Why No More God Battles?

[Dave1001]

They were one of the coolest aspects of Old Testament religion. Yawheh vs. Baal and what-not. I'm surprised no one has brought back God-battles yet. A 16 seed annual competition with a wild card berth or two. It could sell a lot of soap on tv.

[Lonewulf]

Isn't God vs. Allah the latest match?

[Dark Jaguar]

1000 years ago all the gods realized they caused nothing but pain and turned each other to stone. We're better off just moving on. :D

[Lonewulf]

1000 years ago all the gods realized they caused nothing but pain and turned each other to stone. We're better off just moving on. :D

Awwww.

I kinda dug Aphrodite.

[CapelDodger]

They were one of the coolest aspects of Old Testament religion. Yawheh vs. Baal and what-not. I'm surprised no one has brought back God-battles yet. A 16 seed annual competition with a wild card berth or two. It could sell a lot of soap on tv.
Texas Hold 'Em would be the perfect game, all the godly powers being exerted to change the cards to their own advantage. And bluff. "You think you've changed my pocket-snakes into pocket-twigs, so I'm all-in, three galaxies and a Law of Physics. Got the faith in yourself for it, chump?"

(Credit must be given to Philip K Dick's Game Players of Titan.)

[CapelDodger]

Awwww.

I kinda dug Aphrodite.
Yeah, but she never dug me neither. And probably just as well. Check out the stories; when a god hits on you you end up screwed one way or another.

[Meadmaker]

There's a story from Norse legend/history in which a priestess informed a missionary that Thor had challenged Jesus to single combat. I can't recall where they were supposed to meet.

Sorry. no link.

[Lonewulf]

Yeah, but she never dug me neither. And probably just as well. Check out the stories; when a god hits on you you end up screwed one way or another.

Yeah, but for some it's really worth it. I mean, which would you rather have: A hot and sexy succubus that you can have some hot steamy nights with, and then end up screwed, or a prissy sanctimonious angel that does nothing more than tell you how to and how not to act, and be eternally screwed? (Yes, it's a false dichotomy, I know, but it's a fun dichotomy too :p)

[Dark Jaguar]

A digital cookie to the one that actually got my reference.

[Beerina]

Isn't God vs. Allah the latest match?

Etymologically, God, Allah, Jehovah, and Yahweh are all the same guy. (Figuratively etymologically speaking, not literally. Though I believe the "al" in Baal, i.e. Ba'al, is the same as the "el" in "Elohim", the plural of "el", originally not a generic word for god (like "god" itself) but was a particular deity's proper name. Or maybe not. I hope I didn't introduce an errant meme.)

[JonnyFive]

They were one of the coolest aspects of Old Testament religion. Yawheh vs. Baal and what-not. I'm surprised no one has brought back God-battles yet. A 16 seed annual competition with a wild card berth or two. It could sell a lot of soap on tv.

I thought the latest matchup was the God/Evangelical Christian Fundamentalists vs. Satan/Everyone Else tag-team brawl. See Beezlebub the Lord of the Flies break a chair over Jack Chick's head! Spectacular!