What if our astronauts found a new planet and found some humanoids of low intelligence on that planet and we decided to genetically modify them mixing some of our genes with theirs to increase their intelligence, then we made the female versions by cloning some material from the rib of the male, then we bred them from the first pair to farm the planet in a laborotory farm we called Eden.
Obviously we would not want them to get ahead of themselves with this new found intelligence because we would not want a rebellion on our hands so we could warn them to stay away from our computer, which we call the tree of knowledge, and not look at the software because that is forbidden fruit. We could warn them that if they disobeyed this they would surely die.
But then some rogue astronaut with a grudge against the management told the female that we had lied so, being curious, she did go to the Tree of Knowledge and eat of the Forbidden Fruit and shared it with the male.
Would we be God? Great analogy for Xianity's bible. 1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Nope. We would actually exist in that scenario and therefore be disqualified from being considered a god. The evolution theory is all about being god Sounds like a good plot for an Episode of theTwilight Zone or a B-movie.
Seriously, it's been done. Its a "WHAT IF" question.
It would NEVER happen. It would be a tad bit confusing if we all had the same name, don't you think? Wasn't this a plot from the old Star Trek series? Is that the new "new testament"?? dag, I can't keep up!!
;) would we also torture them forever for not worshipping us?
if so, then yes...we'd be just like god. No. There is One True God, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost; but the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one, the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. The Father is made of none, neither created nor begotten; the Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, but begotten; the Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son, neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
Romans 11:34 "For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?"..1 Corithians 2:16 " For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?"
The existence of God is the greatest of mysteries. Neither man nor angel can comprehend. There must be heights and dephts in the infinite that can never be measured by the finite. "Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find outh the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; wht canst thou know? the measure therof is longer than the earth and broader than the sea" Job 11:7,8,9.
If there is a God, man can know something about himself, where he came from, something about the world, where it began, something about the universe, why it exists. if there is no God, nothing can be satisfactory known, and all things, whether they exist by fate or chance are in hopeless confusion and darkness.
Philisophers have generally admitted that there are "first truths" of "first principles" from which all reasoning must proceed. Among these first truths may be classed our belief of the connection between cause in effect. that is belief is entertained by every sane mind is beyond question. But if it should be asked why we thus believe, there is but one answer to the question, which is--- that the belief is in accordance with the constitution of our minds. If any should say that the answer is not sufficient, we can only reply that no other answer can be given. We are so constituted as necessarily to believe that causes produce effects, and that effect proceed from causes. It may be said that there are secondary causes, which stand in the relation of effects to other and prior causes. this is true, but the chain of causation, however many its links may be traced back to the source of power. these links, being finite, can be numbered; for there is not and cannot be an endless succession of them. Tracing effects and secondary causes as far as possible, we reach the First Cause. here we stop, for we can go no further. The constitution of the human mind finds its limits at this point. The First cause is another name for God. All secondary causes are dependent on the First Cause, but the First Cause is absolutely independent.
Conceive God as a spirit, having the same dominion over the invisible universe in every part of space, as that which our minds posses over every portion of our bodies; and then you will perceive, faintly at least, the orgin of that power the indications of which are so visible throughout the universe. God has only to will the most important changes, and they are instantly accomplished. God speaks, and it is done, he commands, and it stands fast. God said " let there be light" and there was light. No causes intervene between the volition and change which ensues, for the will of the Deity is itself the effect. Being an Infinite Spirit and coming into immediate contact with all the parts of the universe, he is capable, by a mere act of will, of effecting all possible changes in the same manner, but in an infinitely higher degree, as we are capable, by an act of our will, of causing certain motions in the muscular parts of our body, and thus producing changes in the external objects around us.
All created beings in this respect are but instruments in the hand of the Deity, whose will is sovereign over them. The Devine Being, as the great Father of spirits, combines within himself all the seperate energies of the universe. He is the source, orgin and fountain of all power diffused through creation. The very minds which he has formed are kept in mysterious subordination, and can never overstep the bounds he has assigned them. |
