What it is to be human_part 5

Using Nietzsche's will to power theory and part of the selfish theory, it can be said that there is nothing divine(as in magically unselfish) in any human interaction. We give respect to great people who have contributed NOT because respect is more admirable than material wealth, but because we are trying to show that we can give back too. As in, as I have pointed out before, when a rich man gives money to a beggar(here the rich man is showing his power, showing that he is superior to the beggar), and then receives thanks from the beggar(here the beggar is showing that he is superior by giving something back. Also, when a person demands pity, there isn't any divinity in his sadness (as in sadness is not exactly as unexplainable magical as it seems to be), instead, the aforementioned person is showing his superiority by pulling people down to his level, because at least he can still do that in his state.

Respect is equally explainable. We don't respect people who haven't done anything for us. Even if we don't know someone like Einstein, we still can respect him because he has shown that he is superior to us, our natural instinct is to show that we can respect. Either we respect, or we get jealous(which is the more animal-like reaction, and therefore less human reaction).

When we do something great(or just something admirable, depending on the degree of greatness), and not expect something material in return, subconsciously, we expect respect or at least for another human to be in debt to you (again, please remember to ditch any metaphysical ideas when reading this blog) . This is a feature only present in animals, or more accurately, complex animals. And has a lot to do with ego, but more on ego later(next post, I think).

The thing is, ego is only present in animals.

The idea of a creator always states that God is beyond human, meaning beyond animal. This is quite clear, as animals clearly are quite a new thing compared to things like the universe and the fundamental idea of God.

So why would a God need to have an ego? Would a God beyond human emotion and thought be in need of things like respect, worship and human submission? That would be bringing down God to a very human level.

So to worship a God is to insult one with something a human would want.

I can't tell you how to treat a God. If it gives you comfort to think that you are not in control of your destiny, then by all means, worship.

But being human, being able to conquer nature and do things our own way, we must be responsible for our destiny. Think of life as a scrabble game(stupid analogy, I know);

rules - represents things like law and social rules, MUST be learnt to survive

vocabulary - represents things like skills, wisdom, knowledge, up to individuals to learn up

7 letters - represents random chance, beyond human control, could be good, could be bad. Also has much to do with genetics (including genetic memory)

You can see clearly see that one must not simply submit to random chance. The most admirable people are those who have overcome random chance and achieved greatness. The least admirable people are those who have failed in life despite having the advantage of good luck.

With all that out of the way, I don't think there is a real need to worship a God, unless you have bad luck. In that sense, Nietzsche was wrong in saying God is dead. People will always find a need for God, because random chance is sometimes very random.

I'll be back with a more solid post when I get back home. I'm not in my perfect mind when away.