Divinity


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from "Henry J. Cobb" <hcobb@slip.net>
subject Divinity
date Tue, 2 May 2000 23:34:38 -0500
Almost all religions invoke the name of the gods to explain two miracles.

The lesser miracle is the creation of the world.  Which is apparently a
purely mechanical process that needs little supervision once invoked.

The greater miracle is the origin of life.  The gods draw upon their own
divine essence to give their breath to lifeless clay or whatnot.

Human attempts to create life from unliving matter are generally regarded
as dangerous hubris, "playing god".

Our three goddesses seem to have this talent for the creation of life.

When K1 flushed Urd's potions down the drain the combination came to life.

Every time Skuld builds a device of sufficient complexity it develops a
"mind of it's own" and springs to independent life with desires of its
own.

But we have never seen Belldandy create an independent living creature.
Is her divinity so much less than her sisters? ;-)

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