Lykourgos posted:

Ironicwarcriminal posted:

Lykourgos posted:

the democratisation of religion is p silly, full stop. God doesn't care about some random commoner anymore than god cares about the germs I crushed when I scroll-wheeled over all your posts. The bloke who fixes my shoes up isn't going to come up with some theological brilliance anytime soon.

Yeah but neither are you. A good argument for egalitarianism Grundrissfish

uh yeah I will, I will contemplate morality and eternal forms and thereby appreciate the true god more than your average joe bloggs.

elemennop posted:

did the zeus not trick chronos and lead the gods to overthrow the titans? why should we not expect the gods to fear us as much as their parents feared them? every child must kill its parents.

Well, Rhea tricked Kronos, but at any rate it doesn't mean that all children attack their parents. Remember that parricide is an awful offense that didn't even exist amongst humans until Ixion.

edit: also see the 全相二十四孝诗选
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~asia/24ParagonsFilialPiety.html

Of course the gods would set out morality that protects them, but why should we trust their laws when their hypocrisy is so clear?