Is God like Morgan Freeman?

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   Disappearingheadposted 12 years ago

   My kids are watching 'Evan Almighty'......again. Which image of God do you think is more accurate: the vengeful hissy fitting God preached by many atheists; the salvation with strings attached God preached by many fundies; or the long suffering gentle loving God portrayed by Mr. Freeman? Or perhaps something else.
   
   I know which one I prefer.

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      gregasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You forgot the best God portrayal, Geroge Burns. Now there is a God I would listen to. Greg

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         Disappearingheadposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Perhaps I should change the question to which actor in what film/TV show gave us a) the most accurate portrayal of God and b) the most desirable portrayal of God? It might make for a more interesting set of threads.

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            DoubleScorpionposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I think Liam Neeson did a good job in Clash of the Titans playing Zeus and Ralph Fiennes did really good playing Hades

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               Emile Rposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               But, the costume designer should have been fired. What was up with Zeus's outfit and gloves? You'd think a god could find gloves to fit.

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                  Disappearingheadposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Or miracled up some better fitting gloves.

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                  DoubleScorpionposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  LOL.. True..

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      Titen-Sxullposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I don't think God is like anything because I don't believe any gods exist.
      
      If there is a god however I can tell you one thing: personal preference is irrelevant.
      
      At one time, when I was a believer but not a Christian, I would have told you I believed in a deistic nebulous new-age style God. The sort of deity who was more or less just a force of benevolent consciousness counter-balancing the evil. That was my personal preference at the time. Eventually I realized how pointless it was to cling to that belief, or any supernatural belief, when there was no evidence any of it was true.
      
      As for actors performances in the role of God I've always been fond of God and Jesus appearances on Family Guy... also if you've ever seen the episode of Twilight Zone where Burgess Meredith plays the devil, it doesn't have a god character in it but it's damn good. The episode is called the Printer's Devil, I highly recommend it.

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         stclairjackposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         i remember burgess meredith in that i think,.... but fuzzy in my head.... it was great, as many episodes of the twilight zone were.
         
         i like burgess meredith all the way round.

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      A Troubled Manposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Jimmy Stewart preferred a seven foot rabbit.

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   Emile Rposted 12 years ago

   Morgan Freeman. Definitely. I loved that movie

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   stclairjackposted 12 years ago

   george burns,.... i loved morgan freeman,.... but it has to be george burns rendition for me

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   Eric Newlandposted 12 years ago

   I go with the Morgan Freeman version. Or rather, I go with what I take to be the message behind casting Morgan Freeman as God to begin with:
   
   God is not what we expect Him to be.

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      A Troubled Manposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Visible and detectable?

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   JBBlackposted 12 years ago

   Morgan Freeman, the same guy who had a ten year affiar with his step grandaughter, that he helped raise?  There was even talk that they were to marry.  I'm sorry, but no.  I should hope God is nothing like that, but when I see her I tell you what she's like.

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