Revelation 21 (God is a borg)

[bladevalant546]

According to revelaton 21:16 "16 and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed -- furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;" the City is a square if you continue to read through 22. You will find out they go out into the nations and bring treasures back and what not. Since the key thing of christianity is assimulation and indocitrination we can conclude God is borg and new Jerusalem is a borg cube.

(thought I make a for fun thread.)

[Angrboda]

I thought about this last night. Why is the New Jerasulem conspicuous in being constructed of materials that are only valuable because of some contingent property which is only relevant to early iron age earth, such as scarcity or market demand? Why is it not constructed of carbon nano-fibers? And in what sense is it being paved in gold more impressive than it being paved with asphalt or stone? The God of the bible constructs his cities with the eye of a human engineer. If the bible really was the word of God, I'd expect fucking 'ringworld' not some lamely pedestrian city of gold and jewels.

[Doubting Thomas]

Why would the streets of Heaven be paved with gold and the mansions for all the good Christians be built with jewels? I know that goes with their idea of storing up "treasures in Heaven" but who has need of treasure after you're dead and you don't need to buy anything any more? And how valuable would gold and jewels be if everyone has them? The only reason they're worth anything on earth is because they're relatively rare and they look pretty.

[bladevalant546]

Not to mention the mass of said object with the materials described would result in the cube being crushed into sphere.

[Godscreated]

Why would the streets of Heaven be paved with gold and the mansions for all the good Christians be built with jewels? I know that goes with their idea of storing up "treasures in Heaven" but who has need of treasure after you're dead and you don't need to buy anything any more? And how valuable would gold and jewels be if everyone has them? The only reason they're worth anything on earth is because they're relatively rare and they look pretty.

Exactly, there's no need of material wealth, the treasures are spiritual.

[Captain Colostomy]

I thought about this last night. Why is the New Jerasulem conspicuous in being constructed of materials that are only valuable because of some contingent property which is only relevant to early iron age earth, such as scarcity or market demand? Why is it not constructed of carbon nano-fibers? And in what sense is it being paved in gold more impressive than it being paved with asphalt or stone? The God of the bible constructs his cities with the eye of a human engineer. If the bible really was the word of God, I'd expect fucking 'ringworld' not some lamely pedestrian city of gold and jewels.

Sukhavati, Lord Amitabha Buddha's land in the west, is desribed being adorned similarly, as I recall. I don't have my Pure Land Sutras handy to see just how similar they are, but that would just be to satisfy my curiosity. My point is just an observation: it seems regardless of cultural origin, 'heaven' gets all the goods.

[Minimalist]

Valhalla, too.

Valhalla: The Myths of Norseland; A Saga, in Twelve Parts

Part Third

Einheriar´s Song

Feasting sit the mighty Aesir
In Valhalla's golden splendor :
There, on snow-white arm reclining,
Garlands gay is Freya twining ;
" Mercy," singeth Baldur bright,
" Is the ornament of might.
As wreaths bedeck the victor's shield,
So Mercy crowns him on the field."

Throned high is Odin great ;
Well he loves the Hero-feast :
Wounds adorn each warrior guest.
In that radiant hall of state
Decorated seats are set,
Still with gore the swords are wet.
No craven there
To sit may dare !
In the brightness of the gods,
In those blessed, grand abodes,
Heroes feast, on couches lying,
Brave in life, most blest in dying.

Just shit to con the morons into doing what they are told.

[Captain Colostomy]

Nowadays, though, 'Berserkers' wear bomb vests.