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Message 61 of 61 (391062)
03-23-2007 11:36 AM
Reply to: Message 60 by Phat
03-23-2007 8:26 AM


Re: What would I say? And why would I say it?
First, let me demolish your analogy.
Phat writes:
Our day is one vast game of musical chairs.
A few salient points about the game:
  1. All chairs/gods are equal. As long as you get one, you win the round.
  2. Every round, somebody loses, gets kicked out of the game/heaven.
  3. In the end, there is only one winner. Everybody else is doomed/damned.
And last but not least:
  1. There are no "decisions" being made. It's a life-or-death struggle for resources.
If we compare musical gods to musical chairs, choosing the "right" god would seem to be dependent on reaction time. The sole occupant of a chair/heaven would be a teenage video-gamer and hell would be standing-room only.
So, I'm not thrilled to pieces about the musical chairs analogy.
And it doesn't even attempt answer my question: Why wouldn't I choose a god who does something instead of one who doesn't?

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