50 years ago, we we didn't know if bigfoot or giant squid existed, today we have enough tools that we learned that one exists, and the other probably doesn't.

We can demonstrate in a laboratory that cause and effect are not solid concepts, so any "god" in our universe would need to be something that doesn't exist within causality or he's not "all powerful" at all, and if you have a being that interacts with us, but already knows how everything will evolve and change through time, what's even the fucking point of a god at all? If I'm going to believe in magic, it needs to explain something or be useful in some way.

[–] rollin@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

anything we don't understand yet, that can be god.. it used to be thunder, earthquakes, now it's vast sheets of lifeless matter flooping around our intergalactic neighbourhood - progress I guess? 😁

[–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

lifeless as far as we can tell. Who knows what complexities arise in the dark places of the universe?

[–] rollin@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

well yes exactly .. in that realm of the unknown, our imaginations can run riot

it wasn't that long ago that there were still dark corners of the earth - well, more like vast tracts of unexplored terrain - in the Amazon, deep in mountain ranges, or in icy tundra.

There dragons did roam, whilst flying demons did dart overhead, their ungodly shrieks turning the hearts of the bravest men to jello.

There are no secrets on the earth any more, so we have to look elsewhere to satisfy our lust for meaning and importance.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

on larger scales we are basically atom size. spec of dirt on a giant flea on a dog. i should get some sleep. wired

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Am I god too?

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I am my own damn god.