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justplainbryan in theupwardspiral

I posted this in another community...

Nov 09, 2005 11:01

Ultimately godhood is what one makes of it. I personally define divinity as superconciousness. The correlation between the human mind and a superconciousness would be the same as that of an ant to a human. Trying to understand the superconciousness would be impossible right now ( Read more... )

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7leaguebootdisk November 9 2005, 19:51:50 UTC

People hate change. They don't care to think about how much smarter we are than our ancestors (thanks to technology), let alone how much smarter we will be when we use the tech we already have to its fullest. And of course, they presume to understand the divine. I would say that once we are through the singularity, we will have a much better understanding, but really, that is all we can really say any deity is (in effect).

When I grow up I'm gonna be Immortal divineaspect November 9 2005, 20:03:31 UTC

I think that the gods encourage us to grow up and takeup the mantle of godhood. It's just that some aren't yet upto the challenge.

Have any of your Read Citizen Cyborg? it covers a lot of these issues and has a few good tactics for dealing with them.

Re: When I grow up I'm gonna be Immortal effrenata November 10 2005, 08:58:44 UTC

I'm curious, do you believe in a specific group of gods?

Re: When I grow up I'm gonna be Immortal divineaspect November 30 2005, 04:00:12 UTC

Neteru, the names of the divine. One divine force so beyond our comprehension that it gives itself smaller names for us to interact with.

effrenata November 10 2005, 08:57:30 UTC

It's strange, because I've always found this limiting viewpoint impossible to fathom too, yet people who accept it find it equally hard to believe that anyone would think otherwise.

I think it has to do with the "be who you are" syndrome -- the idea that if you strive to become something different than what you currently are, you are somehow betraying yourself or your group, or being unauthentic, unreal or fake. Identity is viewed as absolute and essential rather than mutable, as a thing rather than a process. I suspect that this "I must be who I am (and nothing else)" mentality comes from a fundamental insecurity, grasping for the straw of certainty and stability in a universe of flux ( ... )

People becoming gods? anonymous November 10 2005, 12:17:22 UTC

Lemme see here... Jesus & Mary, Krishna, Buddha.... I can't think of more off the top of my head right now.