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> In practice it might be impossible to tell the difference. I agree there is no perceivable difference. As far as I'm aware, the "goodness" of those deities i
by Udo 10y ago
> In practice it might be impossible to tell the difference.
I agree there is no perceivable difference. As far as I'm aware, the "goodness" of those deities is imbued to them by definition, not because their actions are objectively ethical or even moral by today's standards.
If an artificial (whatever that may mean) being someday chooses to present themselves as that sort of deity, it could exploit this exact same mental vulnerability in humans. It's the ultimate might-makes-right assertion. The only difference would be this being actually exists outside of people's imagination.
- jacobush 10y agoWhat does God need with a starship?
- boznz 10y ago..What does a god need with people?
- stcredzero 10y agoGod likes porn, but for some fetishistic reason, likes it better when naturally evolved sentients are making it.
- roywiggins 10y agoCargo cults might be an analog. > Cult members worship certain "Americans" (such as John Frum and Tom Navy), who they claimed had brought cargo to their island during World War II, as the spiritual entity who would provide the cargo to them in the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult#Causes.2C_beliefs.2C_and_practices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult#Causes.2C_beliefs.2... And my personal favorite: > The people of the Yaohnanen area believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort to Queen Elizabeth II, is a divine being. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement