# If you met God what questions would you ask him? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323 "2022-02-11T16:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/81 "2022-03-18T00:56:28Z")
A Christian does not “get to heaven” by worship, or good deeds. or living an honorable life. If you believe that God came to Earth in the person of Jesus, and believe He gave his life to save us from our sins, that’s the key. Oh. and as a completely irrelevant aside, one does not become an angel, and “get your wings” when you die. Angels are a seperate order of creation. in service to God, and, unlike us humans, do not have free will. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/82 "2022-03-18T03:34:04Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Angels are a seperate order of creation. in service to God, and, unlike us humans, do not have free will. Except the ones who rebelled against God and were cast out of Heaven. > 2 Peter 2:4 > > For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains to be held for judgment; > **[Bible Gateway passage: 2 Peter 2:4 - New International Version](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%2Bpeter%2B2%3A4&version=NIV)** > > For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/83 "2022-03-18T12:57:42Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A Christian does not “get to heaven” by worship, or good deeds. or living an honorable life. If you believe that God came to Earth in the person of Jesus, and believe He gave his life to save us from our sins, that’s the key. So, I guess the question I would ask god would be, “Did Hitler believe in Jesus, and if so, is he hanging out in Heaven? While Ghandi didn’t believe in Jesus, so is currently in Hell?” I know which company I would prefer to keep. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/84 "2022-03-18T15:39:35Z")
So do I, for that matter. About folks like Ghandi, the rules/practices I follow are for Christians, and were made by people. If God wants to follow things differently and accept the Mahatma, that’s God’s business, not mine. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/85 "2022-03-18T15:51:49Z")
Is there a way to prove to someone who _hasn’t_ met you that you exist? Or, if we’re being silly, I’d go with [this line](http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=543) of [inquiry](http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=544). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/86 "2022-03-18T16:09:23Z")
Why do you park in a driveway, and drive in a parkway? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/87 "2022-03-18T17:05:16Z")
> [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](#): > > If you met God what questions would you ask him? Him? Seriously, dude, I’d ask **him** why **he** has pronouns. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/88 "2022-03-18T17:16:44Z")
Because many human languages do no have pronouns for a being that does not have human gender. ---
**Author:** ![Honolulu\_Lulu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/87869e/32.png) [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/89 "2022-03-18T17:53:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A Christian does not “get to heaven” by worship, or good deeds. or living an honorable life. If you believe that God came to Earth in the person of Jesus, and believe He gave his life to save us from our sins, that’s the key. How do you know this? Is there some way to verify? Throughout the world, there are several billion Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, who have never even heard of Jesus. They can’t believe in Jesus because they don’t know about him. Are you saying that these people are going to Hell just because they are ignorant? What about the poor infant who dies before baptism? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/90 "2022-03-18T17:55:24Z")
What’s the deal with those duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed platypuses? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/91 "2022-03-18T17:57:13Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A Christian does not “get to heaven” by worship, or good deeds. or living an honorable life. If you believe that God came to Earth in the person of Jesus, and believe He gave his life to save us from our sins, that’s the key. Not all Christians believe this, especially the Catholic Church teaches that faith AND good deeds get you into heaven. I also remember (but correct me if I’m wrong) that Catholics think that even people from different faiths and atheists who lived a righteous life can get there. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/92 "2022-03-18T19:16:47Z")
English, however, makes freighted choices for them. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/93 "2022-03-18T20:04:55Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > So do I, for that matter. About folks like Ghandi, the rules/practices I follow are for Christians, and were made by people. If God wants to follow things differently and accept the Mahatma, that’s God’s business, not mine. That would be my question - which religion was the closest to getting it right? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/94 "2022-03-18T20:07:36Z")
This was already covered by South Park. They would know, because Jesus Christ Himself is a cast member. Anyway, the correct answer is…the Mormons. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/95 "2022-03-18T21:12:40Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Anyway, the correct answer is…the Mormons. Apostolic or Fundamentalist? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/96 "2022-03-18T23:04:31Z")
“What’s the deal with the whole tree-of-knowledge in the Garden of Eden? And telling Adam and Eve not to eat from it? My sister told her kids to lay off the junk food, but did they? No! And she didn’t toss 'em butt-nekkid out of the house for it, either.” ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/97 "2022-03-18T23:40:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > > [@RitterSport](#): > > > > Anyway, the correct answer is…the Mormons. > > Apostolic or Fundamentalist? Reformed. Dan ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/98 "2022-03-19T05:15:03Z")
Every time I open this thread, I think about that pronoun thing. And imagine God saying “Whatchoo talkin’ 'bout, Phyllis? I ain’t no dude.” And I’m reminded of a comment from C. S. Lewis, from _A Grief Observed_ (his journal from after his wife died) … > [@](#): > > Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. > > How many hours are in a mile? Is yellow square or round? > > Probably half the questions we ask - half our great theological and metaphysical problems - are like that. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/99 "2022-03-19T07:14:07Z")
“Ok, who or what are you… _really_?” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323/100 "2022-03-19T10:18:43Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > > [@k9bfriender](#): > > > > > [@RitterSport](#): > > > > > > Anyway, the correct answer is…the Mormons. > > > > Apostolic or Fundamentalist? > > Reformed. > > Dan Die heretic! \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-met-god-what-questions-would-you-ask-him/959323.md?page=6)