On Godliness

[Doug Pensinger]

Not that speculative fiction really influences my personal philosophy, but
in reading Bank's Matter I am reminded why I doubt rather than I am assured
that there are no gods.  If you believe in some sort of technological
singularity, its easy to imagine how an intelligent entity such as a human
being can raise themselves to an existence that is well beyond what we now
experience; sublimation or transcendence.  And if one can raise themselves
one level, what's to say that there are not many levels above our own?

So that set me to wondering; would those of you among us that are religious
consider the possibility that their supreme being(s) was at one time
something similar to what we are today?

And to those of you that are atheist; would you consider the possibility
that there may be entities in the universe, evolved from lower life forms
that could for all intents and purposes be considered gods?

Doug
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