RE: The Story
August 25, 2022 at 10:18 am
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2022 at 10:20 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Yeah, I mean..if we're talking about gods, instead of the production of a story - it's a pretty safe bet that whatever's going on down here is exactly the kind of kink the mad king is into. The problem of evil disappears in a flash because evil isn't a problem, it's a satisfaction solution - for the mad king.
If we're talking about the production of a narrative, though, gods are dissatisfied with what's going on down here because the authoring people were dissatisfied. To prove the validity of their dissatisfaction they imagine what their gods would have said about x, if their gods ever spoke. That's not a bad strategy for altering the opinions and behaviors of people who collectively believe in such a god - it's also not much different than asking what your deceased and sainted granny would think. For alot of us, the second appeal might have even more force. The OT and NT purport to contain both, conveniently. The opinions of a god, and those that came before you.
If we're talking about the production of a narrative, though, gods are dissatisfied with what's going on down here because the authoring people were dissatisfied. To prove the validity of their dissatisfaction they imagine what their gods would have said about x, if their gods ever spoke. That's not a bad strategy for altering the opinions and behaviors of people who collectively believe in such a god - it's also not much different than asking what your deceased and sainted granny would think. For alot of us, the second appeal might have even more force. The OT and NT purport to contain both, conveniently. The opinions of a god, and those that came before you.
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