My mother just sent this to me...

[charloween]

"Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over rival interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything -- anything -- be more ridiculous? And yet, this would be no more ridiculous than the world we are living in." -Sam Harris, author (1967- )

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[piratefanatic.livejournal.com]

That makes me think of those few news reports we've heard about people getting killed for PS3s or the like. Which makes me sad.

It also makes me think of something, but I'm not sure what. There's a plot or a story or a book or something hovering just at the back of my brain where I can't quite reach it.

[guitarromantic.livejournal.com]

Have you read the God Delusion? Very similar stuff.

[thucyken.livejournal.com]

Hm. Red Dwarf made a similar point with Cat's people- they had it that Cat's people killed each other off over whether their God and Creator's name was Cloister or Clister. (Also I think the colour of hat he wore). When of course it was Lister... rather a sad episode, altogether.