[Cro Dreoilin] Up for Discussion: Do the Gods need worship?

[Norman]

Totally agree

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On Nov 15, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Charlotte Blackwood <charlotte.blackwood at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think peek-a-boo what I was attempting to convey, more of a
> "if you aren't aware of a certain pine tree in the forest, it still
> exists, it just doesn't exist to the best of your knowledge/ isn't
> part of your reality" & of course vice-versa for the other entity/
> being...does that make sense?
> 
> On 11/15/11, Sebastian <jsburns at gmail.com> wrote:
>> That kind of makes it seem like a cosmic game of peek-a-boo. Whether or not
>> we are acknowledging their existence, I believe they would still be there.
> *************************
>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Charlotte Blackwood <
>> charlotte.blackwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> At the risk of exposing my Trekkie-ness, I recall an old-school
>>> episode that addressed this very question.  The episode's writer
>>> seemed to believe that gods need worship in order to exist, that they
>>> need the adoration similarly to what we need.  My personally opinion
>>> is that this is an anthromorphication (sp?).  I don't personally
>>> believe that gods NEED us to worship them, more of a "if you don't
>>> exist for me I don't exist for you"/ perception forming reality thing.
>>> If you acknowledge them and honor them, you've opened a portal/
>>> connection and therefore have started a dialog of sorts, to which each
>>> side has the opportunity to communicate w/ the other.  Otherwise, the
>>> portal is closed for good or for bad.
> 
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