RE: Why, God? Why?!
February 9, 2018 at 7:34 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2018 at 7:59 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
"God" didn't kill Stalin either...though it killed a great many faceless others to hear the story told, so there's that, lol.
I hate to follow Jorgs post up with something so curt..but, if there's a sentient creature that even remotely approximates a god..it would have to be the original and incurable nihilist. If it gave a shit about meaning or value..and that's not a given.....how could the ultimate being derive a meaning greater than itself..what could satisfy? The ultimate being has nothing -but- arbitrary meaning....and in that context...some random primate on earth...of all creation?
No, the hominid values itself, and puts those words and thoughts in familiar form into the mouth and mind of a fundamentally unfamiliar "god" in abject ignorance. I know...I know...
"but magic book said!" in 3....2.......
I hate to follow Jorgs post up with something so curt..but, if there's a sentient creature that even remotely approximates a god..it would have to be the original and incurable nihilist. If it gave a shit about meaning or value..and that's not a given.....how could the ultimate being derive a meaning greater than itself..what could satisfy? The ultimate being has nothing -but- arbitrary meaning....and in that context...some random primate on earth...of all creation?
No, the hominid values itself, and puts those words and thoughts in familiar form into the mouth and mind of a fundamentally unfamiliar "god" in abject ignorance. I know...I know...
"but magic book said!" in 3....2.......
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!