RE: How much influence does he have?
September 13, 2021 at 8:27 am
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2021 at 8:46 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 12, 2021 at 12:23 pm)Mercyvessel Wrote:Why not indeed. It sounds on brand for magic books god - I just don't see the point of concern trolling humans about pride our glory seeking given it's the main occupation of the grand poobah himself.(September 1, 2021 at 12:03 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: In such a clockwork world, god doing things for his glory could only have an audience of one. I don't know what sense it makes to talk about peoples selfish actions if they themselves have predestined paths, or why it would be an issue for the cogs in the face of an all-controlling god in pursuit of it's own glory.
Perhaps those authors constructed a legend around the banality of evil - a persistent observation of the human condition. That those most intent to harm are often fuckups, that good prevails not because of the actions of good men, but fortuitously, through the incompetence and compulsions of bad men.
For His glory, yes indeed, and why not?
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I suspect that some of us may know ourselves better than others. I, for example, don't belong to your imaginary friend.....and I don't have to wait until my dying breath to know that no matter what your magic book says. The faithful have a hard time understanding this, preferring fairy tales and their own fantasies rather than simple explanations. For me, it's not an issue of belief. Your religion is evil, the simple idea of christ is hot garbage. That's before the celestial play of a clockwork universe and it's attendant maladministration - as told by magic book.
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