Epicurus - His thoughts on gods
at Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Epicurus had some thoughts about gods that are worth considering:
A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness.
Although he seems to accept the possibility of the existence of gods, he expresses a cogent insight: Gods, by definition, are "blessed and indestructible," being sufficient and complete in themselves. Indeed, the Christian God is described in the Bible in this way.
Being thus self-sufficient and complete, gods have no need to be involved in the lives of human beings. Otherwise, they would be demonstrating neediness. Please consider the Christian God, who, it is claimed, needs no one and no thing, yet brought us into existence and cares very much what we do, and pines away for our love and worship.
What, I ask you, is more likely? That such an illogical thing exists, or that he is a construct of our own fevered wishes and needs?
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