Maybe God died.

[Undesired Walrus]

People are always wondering why the universe is consistently devoid of any evidence of this secretive and very shy creator of the Universe.

I've always thought it would be quite amusing if God existed when people were seeing visions right left and centre, but then died of cardiac arrest some thousand years ago. This is an explanation as to why the Universe is devoid of any creator, he popped his/her glogs some time ago and didn't get us a foster parent.

Or the more plausible theory in which the universe got extremely drunk 12-14 billion years ago and completely forgot what happened the night before, waking up at what he thought was the birth of the universe, with Humans being part of his hangover.

[Marquis de Carabas]

Read Towing Jehovah.

[danielk]

This reminds me of Dogma. It's the spirit of the true catholic!

[Robin]

I thought it was generally understood that God died because he was standing too close to the big bang, he didn't read the instructions which said "light the fuse and retire to a safe position".

God's final message to his creation was "D'oh!"

[Mark A. Siefert]

If God died, then where is his grave? I've got to take a leak.

[Abe_the_Man]

But when Zarathustra was alone he spoke thus to his heart: "Could it be possible? This old saint in the forest has not yet heard anything of this, that God is dead?"

Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra

[T'ai Chi]

People are always wondering why the universe is consistently devoid of any evidence of this secretive and very shy creator of the Universe.


Is this the unspoken heckler rule that whatever you don't like has to prove something to you?

You may have created a new fallacy... all on your own. Congrats!

[rocketdodger]

Is this the unspoken heckler rule that whatever you don't like has to prove something to you?

You may have created a new fallacy... all on your own. Congrats!

It would be quite similar to your own rule "whatever I don't like can't prove anything to me."

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Is this the unspoken heckler rule that whatever you don't like has to prove something to you?

You may have created a new fallacy... all on your own. Congrats!

Funniest post of the month so far, T'ai. But there are many days yet to come. I am sure you can do better! :eye-poppi

[SirPhilip]

People are always wondering why the universe is consistently devoid of any evidence of this secretive and very shy creator of the Universe. I've always thought it would be quite amusing if God existed when people were seeing visions right left and centre, but then died of cardiac arrest some thousand years ago. This is an explanation as to why the Universe is devoid of any creator, he popped his/her glogs some time ago and didn't get us a foster parent. Or the more plausible theory in which the universe got extremely drunk 12-14 billion years ago and completely forgot what happened the night before, waking up at what he thought was the birth of the universe, with Humans being part of his hangover. This is probably why you are an undesired walrus.

[kmortis]

I thought it was generally understood that God died because he was standing too close to the big bang, he didn't read the instructions which said "light the fuse and retire to a safe position".

God's final message to his creation was "D'oh!"

So, what where his first words? "Hey, guys, watch this!"?

God is a Darwin Award winner? How ironic.

[bruto]

So, what where his first words? "Hey, guys, watch this!"?

God is a Darwin Award winner? How ironic.I have always figured that God got so tired of being self-contradictory and omni-this and omni-that and not having any fun that he blew himself up. The big bang was God's gift to the universe, the first and greatest suicide bombing.

[kmortis]

I have always figured that God got so tired of being self-contradictory and omni-this and omni-that and not having any fun that he blew himself up. The big bang was God's gift to the universe, the first and greatest suicide bombing.

Personally, I'm fond of some of the African Tribal who said that God made the world, saw that it was <ahem> less than good and split for greener pastures.

[Mobyseven]

Psst! Nietzsche wasn't being literal, it's a metaphor!

[kmortis]

Psst! Nietzsche wasn't being literal, it's a metaphor!

What? You mean when he said "that which does not kill me, dies trying"?

[Big Les]

Is god not by definition omnipotent? How can an omnipotent being die?

[kmortis]

Is god not by definition omnipotent? How can an omnipotent being die?

Maybe he's only NIGH-omnipotent. Ya know. Like Superman.

[Marquis de Carabas]

Is god not by definition omnipotent? How can an omnipotent being die?
How can an omnipotent being be incapable of dying?

[m_huber]

Is god not by definition omnipotent? How can an omnipotent being die?

He created a rock too big for him to lift, and it crushed him.

[Big Les]

How can an omnipotent being be incapable of dying?

I didn't really consider the ability to die as a "power". If it is, then I suppose the OP should be;

Maybe God killed himself.

Can't say I blame him. Look around.

[Skeptic Guy]

One of my favorite SF writers, Harlan Ellison, wrote a short story to the affect that a god dies when the last of his/her believers...stops believing.

Under that premise...this one must still be alive...he just doesn't give a rat's tush.

[bruto]

How can an omnipotent being be incapable of dying?In fact, if you're god, doesn't this almost require that you destroy yourself to prove your omnipotence? Anything less is a bagatelle.

[grayman]

I thought it was generally understood that God died because he was standing too close to the big bang, he didn't read the instructions which said "light the fuse and retire to a safe position".

I have always figured that God got so tired of being self-contradictory and omni-this and omni-that and not having any fun that he blew himself up. The big bang was God's gift to the universe, the first and greatest suicide bombing.

Scott Adams had a theory like this in God's Debris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%27s_Debris).

[triadboy]

Anything less is a bagatelle.

At first I read that as 'baguette' and I thought you were saying, "Divine suicide is like a wonderful French bread." (So you can imagine how deep I thought you were getting, Bruto.)

[articulett]

Do you think the big bang could have been caused by god trying to light his farts on fire?

[ntropy]

Which one?

[articulett]

Which one?

I see your point.

I should have referred to flatus in the singular. One big bang per universe.

[Undesired Walrus]

This is probably why you are an undesired walrus.

What the hell was that for?

[Alice Shortcake]

...I've always thought it would be quite amusing if God existed when people were seeing visions right left and centre, but then died of cardiac arrest some thousand years ago. This is an explanation as to why the Universe is devoid of any creator, he popped his/her glogs some time ago and didn't get us a foster parent.

I was baffled by the word "glogs" until I noticed that c and g are quite close together on the keyboard. :)

[Jekyll]

What the hell was that for?

Didn't you know? Every time someone says "Maybe God is dead" an angel dies.


:p

[bruto]

Didn't you know? Every time someone says "Maybe God is dead" an angel dies.


:pIf we keep doing it and they run out of angels do we get a shot at the big guy?

[Beerina]

Read Towing Jehovah.

Or Job: A Comedy of Errors, by Heinlein, where Yahweh is a psychotic god, breaking the chain of gods (it's turtles all the way up and down) at his level by creating humans he could lord over psychotically.

Explains a lot more than The Bible does.

[uruk]

Which one?

The last one.

[triadboy]

Or Job: A Comedy of Errors, by Heinlein, where Yahweh is a psychotic god, breaking the chain of gods (it's turtles all the way up and down) at his level by creating humans he could lord over psychotically.

Explains a lot more than The Bible does.

Sounds like Gnosticism to me.