[jkl]

Do you believe in a God that blesses some composers with massive amounts of talent, or is it all in nature/nurture?

I personally don't follow faith based thinking, but leave it open to the possibility of a god. So, my answer to my own question is, perhaps, but I'm not going to live my life believing so without scientific evidence.

Genius is "God given". It is rare. I'm not aware of any more than a handful of names from the past.

 

[Tikoo Tuba]

I don't dictate anything. I express my belief.

Your belief is both not relational to this subject and un-sppported it's irrational .
"God does not exist" dictates . "God does exist" allows an expansive idea .

When is genius ? Now and then . I won't personify it . Blessings to it .

 

[Art Rock]

A reminder that religion discussions not related to music are not allowed on our site. A number of posts have been deleted.

 

[Wilhelm Theophilus]

There is no God so the question as posed makes no sense. However, i am with posters who believe that people are born with different innate abilities inherited from their parents and their experience in life influences greatly how much of that innate talent they can utilize. Hard work and genetic predisposition are the two key ingredients.

God has endowed mankind in general with the ability to make music, music itself coming from God, but I agree that we inherit abilities from our parents, then it is a matter of work and cultivation.

 

[eljr]

Do you believe in a God that blesses some composers with massive amounts of talent

I think it preposterous to suggest.

 

[eljr]

God has endowed mankind in general with the ability to make music...

It is remiss to utter speculation, unsupportable speculation at that, as fact.

 

[JTS]

It is remiss to utter speculation, unsupportable speculation at that, as fact.

As is the speculation that blind forces are responsible.