Talk:Developing A Universal Religion/Why Bother?/Why Do Anything?

The concept of oB you mentioned was in fact written about by Isaac Asimov. His "deity" was actually a computer called Multivac which eventually became a god.

See http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html for the full story.

Some people have even asked, "has the universe cycle already happened once?", i.e. did some sentient beings in a previous version of our universe create such a deity, and did it create our universe this time round?

So interestingly if there is a god, did sentient beings create "him", or did "he" create us?

Who knows! I doubt it but it's certainly an interesting thought!

Can we increase the cogency a bit here please?
You say "I suppose that narcissists, despotic and repressive dictators, psychopaths, and perhaps a few others may think this way, but I’m certain that you do not..." Well hold on for just one minute. I have come here looking for a reason not to think that way, not sophistry. It seems from what you have put that the it is obvious to you that I shouldn't live in a continuous, existential state of 'why do anything'. Obvious to you, I suppose, because you are the tutor and not obvious to me because I am the student. Supposing I can't see a reason at the moment, how will that line of argument swing anyone around? And if I remain to be convinced, does that simply put me in your list of people that may think like that?! ;)


 * I do not know how to help someone not to be or become one of the world’s “narcissists, despotic and repressive dictators, psychopaths, and perhaps a few others” who do not “care” if that is their desire. I just don’t think that any such people would bother to read this text if they were of this mind. David Hockey (talk) 18:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * What if they were depressed people hoping for this text to give them some sort of meaning in their life, and are instead met with attacks on their hopelessness instead?