On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:07:56 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> On 1/21/2014 4:19 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Heck, I might even be inclined to hope there's no god, at least not the
>> vengeful one that demands tribute/worship, since I don't believe in
>> god,
>> if there is, I'm screwed if that's the god that is actually there.
>>
> Except, the one on the other end of the spectrum is.. kind of
> incoherent, or impotent. Either allows, wants, or doesn't do anything
> about, problems in the world, or, imho, just as bad, if not worse, than
> "vengeful", imho, "has a plan for all of it". Why would such a thing
> deserve tribute/worship, or even acknowledgement? At best, they are no
> better than a human, and at worst, they are indistinguishable from their
> own supposed opposition.

Somehow my mind is going to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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