(June 13, 2013 at 1:50 pm)John V Wrote: Interesting, I just made a shout about this. Considering the reputation system, kudos, medals, annual awards, etc., it's obvious that a lot of people here would want some worship, though they'll likely deny it despite the evidence.
That's a good point, but it assumes that our viewpoint wouldn't change if we were suddenly able to sneeze galaxies into existence and use a white sun as a throat lozenge. A human who becomes a god may no longer have the urge to act human.
If I was granted godhood but kept my humanity, I'd definitely want to be liked, at the very least. So I'd make it rain beer and hail skittles, because the way Yahweh got people to like him doesn't seem as if it would work for real.
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