“You do, you know,” said The Lady. “Everyone has gods. You just don’t think they’re gods.”

- Terry Pratchett

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Quite the opposite, as it suggests that human societies behave to natural things as if they were supernatural. We’re superstitious. It implies that all those things we might call god, are merely lightning in a thunderstorm behaving according to electrostatic mechanics.

    I don’t fear the Almighty, but I do fear militants who are determined to insist I do.