Jun 01 2009
I Killed a God
I killed a god. It wasn’t intentional, but hey, things like that will happen. Particularly to the scientifically-inclined.
All gods have a terminal illness. As human knowledge progresses, the abilities-of and need-for gods atrophies. No, they don’t bring rain, nor cause volcanoes to erupt. They aren’t responsible for disease or the remission of disease. What is left for gods to do? Blow on the silver ball at the roulette table to answer one gambler’s prayer and deny another’s? It is only a matter of time, whether decades, centuries, or millennia, before all gods will be useless. They’ll be brain-dead relics of a primitive era in human physical and cultural evolution. Why not say bye-bye sooner rather than later? I think it’s the humane thing to do.
[Full post over at Florida Freethinkers.]
