Poll: To make a God.
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I'd give to the job to a very intellectual and more importantly LOGICAL AND CALCULATED person - probably a renowned scientist. Then they probably wouldn't make the world 'perfect' in an instant - they'd actually take a minute to think of the consequences such as overpopulation.
Voltaire didn't mean that literally, it was more an argument that a paternalistic society needs the concept of "God the Father." Deus Ex meant it literally. I agree with Voltaire-some people need something to believe in. The best Deus Ex quote was from the second game, oddly enough.FreakSheet said:
"The only frontier that has ever existed is the Self."
I chose no, but if I had to pick someone...Teddy Roosevelt.
Funniest thing I've read all day. Responses like these are why the OP didn't put the thread in religion and politics.zigity12 said:
if i could, i would make ours a world of gods, and it would be damn hard for anyone to go hungry, or sad, or run out of room. but you can't trust people, you can't even trust yourself. if only one person could be given that power, i would only give it to them in a moment of crisis where only someone all powerful could stop it. and in any case, if you need someone to be given that amount of power, it might as well be you, because no one is incorruptible, not even the most humble man in the world, so...
Yes, and I shall choose MICHAEL BAY!
oka, being serious, i would say no. I like ot think of my self as being religious to a degree, and that seems to go against the First Commandment. Now, I may eat meat occasionally on lenten Fridays, I may hve some rather blasphemous thoughts, but I try not to break the Big Ten and the Golden One.
Besides that, giving any human that and saying you're all powerful and can do anyhting and no one can stop you seems like a recipe for disaster.
oka, being serious, i would say no. I like ot think of my self as being religious to a degree, and that seems to go against the First Commandment. Now, I may eat meat occasionally on lenten Fridays, I may hve some rather blasphemous thoughts, but I try not to break the Big Ten and the Golden One.
Besides that, giving any human that and saying you're all powerful and can do anyhting and no one can stop you seems like a recipe for disaster.
Nope! I'm the only one I can trust with omnipotence. Then again, if I obtained godhood, I wouldn't really change much about the world. I'd use it to show off and goof around.
In any event, if I could make myself a god, I'd still probably deny it. Omnipotence is the only fun part about it. Omniscience and omnipresence kind of ruin everything.
In any event, if I could make myself a god, I'd still probably deny it. Omnipotence is the only fun part about it. Omniscience and omnipresence kind of ruin everything.
I would not let this happen if the choice fell to me. While this person may have the power of a god they are still only human and will eventually fall to their desire and temptations.
Eliminating human struggle is unethical at best, it's what forces us to better ourselves.
Invariably, a god would realize this. They would also realize that eternity is very bland when you're better than anyone else forever. I'd assume that any god would probably have the old testament all over again.
Regular obliteration? Fuk yea!
Religion, creating a god from humanity's mind, however, is necessary. It keeps humility and unity. Those that are not religious must invent their own rules or become quite lost.
Invariably, a god would realize this. They would also realize that eternity is very bland when you're better than anyone else forever. I'd assume that any god would probably have the old testament all over again.
Regular obliteration? Fuk yea!
Religion, creating a god from humanity's mind, however, is necessary. It keeps humility and unity. Those that are not religious must invent their own rules or become quite lost.
"When you do things right, people won't be sure if you've done anything at all"
-Futurama, paraphrased a little.
Yeah, I just wouldn't do anything noticeable. You can't really cure man's problems, you could try, but eventually you'd just get sick of humanity. I would do little things here and there and just watch humanity save/destroy itself. I guess that's because I've always found humanity in general to be the closest thing to an existing god.
-Futurama, paraphrased a little.
Yeah, I just wouldn't do anything noticeable. You can't really cure man's problems, you could try, but eventually you'd just get sick of humanity. I would do little things here and there and just watch humanity save/destroy itself. I guess that's because I've always found humanity in general to be the closest thing to an existing god.
Have you been playing deus ex by any chance?BiscuitTrouser said:
Yes, this man knows.FreakSheet said:
Well, think about it, if he becomes a god, he no longer has anything to aspire to. And he already has the know how to make the world productive and more ideal, and since he no longer has a dog in the game, he won't have any reason to screw us over. Unless he just wants to for fun. All this is excluding that whole omniscience thing the OP was talking about which would nullify any interesting options in the question.SvenBTB said:Oh HELL no. Do you know how many games/books/movies there are where some all powerful organization or organization's leader are the villains and create a distopian society?FernandoV said:
If that became the case I'd have to accept the role of protagonist
I would still choose me. Do I think I am the only non-currupt person in the world? Certainly not. But it would be folly to choose someone based solely on their actions and words. I am the only person whose mind I can see into, so I'd be more confident choosing myself than I would choosing someone who seems benevolent, but without being sure.BiscuitTrouser said:
Would others see me the way I see myself? Why should I care? I'd be a god. There will always be those who will love me for my actions, and those who will hate me for my existence.
First of all, no, absolutely not. And two, in its infinite wisdom (being a god and all) it wouldn't mess with the way things are. Why would it? It knows why things work out the way they do. Or it would just be ambivalent to humanity as humans are to ants.
That last line does not logically follow your premise, especially in my case where I view such events as necessary to powerful human advancement. But no, I would not support such an idea, although if the person we chose was Fareed Zakaria, I could live with that.BiscuitTrouser said:
