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When is something a god?

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12-27-2005 7:40 PM 		Reply to: Message 8 by Taqless
12-02-2004 2:01 PM

Re: The Third Law
that's a little complicated. they weren't simply thought of as gods, but were mistaken to be the return of a god that had shown up previously.
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12-27-2005 7:41 PM 		Reply to: Message 9 by The Dread Dormammu
12-02-2004 3:46 PM

Re: Monotheist gods tend to be all powerful
eh. zoroastrianism is clearly a previous translation of christianity. funny thing those sun gods.
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12-27-2005 7:46 PM 		Reply to: Message 27 by PurpleYouko
02-01-2005 9:01 AM

Re: When is something a God
I guess it would be like a computer life simulation. There is no way that the creatures who live and evolve in the simulation could ever step out of the computer and surpass the programmer who made them. They are inherantly limited by the program of the system in which they live while the programmer (God) exists outside of it and can change the physical laws of their world at will. (or by clicking his cosmic mouse button)
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there's a great deal of philosophy surrounding that precise debate... and even more science fiction. it's actually a kind of terrifying idea, but is it really impossible?
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