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Image of the Christian God as of the current version (July 29, 2024) is the actual depiction of the Christian God. Don't change it with the painting of The Creation of Adam, also known as The Creation of Man, by Italian artist Michelangelo as it only consist the image of God the father. But the actual God in Christianity is represented through the the Christian Trinity, as a three faced head (Father, Son and Holy spirit). AimanAbir18plus (talk) 10:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, God in Christianity is a Trinity, but the depiction of the Most Holy Trinity (a 3-faced Jesus) currently is considered heretical even by the very church it came from. It is a very fringe depiction of the Most Holy Trinity, supported by practically no one.
I've noticed the same thing, God in this article is mostly shown on pictures as the Muslim God, i'm not speaking against the religion but the fact that the images are stereotypical and could be revolved about the author's beliefs. BenidictusW (talk) 22:05, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BenidictusW, I think you are too concerned about the preview of the article which depicts Allah (God in Islam) which you said is stereotypical and revolve about the author's beliefs. But, wouldn't the use of the image of the old bearded man (Christian God the Father) or Trinity of Christianity as the preview be also stereotypical and revolve about the author's beliefs? Moreover, you said, "God in this article is mostly shown on pictures as the Muslim God" which is not true because from Left to right, top to bottom: representations of God in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoroastrianism, and Vaishnava Hinduism is shown in the lead section. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 09:02, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Bis-Serjetà?: I agree that choosing the tricephalous depiction of the Trinity is... rather odd. From my preliminary research, it appears to be theologically controversial, and was even condemned by popes Urban VIII and Benedict XIV.
I'm getting really tired of the endless fiddling with the gallery here in general. We need to select three or four representative depictions that cover the gamut and stick with them. Remsense ‥ 论07:46, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a big fan of iteration, but iteration has to have direction or purpose. I wonder if we can do better still—while what it represents is certainly not controversial in Eastern Orthodoxy, the diagram is still particularly Western—I remember reading a bit about Byzantine diagrams a while back, it was really interesting. Remsense ‥ 论08:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But I asked you to please discuss any changes to the lead images before making them, which you have ignored and made changes anyway. There was no reason for you to archive what is clearly generalized, ongoing discussion about the lead gallery. Remsense ‥ 论20:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't want to edit war: @AimanAbir18plus could you please explain the reasoning for re-adding the Jewish and Baháʼí representations? I do not think previous appearance suffices, and I would like to have a gallery where there are as few examples with as broad a coverage as possible. Remsense ‥ 论09:34, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because Judaism and Bahai Faith is larger religion than Atenism (extinct religion) and Monad (philosophy). And the depictions of God in Judaism and Bahai Faith were used in the older versions of the article and are more important than Atenism or Monad. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 09:41, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Right, but the point is to represent the totality of the concept described in the article. Atenism was of great historical importance for its concept of God, which remains of great interest to scholars of religion. The Monad represents a distinct conception of God unique to the early modern period. I'm not saying we have to include either of these, but just reaching for different representations because you feel they have sufficient number of associated adherents is not really doing the concept justice, in my mind. Remsense ‥ 论09:44, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But I don't think that the topic of "Don't change the image of the Christian God (Trinity)" is relevant anymore as the 3 faced trinity depiction of Jesus is no longer used in the article as lede image. So, do you think that it would be okay to remove this topic? AimanAbir18plus (talk) 09:52, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's no reason to remove the topic, as it will be archived eventually like any other. It does not bother me that conversation flows naturally and other questions are addressed in the interim. Remsense ‥ 论09:57, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Stop it all of you. There are so many different beliefs, there is no obvious candidate. This article does not need, nor should it have any image at all. HiLo48 (talk) 23:18, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me? This is a premise you need to actually substantiate instead of demanding everybody trying to improve a highly visible part of a highly visible page should shut up. Remsense ‥ 论05:54, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
God is a highly visual concept, so insisting on no visual illustration because figuring out what it should be is nontrivial is inane. Remsense ‥ 论05:56, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because you're not expressing concerns that can be engaged with except by deference to your particular tastes and perspective. Remsense ‥ 论07:29, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to fundamentally misunderstand the goal here. No definition will please everyone, and no choice of words will either, but I imagine you wouldn't say "don't bother to write an article". It's not within the remit of our encyclopedia to illustrate in an unfamiliar fashion, nor to defer on our own pretense that this subject is uniquely unillustratable without evidence. Neutral point of view does not mean no point of view: all we can do, exactly as with our prose, is be as representative of our sources as possible. Remsense ‥ 论07:42, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm trying to understand the reasoning behind what you said. I literally said "I imagine you wouldn't say 'don't bother to write an article'". Remsense ‥ 论08:04, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If the purely editorial point I'm making is not clear to you, I apologize. I would like to see this argument as something more than obstructive, but I think it would be better if I desist here, since our rhetorical styles clearly aren't compatible. If you don't want to be understood, then don't speak, I guess. Remsense ‥ 论08:24, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I vote we restore the the image of Vishnu, and just write "Vaishnava Hinduism" in the description. This is the largest sect of the faith. Otherwise, could we use an image of the Trimurti as a sort of compromise? Zoozoor (talk) 06:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi: Prior to today when you google "God Wikipedia" on mobile the image was of the Christian western artistic rendition. Today it only shows the Islamic writing in Hagia Sophia. Could we revert it or have something that is more unifying be the default photo like a white light or galaxy? SAGOUB ELTOTSIRA (talk) 22:27, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
User:SAGOUB ELTOTSIRA, I can't tell what you see or what you saw, but nothing in the article has changed in the last week or so. Some people have been messing around with the sixth image, apparently, but you're talking about the first two images in that composite picture. Drmies (talk) 22:30, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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