Is Haruhi Suzumiya truly a God?

I haven't read the novels yet, but from the anime, I think "godlike" is a good description of her powers. I think, in most senses of the word, the main insinuation is having control over existence and reality, which she has. I'd be interested to hear what you would consider "God" powers that makes you think otherwise? I think there's a big difference between her and, say, some human that got dropped in a pit of radiation and got altered. Yuki often states that she creates data out of nothing, and so nothing is involved in the alterations Haruhi makes but Haruhi herself. Also, I don't think just an altered human could affect reality on such a large, worldwide scale.

However, I do kind of lean toward the fan theories that claim the real god is Kyon! And by god, of course, that means doing the same thing that Haruhi is supposedly doing. Though he always complains about the chaos in his life, the whole situation he's living in seems very ideal to what he wants. He meets the aliens, espers, and time-travelers he has always dreamed of, and yet part of him still wants to live a normal life, so the aliens, espers, and time-travelers promise him he's normal and someone else is the weird one because that's what he desires to hear. Haruhi is probably there as the love interest and damsel he wants to protect (which, though ironic from her personality, is sort of true in the way he's forced to keep her happy).

...Still, I prefer calling myself a Haruhiist since it has such a nicer ring to it than "Kyonism" - haha. And, wait, Haruhiism IS a religion; what do you mean...? =P

In all seriousness, although I don't really believe it's how OUR universe began, the concept of Haruhiism (someone among us who is unconsciously shaping the world we live in) is actually a very interesting thing to think about. ^^

I've read and watched The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and from my experience I would say she is "god-like" but not necessarily "god". Haruhi Suzumiya has the power to alter reality, she uses this power without any self awareness, the world naturally shapes and transforms around her. In the one of the manga books when Haruhi Suzumiya was sad it started to rain and when she was happy the weather started clearing up. This "god-like" power that she possesses would also explain some of her natural abilities, such as her extreme intelligence and her natural athletic abilities.

If having the power to alter reality as a whole without effort isn't a god, then I don't know what is.

I think the anime they consider her to be a god because, like you said, she has that supernatural ability to alter reality. That is just what they think being a god is, regardless of if think of her as a god.

Not everyone has the exact same views on what a god is like. So, yours doesn't match how it is show in the anime...

I am not fully certain, and i think that is the appeal of her

The jury is still out. I think Kyon might be. I guess we'll have to wait till second season.

I only saw the anime series but...

I think Haruhi is a God. But she is unconscious of it. I can't explain it any other way.

And dude the last episode of season 1 of the anime sucked. Nothing happened at all XD

EDIT: And kudos to you for being 15 and typing properly with complete sentences on the internet. Your kind is so rare.

EDIT2: Yeah, Kyon could be the real God. It would finally make his character interesting :P

EDIT 3: Dude, Stephen K (who has the most points on Answers) just answered your question. Kewl.

Yes.

Lol actually I found your incest and adultery inquisitions kind of hilarious. He is freaking God, it's not like Jesus impregnated Mary (lol how would that make sense) clearly it was a higher state of being that did so. If I create something, then add something to it, is that incest? When does he, himself (not a human) encourage stealing He is God, he gave you life, he can take it away and also when does he commit infanticide He sent Satan to Hell because it was Satan's choice. His pride was too big to fit into heaven. You speak like God himself came down and did all these things, although he is omnipresent he didn't like have intercourse with Mary. Your accusations are ridiculous.

Haruhi Suzumiya is a God to me! lol
but in actuality,I too think she's just a human with special powers.

And my "religion" already is Haruhiism,and it will be to the end! XD