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user-inactivated  ·  2691 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Talk Religion: Religions and Perceptions of Ostentatiousness and Modesty

Why does God need your worship?





War  ·  2691 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A god doesn't need anything. Worship is for us. If you believe in god as some singular entity worship sounds weird. If you believe in a god as a grand all encompassing entity then worship becomes our way of attuning ourselves with the world around us. At least that's the way I see it.

user-inactivated  ·  2690 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So, it's like gratitude: you don't have to have a singular entity to be grateful to for what you have, just the sense of being so makes you a better person - is that correct?

War  ·  2690 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yea, worship to me grants greater understanding of the world around me and the people in it, which in turn (in most circumstances lol) gives me the knowledge to make better choices.

user-inactivated  ·  2688 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Still: "worship"? Sounds like you're making an idol out of your environment.

War  ·  2688 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nah, that's not really the definition of worship. Worship is having a deep reverence or adoration for something. I have a deep reverence and adoration for most things (Or at least I try).