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Comment author:SeventhNadir
13 November 2010 02:10:38PM
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Nice find. Some people claim that it is impossible to know the mind of god, but people clearly have ideas about what it should look like, otherwise how would they recognise it? I always imagine what would happen if "god" did exist and actually came down to Earth to introduce itself. Would the organised religions accept him? What if it started contradicting their scripture and undermining their power?
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My favorite Subnormality cartoon is this. Think it will appeal to LW as well.
"Evolving a threat response over a half-million years on the African savanna hasn't really left me with any good mechanisms for dealing with a threatening number."
See also.
Nice find. Some people claim that it is impossible to know the mind of god, but people clearly have ideas about what it should look like, otherwise how would they recognise it? I always imagine what would happen if "god" did exist and actually came down to Earth to introduce itself. Would the organised religions accept him? What if it started contradicting their scripture and undermining their power?
Christianity, at least, has a contingency plan for this built right into scripture.
A relatively minor failure of friendliness I would say!