Did you see Futurama last night, when Bender was shot out accidentally into space, and "becomes" a god to little beings that live on him? He blows it. Then he meets what might or might not be God, a sentient supernova, who says that it's a tricky business being God. If you're too active, people get dependent. If you're not active enough, they don't believe in you at all. The trick is to strike a balance where the people are never quite sure if it's God doing the work or not.
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Date: 2006-06-29 09:58 pm (UTC)Interesting.
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Date: 2006-06-29 10:15 pm (UTC)one of my favorites.
i think they did a great job with the subject matter.
J - if you haven't seen it, i think you'd love it.
(it's season 3, episode 18, i believe)