own consciousness. We have a number of good reasons for sticking to the formulations of determinism that arise most naturally out of physics as our consciousness is part of physics.
The First Law of Thermodynamics asserts that matter or its energy equivalent can neither be created nor destroyed under natural circumstances. One of the logical outcomes of this law all matter and energy in the universe is conserved.

Thermodynamics is the only physical theory of universal content which, within the framework of the applicability of its basic concepts, I am convinced will never be overthrown.

-- Albert Einstein

This reality that you experience is it a partial reality or a whole or complete reality?
Can you recall an experience you had before you existed?
Can you remember when you began to be aware?

Your consciousness is the energy of the universe and therefore can never be destroyed and has existed as long as the universe.

As Schäfer has said -

The openness of the quantum world conveys a feeling of liberation. One might see the promise of messages -- perhaps a benign guidance -- from the depths of the universe, which affect our fate even though we do not understand them. And there is excitement in being part of a universe that is creative and where the unexpected and even the inexplicable constantly come into being.

This is the paradox of Alladin`s lamp. The Container could be said to be your body and the Genie your consciousness. It is full linkage with reality rather than mere truncated association.
Your consciousness carries with it all of the dynamics of the 'ultimate or total' of the world including time as already mentioned. The more aware of our consciousness we become the more we are aware of our choices and thought and what they are founded upon and through. We begin to see that what we contemplate is universal and is inherent.

What kind of existence is possible in "All Possible Worlds"?
Your consciousness, as it is an infinite fractal loop that is the universe.
There is only one life, one consciousness, and one awareness that you know, that is yours and yours alone. There is no other comparison you can make. You can say that another person has conscious life; that is still just you experiencing your own perception through comparison, it is your awareness and none other.
Consciousness relates everything without exception including light and mass. You can experience light and matter and be aware of the singular experience. There is no example, comparison, or duplication of your consciousness, it is one of a kind and the singularity that is the universe.
Many have attempted to use consciousness as a subset of the universe. This is logically impossible as it is a singular consciousness perceiving the total and making comparisons. Nothing that exists is outside of your consciousness. The best you can do is compare your perception.

There is only one consciousness, how many do you experience?
How many realities do you experience?
Can you have more than one consciousness?

"I and my Father are one."
-- Jesus the Christ