"If God Wasn't Real, It Would Be Necessary to Invent Him."

[Misery's Fried Dough]

"If God Wasn't Real, It Would Be Necessary to Invent Him."

It's so much easier to put your fate in another's hands, even if those hands are metaphysical.  It makes it easier to accept the shit when it flys your way.

"Everything Happens for a Reason"
"It's God's Will."

But, when you think about it, even those who do not believe in a God kind of do this same thing.

Some horrendous unforseen episode resulting in a gruesome, untimely death.

"Eh, the universe is random.  That's the way it goes."

It would seem, that even if we don't deify or personify a higher power, there is still an instinct to defer to one.  Even if it's an Inanimate Everything and Nothing.

Believing in Nothing is still believing in Something. 

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Hail Yes!

[Misery's Fried Dough]

Is there a Church of Nothing?  If not I'm going to start one. 

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

Is there a Church of Nothing?  If not I'm going to start one. 

Make it a cult and I'll bring the kool-aid!

[Balls Wellington]

most interesting thread I've read in a while.

I like your concept RWHN. So much that for the first time in a very long while I'm feeling the urge to write something intelligent, if I don't fall asleep first.

more to come.

[Misery's Fried Dough]

btw, the quote in the Thread Title comes from a Nevermore song, "Seven Tongues of God".  Just in case anyone wanted to know. 

[König Bonifaz]

btw, the quote in the Thread Title comes from a Nevermore song, "Seven Tongues of God".  Just in case anyone wanted to know. 

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
    * Voltaire

As far as I know.

[Misery's Fried Dough]

Okay, well so it was a guy from Nevermore reading a Voltaire quote. 

wiseass.
 

[Payne]

TSK! Doubting popular culture.

Voltaire OBVIOUSLY stole it from someone else, who stole it from someone else again. Nevermore just carried on the glorious tradition.

That's how philosophy works.

[V3X]

I'd reply but every time I add something to a topic in this section, the topic dies

[Payne]

Hey! theres your thing you can be really good at, nay a world renowned expert at!

Kiling TfYS threads with a single post!

[Misery's Fried Dough]

Well, I started it so it's doomed to die anyway so I say go for it. 

[Iron Sulfide]

do some digging.

my name is the tomb stone for many older threads. totally happenstance. i just usually get around to posting when people's interest on a topic has waned, and just didn't reign in their attention with anything i said.

that's what half assing gets you, i 'spose.

[König Bonifaz]

Uh, totally forgot:

OP:

[Triple Zero]

TSK! Doubting popular culture.

Voltaire OBVIOUSLY stole it from someone else, who stole it from someone else again. Nevermore just carried on the glorious tradition.

That's how philosophy works.

i blame God for this.

I'd reply but every time I add something to a topic in this section, the topic dies

also, i blame God for this.

do some digging.

my name is the tomb stone for many older threads. totally happenstance. i just usually get around to posting when people's interest on a topic has waned, and just didn't reign in their attention with anything i said.

that's what half assing gets you, i 'spose.

btw this is God's fault.





damn i should be religious or something.