Is God imaginary friend?

God is NOT an imaginary friend, rather he is so much more. It might be more appropriate to say that ‘we are God’s imagined friends,’ for God is no more an emergent concept generated by our consciousness than we are of his.

Does an imaginary friend exist in real life?

Having an imaginary friend, sometimes called an imaginary companion, is considered a normal and even healthy part of childhood play. Earlier research states as many as 65 percent of children up to age 7 had an imaginary friend.

What does an imaginary friend do?

They provide comfort in times of stress, companionship when they’re lonely, someone to boss around when they feel powerless, and someone to blame for the broken lamp in the living room. Most important, an imaginary companion is a tool young children use to help them make sense of the adult world.

What is an imaginary person?

adjective. An imaginary person, place, or thing exists only in your mind or in a story, and not in real life. Lots of children have imaginary friends.

Are imaginary friends normal?

Imaginary friends are a common—and normal—manifestation for many kids across many stages of development. In fact, by age 7, 65 percent of children will have had an imaginary friend, according to a 2004 study.

What’s the difference between an imaginary friend and the existence of God?

The difference is that an imaginary friend has no rational origin, it is simply invented in the mind. The existence of God, however, is a rational conclusion based on evidence. That doesn’t change simply because you personally disagree with the conclusion.

Is there such a thing as an imaginary friend?

The simple answer is that an imaginary friend is not deduced from evidence nor induced from experience, he is imagined. First, there are two kinds of theists: polytheists and monotheists. Polytheists indeed have a concept of the devine that looks for the most part like having an imaginary friend.

What is the difference between “God” and “Magna”?

Indeed, the one unquestionable difference between “God” and “Magna” is the social cost: “God” provides adults with an imaginary friend at a much lower social cost that “Magna” would incur.

Is there a God beyond our understanding?

-God is beyond our reason, understanding, and fantasy – we “see” only what is shown to us. Now, you might say “but the attributes of God you’ve mentioned could just as easily be those of a ‘super’ imaginary friend who has the attribute of being beyond imagining.”