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Why do artists always depict God as an old dude with gray hair and a long beard?

1. How do they know?
2. If he were omnipotent, why wouldn't he keep himself looking young?

Posted - July 12, 2019
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  • It's for the Patriarchy dude.

    Don't want to scare them with the truth -

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at July 13, 2019 7:48 AM MDT
      July 12, 2019 6:46 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    I was looking for something like that for my next question. If God was a woman, why would she need boobs?
      July 12, 2019 6:50 PM MDT
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  • You mean : 

    "Of course Her godly boosom would be perfect, and awesome."
      July 12, 2019 6:57 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    I see...to make men worship her all the more. And lesbians, of course.
      July 12, 2019 7:03 PM MDT
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  • Holy Boobage can save all of us.
      July 12, 2019 7:06 PM MDT
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  • Oh no!  Then I am surely doomed.  LOL!
      July 12, 2019 7:09 PM MDT
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  • God saves the Queens .
      July 12, 2019 7:15 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    It's a party! 
      July 12, 2019 7:39 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    No more wars...just endless supplies of sweet Goddess's milk. Just think of the ice cream/ It would be heavenly.
      July 12, 2019 7:26 PM MDT
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  • 1817
    where did you find this picture of me 
      July 12, 2019 7:12 PM MDT
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  • I hacked your sacred Instagram.
      July 12, 2019 7:16 PM MDT
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  • 34283
    Revelation 1:14--“His HEAD and His HAIRS were WHITE like wool, as WHITE as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire;”

    This is a description of Jesus...who is God's Son. So logically if Jesus hair and beard will be white then His Father's is certainly white as well.
      July 12, 2019 6:50 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    That's sounds kind of creepy. Firey eyes. Who wrote that? Some guy with an attitude?
      July 12, 2019 6:54 PM MDT
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  • 34283
    John while he was in exile on the island of Patmos.
      July 12, 2019 6:57 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    If I were exiled I would have an attitude...unless there were lots of hot women.
      July 12, 2019 7:04 PM MDT
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  • If there were a lot of hot women on The Isle of Patmos,
    John would have had a completely different kind of Revelation.
      July 12, 2019 7:23 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    Are you thinkng of the Bumble?

      July 12, 2019 7:00 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    God made man in his image, so it stands to reason, that he and I look alike...
    Not some old geezer or a woman!



      July 12, 2019 7:02 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Well, there is that goatee you are sporting...and those horns. Not to mention sucking that smoke. WAIT you are working for the other side.
      July 12, 2019 7:10 PM MDT
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  • You're being recalled for odor issues.
      July 12, 2019 7:24 PM MDT
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  •   July 12, 2019 7:33 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    My stench was made in heaven. I'll bend over so you can get a wiff of my man Myrrh

    This post was edited by Jon at July 12, 2019 7:45 PM MDT
      July 12, 2019 7:42 PM MDT
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  • Jeebus don't like dat hellgaz boi
      July 12, 2019 7:46 PM MDT
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  • 7792
    All paintings of God is a sign of the times. People in various eras thought God was exactly as depicted. This post was edited by Zack at July 14, 2019 6:08 AM MDT
      July 12, 2019 7:31 PM MDT
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