“You do, you know,” said The Lady. “Everyone has gods. You just don’t think they’re gods.”

- Terry Pratchett

    • MindTraveller@lemmy.caOP
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      7 days ago

      Your life is dictated by the whims of money, despite your lack of belief, in much the same way that the gods of the Discworld go around beating up atheists.

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        7 days ago

        My life is also dictated by the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere and my telomeres.

        Are oxygen and DNA also gods?

        Can you find one single definition of ‘god’ anywhere that defines it as ‘what you need to live?’

        I do not worship money. It is not my god. I have no gods and it is not your place to tell me what I believe. You are, whether you understand it or not, unable to read people’s minds over the internet.